4 bed Character Property

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4 bed Character Property

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BR/BA:

4 BR, 1 BA

Location:

Whitchurch, Shrops

Description:

Substantial period farmhouse of character with potential self contained annexe
Extensive well planned buildings with modern (2008) 20 by 40 swing over parlour with collecting yard and Mezzanine Viewing Gallery. Two Cubicle Sheds for 214 cows, Two Large Silage Clamps, Grain Store, Two Dutch Barns, Implement and Loose Stock Buildings.
Highly productive grassland providing practical layout for ease of management.
Total area 270.48 acres (109.452 ha)

INTRODUCTION
Ashwood Farm is an outstanding Dairy Farm situated on theCheshire/Shropshire border a noted agricultural locality. The farm is all contained within a ring fence and includes a
substantial period farmhouse, whose origin is understood to date from the 17th Century. The accommodation is over three floors with two staircases enabling it to be occupied as a whole or in two separate quarters. The farm buildings are both traditional and modern and provide extensive dairy and follower stock accommodation and produce accommodation, all of which are conveniently located central to the farm ensuring ease
of intensive stock management. The whole of the farm is typical of this fertile and productive grassland district, capable of supporting a high stocking rate. The total area 270.48 acres (109.452 ha).
LOCATION
Ashwood Farm stands in the prime dairy farming area, surrounded by gently rolling countryside to the north of the beautiful county of Shropshire, just south of the Cheshire
border. Approached up a long driveway, the house stands within the total privacy of its own land with uninterrupted, far reaching views. Rural yet easily accessible, Ashwood Farm is located out of the village of Ash with its popular pub and between the two thriving market towns of Whitchurch and Nantwich both offering a wide range of local amenities. The area is renowned for its good schools, both in the private and state sectors. Private schools include the White House at Whitchurch, Ellesmere College,
Moreton Hall, Packwood, and excellent schools in Chester and Shrewsbury. For recreation there are nearby golf courses at Hawkstone and Whitchurch. Livestock markets at Beeston Castle and Market Drayton are in close proximity. The county towns of Chester and Shrewsbury are within easy travelling distance along with Telford and Midland business centres. Crewe is within ten miles with its main line rail service to London and the M6. There are International Airports at Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.
ASHWOOD FARMHOUSE
Ashwood Farmhouse is a handsome period property dating from the 17th Century enjoying far reaching views and boasting attractive period features throughout.
The house offers spacious, light, family accommodation with exposed beams, open fireplaces and large windows framing the views. The kitchen opens to a sitting room with a inglenook housing a wood burning stove while both the more formal dining and drawing rooms lead off the central hall and have tiled fireplaces. There are four principal bedrooms and on the second floor three further attic rooms, ideal for further bedrooms if required. Off the large boot room and back hall are the farm office and utility room and access to an integral garage and workshop. Above is the former cheese store and a staircase to three further attic rooms which would once have been servants
bedrooms. This part of the house could be adapted and restored to create self contained secondary accommodation if required. Please note that in respect of the attic rooms in both the front and rear of the house there is considerable potential for their updating to provide additional bedroom accommodation.
FARM BUILDINGS
There is an extensive range of dairy and arable farm buildings including a modern parlour built in 2008 to the latest specification and regulations for Farm Assurance Scheme along
with a new water system (approx 7,000 gallon on farm storage). There are two cubicle buildings providing accommodation for 214 cows. In addition to this there is a substantial grain store while the original traditional brick and tiled two storey range shippon and original parlour provide further loose stock housing. There are a number of additional farm buildings as well as two silage clamps providing 1,000 tonne and 2,000 tonne capacity. The two lagoons were installed in circa 1977, one water and one slurry providing approximately 1 million gallons of storage and the farm has the benefit of both mains water and private bore hole water supply. The buildings all being centrally occupied within the farm area and with easy access to the land, the majority of which is laid to grass with water troughs to all fields and there is approximately 60 acres which is to be planted for maize.

