LAND AT HARLING ROAD, EATON BRAY 12 ACRES

£120,000

An opportunity to purchase 12 acres of pasture land in the green belt with some fine panoramic views all round. The land is not suitable for any form of residential development big or small, but lends itself as a versatile piece of amenity land. Uses of an agricultural nature may be possible here but the green belt designation limits any form of industrial/storage etc unviable.

Eaton Bray

Eaton Bray is a Village and in the South district of Bedfordshire, . It is part of an urban area which crosses into the parish of in Buckinghamshire.

The Village name 'Eaton' is a common one in England, coming from the old English 'eitone', meaning 'farm by a river'. It was listed in the of 1086 as Eitone. The suffix 'Bray' refers to Sir Reginald Bray and the family that once owned the manor in this village, which was located at what is today 'Park Farm'.

Eaton Bray once had a moated Castle. The moat, today all that remains, is open to the public for fishing at 'Park Farm'. In Victorian times Arthur Macnamara (the 'Mad Squire' of Billington) planned to build a mansion on the site of the Castle, but ran out of money after completing the Lodge at the entrance to Park Farm.

One of the more distinctive Victorian buildings near the Church, is the 'Coffee Tavern' built by a teetotal vicar of the parish to encourage the villagers out of the local public houses. This building was financed by the Wallace family who owned much of the land in the area as well as the famous 'Wallace Nurseries' known for their carnations. The drawings and construction were carried out by the Sharratts who omitted to put a staircase in the original plans!

Today the site of Wallace Nurseries is a housing estate and most of the roads take their name from this and some of the plant varieties they created.

Situation

Dunstable Downs Golf Club approx. 3 miles Railway Station (To Euston) approx. 6 miles M1 Motorway Junction 11 approx. 6 miles London Luton Airport approx. 12 miles Central Milton Keynes approx. 17 miles

Local Authority

Central Bedfordshire Council Priory House Monks Walk Shefford Bedfordshire SG17 5TQ

Telephone 0300 300 8301 Eaton Bray

Location