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Thorpe Manor Thorpe Mandeville, Northamptonshire

Thorpe ManorThorpe Mandeville, Northamptonshire

A charming estate with a beautiful house in a wonderful setting.

Brackley 8 miles ◆ Banbury 6 miles ◆ M40 (J11) 5 milesTowcester A43 16 miles ◆ Oxford 30 miles ◆ London 80 miles

(Distances and times approximate)

Accommodation and amenitiesLot 1: Thorpe Manor

Reception Hall ◆ Drawing room ◆ Morning room ◆ StudyDining room ◆ Kitchen and utility rooms ◆ Office ◆ Attics ◆ Cellars

Master bedroom suite ◆ 7 further bedrooms3 further bathrooms ◆ 3 bedroom integral staff flat

Stable cottage with 3 bedrooms, 2 bed studio and 2 bed flat instable courtyard

Lovely gardens ◆ Stables ◆ Ancillary barns ◆ ParklandPaddocks and lakes ◆ 49.4 acres

Lot 2: Magpie FarmOff-lying farmstead with 5 bedroom farmhouse and adjacent

4 bedroom cottage ◆ Stables ◆ Ancillary barns ◆ Paddocks andgrassland ◆ 177 acres

In all about 91.6 hectares (226.4 acres)

For sale as a whole or in 2 lots

Viewing by appointment only

020 7493 0676127 Mount StreetLondon W1K [email protected]

01865 511444Anchor House, 269 Banbury RoadOxford OX2 7LL [email protected]

020 7861 137355 Baker Street

London W1U [email protected]

01789 297735Bridgeway, Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire CV37 [email protected]

SituationThorpe Manor is the principal house in the delightful hamlet of Thorpe Mandeville on theNorthamptonshire/Oxfordshire borders, located approximately 6 miles to the east ofBanbury in rolling countryside dotted with small villages. Banbury has an extensive rangeof shops suiting most requirements. Despite its wonderful rural location, the house is welllocated for communications, being within easy reach of the M40 (J11). Birmingham isabout 45 miles while Birmingham International Airport is only about 45 minutes drive andprovides an increasing national and international flight service. Banbury train station(about 6 miles) provides services directly into London Marylebone (approximately 50 minsas of May 2011). Milton Keynes train station (28.5 miles) provides trains directly intoLondon Euston taking 35 minutes.

There are excellent schools in the area including Winchester House, Carrdus School,Beachborough, Maidwell Hall, Stowe School, Tudor Hall and Bloxham.

Sporting opportunities include golf at Cherwell Edge, Whittlebury and Tadmarton; racingat Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, Towcester and Cheltenham; hunting with the Bicesterand Grafton hunts and polo at Kirtlington and Stoneleigh. The beautiful surroundingcountryside provides excellent walks and rides.

Thorpe ManorThorpe Manor is situated behind a high, stone wall withdouble wooden gates with fine pillars and orb finials. To the front of the house is a large, gravelled parking areawith lawns with further walling and wrought iron gates thatlead to the principal gardens on the south and east sidesof the manor house. The house, believed to be the work ofThomas Archer, was re-built in the 1770s and replaced The Old Manor House which was damaged in the Civil War.The southern elevation is particularly fine, ornamented withclassical pilasters, broken pediment and ornamentalembellishments with two fine magnolia bushes and a wideflagstone terrace.

The Gardens and GroundsThe principal garden comprises a series of terraced lawnsand has unusual circular, stone steps; a tennis lawn withherbaceous and shrub beds, rose beds and flagstonepaths. There are mature evergreen and deciduous trees,which give seclusion to the garden, and within it is asummer house with shaped box shrubs. Close by is aformer Edwardian swimming pool screened by oak, laureland holly.

Constructed of Horton stone under a slate roof, the housecomprises 5 main reception rooms and 8 main bedrooms.The hall is stoneflagged with two inner pillars leading off tothe main reception rooms. The house is extremely well laidout with a range of rooms that are ideal for entertaining,including the drawing room and dining room. There aremany original features with fine open fireplaces, fineplasterwork, wooden floors and cedar panelling in thedrawing room. A broad staircase leads up to the landingand main bedrooms with other wings giving ampleaccommodation including an integral staff flat.

Ground Floor

Cellar

APPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA:

Thorpe Manor: 1,551 sq m (16,695 sq ft)

Stable Cottage: 120 sq m (1,292 sq ft)

The Studio: 130 sq m (1,399 sq ft)

The Flat: 60 sq m (646 sq ft)

Thorpe Manor Second Floor

First Floor

The Stable CourtyardThis has a particularly fine classical façade with a high archway and is approached by a separate entrance off the road. It is screened by shrubs. Within the stable courtyard are a3 bedroom cottage, a further 2 bedroom cottage and a 2 bedroom flat. In addition there is a stableyard with 18 stables, tack room and feed room, together with a rug store.

Stable Flat

Stable Cottage

Studio

Stable Cottage

Ground Floor

The Studio

Ground Floor

The Studio

First Floor

Stable Cottage

First Floor

The Flat

First Floor

The Land and LakesBeyond the gardens are three large parkland fields withtraditional ridge and furrow having road frontage slopingdown to a stream with a belt of mature woodland with pine, fir, spruce, beech, oak, ash and other trees. There is alarge lake with islands that were possibly original medievalcarp ponds. In all about 49.4 acres.

