Astwell Castle HELMDON BRACKLEY NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Astwell Castle HELMDON BRACKLEY NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Astwell Castle HELMDON BRACKLEY NORTHAMPTONSHIRE A fascinating stone built historic house and castellated tower in a lovely rural location with a range of buildings incorporating stables, two flats, and barns with planning consent for residential conversion for two dwellings, in about 30 acres Astwell Castle, Grade II* Listed and Scheduled Ancient Monument requiring repair Reception hall Drawing room Dining room Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room Hall Boot room Cloakroom 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms (1 en suite) Attic room and storage Castellated tower with study, stores, spiral stone staircase to first and second floor tower rooms and tower roof store room (24 8 x 14 ) in need of complete restoration Gardens Wood store Stable yard with 12 stables, feed room, tack room, wash area, store and field shelter Further wood store Flat 1: Sitting room kitchen bedroom and bathroom Flat 2: Kitchen/sitting room 3 bedrooms and bathroom Traditional courtyard buildings incorporating: barns store tool shed machinery store and carport with planning consent for conversion to two dwellings, granted in October 2016 (Ref: S/2016/1938/FUL) Grain store Dutch barn Detached traditional cart shed with scope for development (subject to planning permission) Manege Pasture land In all about 13.5 hectares (33.38 acres) Brackley and Towcester 6.5 miles M40 (J11) 11 miles Banbury 12.5 miles (Intercity trains to London Marylebone from 57 mins) M1 (J15A) 15 miles, Milton Keynes 20 miles (Intercity trains to London Euston from 35 mins) Oxford 24 miles London 84 miles (Distances and times approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

Situation Astwell Castle is in a lovely quiet rural location with unspoilt views situated off a no-through lane Ready access to the rail and motorway network. Northampton, Oxford and Milton Keynes are all within convenient commuting distance Helmdon has a visiting post office, public house, parish church and excellent primary school The market towns of Brackley, Towcester and Banbury provide local shopping and recreational facilities There is a range of schools in the area including the Carrdus School near Banbury, Ackeley Wood School and Winchester House and Beachborough Prep Schools, Bloxham, Stowe, Tudor Hall and Radley Public Schools Racing is at Towcester, Warwick and Huntington, and golf courses in the area include Whittlebury Hall and Cherwell Edge. Motor racing at Silverstone. Sports complexes at Brackley and Towcester Description of property The property is of considerable antiquity A Scheduled Ancient Monument, the property is in need of repair and the attached store requires renovation and roofing. However the house, tower, extensive outbuildings and land offer a wonderful opportunity to acquire a unique rural home in lovely Northamptonshire countryside, readily accessible to London The house has many fine architectural features including mullions with window seats and leaded lights, antique doors, wonderful fireplaces, oak staircase, cupboards with antique doors and alcoves, Parquet floors and cast iron rain water goods; the drawing room fireplace has a Scutchens medieval carved stone front with escutcheons with arms of Lovett & Shirley, fine timberwork and handsome elevations

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 448 sq m (4,822 sq ft) inc. attached buildings Attic storage/room: 86 sq m (926 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars There is a fitted kitchen with Rayburn The attic rooms and tower rooms offer scope for further residential accommodation; the tower has a 15th century stone spiral staircase leading to handsome tower rooms on the first and second floors with wonderful views and access to the castellated roof and archway timberwork with a carved date of 1638 History The property is formed from the gate house belonging to a former fortified manor house, probably by Thomas Lovett in the late 15th century. The daughter of the last Thomas Lovett of Astwell married Francis Shirley and their son George Shirley demolished most of the medieval manor house and built a new house beside the gate house, completed in 1606. The property was sold to Earl Temple of Stowe in 1763. In 1958 the building was restored by Mrs Joan Wake First Floor Second Floor Ground Floor

Outside Approached off a quiet no-though-lane past the extensive range of buildings including barns with planning consent for residential conversion, stables with flats above, to the house and tower which stand in attractive gardens, with a former outdoor swimming pool, vegetable garden area, lawns and shrubs, wisteria, climbing roses, cedar, laburnum, flowering cherry and greenhouses Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Flat 1 &2: 123 sq m (1,325 sq ft) Outbuildings: 1,619 sq m (17,427 sq ft) w This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Equestrian facilities include ample stabling, associated wash room, tack and feed rooms and all weather manege, together with old pasture with parkland lime trees, with two footpaths giving access for walks over surrounding land There is a secondary access available to the farm buildings Outbuildings Outbuildings Outbuildings

Services Directions (NN13 5QU) Terms 3 Phase mains electricity, private drainage, sub-metered private water supply. Oil fired central heating. Security system. High speed satellite Broadband via Tove Valley with a repeater station at the property. Fixtures and fittings All those mentioned in these particulars, together with the fitted carpets and most light fittings, are included in the sale. All others are excluded. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation. From the M40 (J11) at Banbury, take the A422 towards Blackley. At the first roundabout fork left, onto the 4525. After about 7 miles turn left signed Helmdon. Proceed through the village and leave on the Wappenham Road and proceed towards Wappenham. Turn right signed Astwell Castle Farm. Proceed past the farm cottages and turn right into the farm drive, past the farm buildings, to Astwell Castle. Tenure: Freehold Local Authority: South Northamptonshire District Council. Telephone: 01327 322322 Council tax bands: Astwell Castle Farmhouse: Band G; Flat 1: Band A; Flat 2: Band A Viewing By prior appointment only with the agents Dis mantled Railw ay Issues Collects Astwell House Astwell Hous e Astwell Castle Farm 2 1 3 Astwell Castle Farm Pit (dis) Total area = 33.39 acres approx. Broadmeadow Barn Public footpath This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. 01789 297735 Bridgeway House, Bridgeway Stratford upon Avon CV37 6YX stratford@knightfrank.com KnightFrank.co.uk Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Viewing by appointment only. Particulars dated September 2018. Photographs dated July 2018. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names.