FARM BUILDINGS
As numbered on plan.
ORIGINAL TWO STOREY RANGE
NUMBER 1 ON PLAN - ORIGINAL 'L' SHAPED TWO STOREY RANGE:-
General Purpose Store - 24'1 x 14'3. Stable door. Water tank fed from mains and bore
hole. Loft over.
Garage - 14'11 x 8'0. Double openingdoors. Electricity board generator and
electrical bore hole supply.
Old Dairy - 16'0 x 11'11 and 19'6 x 11'5. Bulk tank insitu not in use.
Old Parlour - 34'9 x 16'2. Not in use.
Bull Pen - 18'8 x 13'7.
Inner Lobby - Stairs to loft over.
Shippon - 97'6 x 31'9. Internally divided into loose stock pens. Tractor access from gable end. Loft over part.

HAY BARN/IMPLEMENT SHED 36.58m(120'0'') x 7.01m(23'0'')
NUMBER 2 ON PLAN - 9 BAY HAY BARN/IMPLEMENT SHED
Steel stanchion and corrugated construction. Part enclosed.

DUTCH BARN/MOTO PITCH BARN 18.29m(60'0'') x 14.63m(48'0'')
NUMBER 3 ON PLAN - 4 BAY DUTCH BARN AND 4 BAY MONO PITCH BARN.
14 TONNE BIN STORE
NUMBER 4 ON PLAN.
NEW PARLOUR
NUMBER 5 ON PLAN.
Constructed in 2008 of steel stanchion, block corrugated with brick to gable elevations comprising:-
Plant Room
10'7 x 6'7. Housing 1000 litre 'Cotswold' water heater. Cluster flush compressor.
Dairy
19'4 x 14'9. 7000 gallon Westfalia Surge bulk tank and plate cooler.
Inner Lobby
Stairs to mezzanine floor over.
Wash Room
16'4 x 12'2. Inlet for mains and bore hole water supply.
Cow Office
18'11 x 7'6
Parlour/Collecting Yard
106'0 x 48'0. 20/40 swing over parlour (capable of extending to 24). Fullwood stall and boseys and full flow meters.
Vascaar pulsation units and cluster flush.
Vascaar ATL auto I.D. feeding.
External Auger feed hoppers 20 either side.
3 Volume washer points either side for parlour washing.
Front and back auto gates, 10 downpipes for washing cows (60 water heat)

Side Race Including 2 foot baths and wash point and yoke.
Internal Collecting Yard
Mezzanine
49'3 x 20'3. View of parlour, race and collecting yard. Also housing Chester flush tank, heater for 2 tank coolers system and udder wash to 60, heat exchanger.