Lot 2 Magpie FarmExtending to approximately 71.6 hectares (177 acres) andsituated to the east of Thorpe Manor is Magpie Farm. It comprises an off-lying farmstead with two perioddwellings and a range of ancillary stone barns. In additionto a 5 bedroom farmhouse there is a 4 bedroom cottage,stables and a fine courtyard of stone barns and farmbuildings. The land is down to grass and the pastures drain to the lakes. Magpie Farm forms the southernboundary of the farm. In all about 177 acres.

Magpie Farm

Magpie Farm


420 sq m (4,521 sq ft)

Cellar

Second Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Magpie Cottage


177 sq m (1,905 sq ft)

Magpie Cottage

Ground Floor First Floor

General Remarks and StipulationsDirections (OX17 2HR)From Junction 11 of the M40 take the A422 signed Brackley.At the roundabout take the B4525 signed Northampton and after about 3 miles turn left signed Thorpe Mandevilleand Culworth. After a further half mile turn left into thevillage of Thorpe Mandeville by the Three Conies pub andThorpe Manor will be found just past the church on theright hand side.

Tenure and PossessionThe freehold of the Estate is being offered for sale subjectto the various tenancies and various occupations, as setout in these particulars.

Sporting Timber and Mineral RightsThe sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in sofar as they are owned by the vendor.

Local AuthoritiesSouth Northamptonshire District Council: 01327 322322.

ViewingViewings are strictly by prior appointment through CarterJonas or Knight Frank.

Fixtures and FittingsAll those items known as tenants fixtures and fittings,including the carpets, curtains, blinds, light fittings, fittedmirrors, garden furniture and sculptures are expresslyexcluded from the sale.

Only those items described in these particulars areincluded in the sale and the Vendors can give no warrant ofserviceability. The right is reserved to remove all otheritems not specifically described prior to the completion ofthe sale.

Certain items within let properties are owned by thetenants or have been added by the tenants.

DepositA minimum of 10% deposit shall be paid on exchange ofcontracts to be held by the vendors’ solicitors.

Grants and SchemesSingle Payment Scheme17.71 hectares of Lot 1 and 71.51 hectares of Lot 2 areregistered on the Rural Land Register. 12.14 Entitlementswith a 2009 value of e305.64 will be transferred with Lot 1

and 71.00 Entitlements with the same 2009 value will betransferred with Lot 2. The vendor will retain the full 2011Single Farm Payment claim with the purchaser beingrequired to maintain the land in GAEC condition to the endof 2011.

Environmental Stewardship17.55 hectares of Lot 1 and 71.10 hectares of Lot 2 are withinan Entry Level Scheme agreement which covers a largerarea of the vendors holding. The agreement commenced inSummer 2006 for a term of five years. Should completionbe before the end of the agreement then the purchaser willbe required to conform to the terms of the agreement.

Plans, Areas and SchedulesThe plans and associated acreages have been prepared forillustrative purposes and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

BoundariesAny purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge ofall boundaries and neither the vendor nor the vendor’sagents will be responsible for defining the boundaries orthe ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as to theboundaries or any points on the particulars or plans, or theinterpretation of them, the question shall be referred to thevendor’s agents whose decision acting as experts shall be final.

Planning and DesignationsThorpe Manor and buildings are Grade 2* listed. ThorpeManor Stables and Stone Walls, Gatepiers and Gatewaysare Grade 2 listed. Magpie Farm is not listed.

Wayleaves, Rights of Way and EasementsThe Estate will be sold and subject to and with the benefitof all existing rights, both public and private, includingrights of way, supply, drainage, water abstraction,electricity supplies and other rights, covenants, restrictionsand obligations, quasi-easements and all wayleaves,whether referred to or not.

VATAny guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT.In the event of a sale of the estate or any part of it, or anyright attached to it becoming a chargeable supply for thepurposes of VAT, such tax will be paid for in addition to thepurchase price.

Schedule of PropertyAll the houses are served by mains electricity, water anddrainage with the exception of Magpie Farmhouse andCottage that have private drainage.

Property Name Council Tax Tenure/Rent

Thorpe Manor G

Stable Cottage C Let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy

Stable Flat B Occupied under a service occupancy

The Studio C Occupied under a service occupancy

Magpie Farmhouse F Let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy

Magpie Cottage G Let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy

Buildings at Magpie Farm Occupied under a licence agreement

Land at Magpie Farm Occupied under a grazing licence

Land to the south west of Magpie Farm Occupied under a licence agreement

Magpie Farm

Thorpe Manor

NOTE: This plan is for convenienceof Purchasers only. Its accuracy isnot guaranteed and it is expresslyexcluded from any contract.

This plan is based upon the OrdnanceSurvey Map with the sanction of theController of H.M. Stationery Office.Crown Copyright reserved.Licence No. ES100017767.

Important notice1. 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 theproperty, 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 theagents, 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: Anyreference 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 thesematters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Particulars dated: March 2011. Photographs dated: February 2011.

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.

020 7493 0676127 Mount StreetLondon W1K [email protected]

01865 511444Anchor House, 269 Banbury RoadOxford OX2 7LL [email protected]

020 7861 137355 Baker Street

London W1U [email protected]

01789 297735Bridgeway, Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire CV37 [email protected]

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