Thornham Hill Farm MATFEN • NORTHUMBERLAND • NE20 0RE
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Thornham Hill Farm MATFEN • NORTHUMBERLAND • NE20 0RE Thornham Hill Farm MATFEN • NORTHUMBERLAND • NE20 0RE Matfen 3.8 miles, Hexham 12 miles, Newcastle upon Tyne 16 miles (all distances approximate) Productive commercial arable and livestock unit in an outstanding location. Attractive stone farmhouse with 4 bedrooms and potential to extend Excellent range of modern farm buildings On floor grain storage from about 800 tonnes Cattle housing for up to 250 head 295.28 acres of Grade 3 arable land 100.83 acres of permanent pasture Accessible location Approximately 401.19 acres (162.36 ha) in all FOR SALE AS A WHOLE Savills Wooler Savills York 18-20 Glendale Road 14 Merchants Wooler Merchantgate, York NE71 6DW YO1 9TU [email protected] [email protected] 01668 281611 01904 617800 Situation Thornham Hill Farmhouse Thornham Hill Farm is situated on the north side of the Tyne Thornham Hill Farmhouse is a traditional stone built house Valley just beyond the old Military Road, in a particularly under a pitched and tile clad roof; the original part of which is attractive location less than 4 miles from the village of Matfen, believed to date back to the 17th century. It has been altered 3 miles from Stamfordham in the heart of Tynedale Hunt and extended over the years and now provides excellent Country. family accommodation over two floors which includes: The farm is particularly well located being about 7 miles from Porch, living room with an Inglenook fireplace and gas, coal the A69 providing a fast road link to Newcastle (16 miles) and effect stove, a modern fitted kitchen with a 3-oven gas fired Hexham (12 miles) while Corbridge is only five minutes further Aga, a large formal sitting room and a dining room on the on. ground floor. On the first floor there are four good bedrooms and a family bathroom. This is an area of high amenity famous for Hadrian’s Wall and the beautiful countryside, nearby Northumberland National Park and easily reachable coastline and yet is very accessible to Newcastle and the Lake District. Close at hand there are numerous nearby golf courses and both Matfen and Stamfordham have excellent pubs. The nearest local shop is in Matfen and there is a good First School in Stamfordham. Secondary schooling in either Ponteland or Heddon-on-the-Wall with an independent Prep School at Mowden Hall. Wider shopping and services can be found in Hexham which includes a hospital, supermarkets, doctors’ surgery and there is a petrol filling station in Heddon-on-the-Wall. Description Thornham Hill Farm is a well-equipped, arable and livestock farm with an attractive farmhouse, an excellent set of farm buildings and productive Grade 3 land lying within a ring fence and extending in total to about 401 acres. The farm has been worked by the same family as tenants and as owner occupiers for over 50 year and has, until recently, been run as a traditional mixed unit with cereal rotation and suckler herd. Considerable investment has been made in the buildings and the land over recent years and it is considered one of the better units in the area. Windows and doors are all double glazed units, and there is Thornham Hill Farmhouse LPG gas central heating. This floor plan is not to scale. It is for identification only C. Bathroom 3.62 x 2.62 Adjoining the farmhouse is a small range of stone and accuracy is not guaranteed. outbuildings which could, if required and subject to planning consent, provide an ideal opportunity to extend the house. Bedroom 3.62 x 2.78 There is a lovely sheltered garden to the south and east of the house which includes an old piggery and store. Landing Workshop Loft Bedroom 4.92 x 4.60 Bedroom 4.80 x 4.53 Bedroom 3.82 x 2.77 FIRST FLOOR PLAN Living Room 5.53 x 4.71 Kitchen 4.30 x 2.73 Porch Workshop Dining Room Sitting Room 7.52 x 4.88 4.55 x 4.41 8.59 x 4.78 GROUND FLOOR PLAN The Farmland The farmland extends in total to about 401 acres all of which lies within a ring fence. It is generally level or gently undulating and lies between about 125m and 132m above sea