TWO BULL PENS
NUMBER 6 ON PLAN.
FEED YARD
NUMBER 7 ON PLAN
Between parlour and cubicle buildings.
CUBICLE BUILDING 32.00m(105'0'') x 13.72m(45'0'')
NUMBER 8 ON PLAN
Built 1966. Concrete frame Crendon building with cubicles for 107.
GRAIN STORE 32.61m(107'0'') x 13.72m(45'0'')
NUMBER 9 ON PLAN
Concrete frame brick/block and asbestos construction. 21'wide door opening 15'9 height. 3 Phase for roller mill.
CUBICLE BUILDING 32.61m(107'0'') x 23.47m(77'0'')
NUMBER 10 ON PLAN.
Browns of Wem cubicles for 107 with sectional feed passage.
ORIGINAL COLLECTING YARD 16.28m(53'5'') x 9.45m(31'0'')
NUMBER 11 ON PLAN
Presently being adapted for young stock building.
LOOSE STOCK BUILDING
NUMBER 12 ON PLAN - COW/CALVING/LOOSE STOCK BUILDING
5 Bay 75'0 x 30'0 plus Calves Bay 42'0 x 26'0 with feed byng and 15' opening gates.
CALF BOXES/STABLE RANGE 13.72m(45'0'') x 4.06m(13'4'')
NUMBER 13 ON PLAN
5 Boxes.
FORMER PIGGERY 39.62m(130'0'') x 8.76m(28'9'')
NUMBER 14 ON PLAN.
Now workshop/general purpose store.
WORKSHOP 11.28m(37'0'') x 3.28m(10'9'')
NUMBER 15 ON PLAN.
Brick and tile range, part two storey.
1,000 TONNE SILAGE CLAMP
NUMBER 16 ON PLAN.
Steel stanchion and sleeper sides with concrete base.
2,000 TONNE SILAGE CLAMP
NUMBER 17 ON PLAN.
Concrete base with soil bank sides.
Dirty water tank approximately 80,000 gallon, self contained from 2000 tonne clamp.
LAGOON
NUMBER 18 ON PLAN.
Constructed in 1977. soil based comprising one water and one slurry with approximately 1,000,000 gallon storage overall.
GENERAL REMARKS
The joint agents have been favoured with instructions to offer Ashwood Farm, Ashwood Lane, Ash Pava, Whitchurch, SY13 4DX by private treaty. Reference to the location plan will indicate the precise position.
AGENTS NOTE
The farm is geared up for 400 cows as the present owner is renting, under a seasonal grazing agreement, approximately a further 150 acres of which there is 20 acres of maize and 38 acres of winter wheat available as a standing or whole crop. The land is likely to be available by separate negotiation. 1,106,481 litres of quota is also available.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Shropshire Council, Shire Hall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. Tel : 0345 678 9000
Severn Trent Water Limited, Customer Relations, P.O. Box 5310, Coventry, CV3 9FJ. Tel : 0800 783 4444
Manweb, Shrewsbury, SY1 1BA. Tel : 0845 272 1212
SERVICES
Mains water and three phase electricity is connected. Private bore hole water supply and private drainage system. A new water system has been put in place in 2008 with approx 7000 gallon on farm water storage.
BOUNDARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The sale plan indicates by inward 'T' marks those boundaries which are believed to be the responsibility of Ashwood Farm. This information is given for guidance purposes only and shall not form part of any contract.

INSPECTION
The farm may be inspected strictly by appointment with the Joint agents:-
Wright Manley, 63 High Street, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0DR on 01829 731300 and Savills, Hall Court, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NF on 01952 239500
EASEMENTS AND WAYLEAVES
The farm is sold subject to all electricity easements, public footpaths and existing rights of way and all other easements whether referred to or otherwise.
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
All fixtures and fittings unless specifically referred to in the details are excluded from the sale.

LIVE AND DEAD FARMING STOCK
The vendor reserves the right to hold an auction sale at the premises of the live and dead farming stock prior to the completion date. The vendor shall not be held responsible for any damage caused thereby.
TENURE
We understand the tenure to be freehold with vacant possession.

SINGLE FARM PAYMENT
The farm has allocated according to the 2010 R.P.A claim statement: -
97.53 hectares Non SDA Entitlements with a 2010 value before modulation of 318.10 per hectare (128.73 per acre) and:
5.22 hectares Non SDA Entitlements with a 2010 value before modulation of 207.36 per hectare (83.97 per acre)

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
Ashwood Farm is in its second year of the Entry Level Stewardship Scheme with an annual income of 3,300. Details of the scheme are available from the vendor's agents on
request.
SPORTING RIGHTS
It is understood that the sporting rights are included in the sale.
MINERALS
The mineral rights are included within the sale.
NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE
The farm falls within a nitrate vulnerable zone.
SALE PARTICULARS
The sales particulars have been prepared for the convenience of prospective purchasers, and whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, their accuracy is not guaranteed nor in any circumstances will they give grounds for an action in law.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Given the potential hazards of a working farm we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when inspecting the farm for your own personal safety, in particular around the farm buildings.

SCHEDULE OF THE LAND

PLAN OF THE BUILDINGS

FLOOR PLAN

SITE PLAN

This footer paragraph is an example only and should not be relied upon as complying with current legislation. These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this firms employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property.

Property Type:

Single-Family Houses

Amenities:

Fireplace, Parking, Storage

For sale by:

Agent/Broker

Phone:

01829 731300

Posted:

June 13 2011 on Facebook

Contact:

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