level. The land is classified as Grade 3 under Agricultural Land Classification Maps and soils are identified by the Land Information System as Brickfield Series which is described as slowly permeable, slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey. The majority of the land, about 295.28 acres, is in arable production with a mix of spring and autumn sown crops. The remaining land is in permanent pasture 100.82 acres, including about 53 acres of protected ridge and furrow at the north west corner of the farm. There is little in the way of woodland but there are some excellent hedgerow trees and considerable scope for further planting. Parcel ID Description Land Use Area Area BPS Eleigible (ha) (ac) Area (ha) 2015 2016 2017 9376 Arable WB WB WOSR 3.45 8.53 3.45 9497 Arable WB WB WOSR 3.90 9.65 3.90 9853 Arable WW WB WOSR 4.89 12.09 4.89 7118 Grass PG PG PG 2.06 5.09 2.06 7325 Grass PG PG PG 0.08 0.19 0.08 0129 Arable WW WB WOSR 7.17 17.73 7.17 2031 Arable WW WB WOSR 5.07 12.52 5.07 2193 Arable WB WB WOSR 8.64 21.35 8.64 3442 Arable WW WB WOSR 7.45 18.41 7.45 4952 Arable WB WB WOSR 6.04 14.93 6.04 5769 Arable TG TG TG 0.72 1.79 0.72 6488 Arable WB WB SB 12.66 31.29 12.56 6672 Arable TG TG TG 0.62 1.54 0.62 7755 Arable WB WB WOSR 10.44 25.80 10.44 9168 Grass PG PG PG 7.21 17.81 7.13 9892 Grass PG PG PG 0.92 2.28 0.90 9985 Garden PG PG PG 0.13 0.33 0.07 0725 Grass PG PG PG 19.76 48.83 19.76 3615 Grass PG PG PG 0.46 1.15 0.46 5919 Arable WO WW SB 15.24 37.65 15.24 1592 Grass PG PG PG 1.81 3.99 1.81 1783 Arable WB WB WOSR 2.80 6.93 2.80 1948 Grass PG PG PG 7.54 18.64 7.54 2268 Grass PG PG PG 4.51 11.13 4.51 0538 Arable WO WW WB 13.79 34.07 13.79 1911 Arable SB SB SB 13.22 32.67 13.21 Total 160.41 396.38 160.03 There is an exclusive range of modern farm buildings set around a large yard, perfectly suited to a mixed farming system. The buildings are capable of storing from between 800 to 1,000 tonnes of grain on the floor and of housing over 250 head of cattle in a very flexible system. Building No. Description Dimensions (approx) 1 Farmhouse 2 Traditional stone outbuildings including workshop, 4.88m x 7.52m plus loft lofted store and two byres 4.88m x 6.42m 4.88m x 3.76m 3 Garage and stable – timber frame monopitch she open 16.7m x 6.92m fronted with corrugated iron roof and side cladding and earth floor 4 General Purpose Shed – Steel portal frame of 7 bays. 31.5m x 14.52m Concrete floor and grain retaining walls. Part timber board cladding and corrugated fibre cement roof sheeting. 5.8 m to eaves. The Farming Buildings 5 Cattle Courts – Double span and lean-to concrete 22.5m x 11.7m The farm steading lies centrally within the farm with the buildings to the west of and on the framed with corrugated fibre cement roof and part side 22.5m x 5.58m approach to the farmhouse. cladding and concrete floor. 2.5m x 5.83m 6 General Purpose Shed – Steel portal frame of 10 bays, 45m x 11.5m Immediately adjoining the farmhouse is a small range of traditional buildings which currently part block and timber board clad walls and corrugated 45m x 8.9m lean-to provide a workshop and storage with additional lofted space. There is also a timber framed roof sheeting. Earth floor. lean-to garage and stable in between creating an attractive courtyard entrance to the house. 7 Former Piggery and stores 7 2 1 5 4 3 6 This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). 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. General Remarks And Information Rights of Way, Easements & Wayleaves and relate to the East Matfen medieval Holdover President, for the time being, of the Royal The property is sold subject to and with the village and open field system. In the event of early entry the vendor Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easement reserves the right to holdover, store and following: No buildings at the farm are known to be and rights of way, public and private whether move the 2016 harvest (straw, hay & grain) off Listed. 1. All oils, fuels, wood, and sundry at cost. specifically mentioned or not. the farm and to hold a farm disposal sales if 2. Crops in the ground on a seeds, necessary.