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1 Thorpe Manor Thorpe Mandeville, NorthamptonshireThorpe ManorThorpe Mandeville, NorthamptonshireA charming estate with a beautiful house in a wonderful 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 ManorReception Hall Drawing room Morning room StudyDining room Kitchen and utility rooms Office Attics CellarsMaster bedroom suite 7 further bedrooms3 further bathrooms 3 bedroom integral staff flatStable cottage with 3 bedrooms, 2 bed studio and 2 bed flat instable courtyardLovely gardens Stables Ancillary barns ParklandPaddocks and lakes acresLot 2: Magpie FarmOff-lying farmstead with 5 bedroom farmhouse and adjacent 4 bedroom cottage Stables Ancillary barns Paddocks andgrassland 177 acresIn all about hectares ( acres)For sale as a whole or in 2 lotsViewing by appointment only020 7493 0676127 Mount StreetLondon W1K 511444 Anchor House, 269 Banbury RoadOxford OX2 7LL 7861 137355 Baker StreetLondon W1U 297735 Bridgeway, Stratford-upon-AvonWarwickshire CV37 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.

2 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 ( miles) provides trains directly intoLondon Euston taking 35 are excellent schools in the area including Winchester House, Carrdus School,Beachborough, Maidwell Hall, Stowe School, Tudor Hall and 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.

3 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 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.

4 Close by is aformer Edwardian swimming pool screened by oak, laureland of Horton stone under a slate roof, the housecomprises 5 main reception rooms and 8 main 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 FloorCellarAPPROXIMATE 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 ManorSecond FloorFirst FloorThe Stable CourtyardThis has a particularly fine classical fa ade with a high archway and is approached by a separate entrance off the road.

5 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 FlatStable CottageStudioStable CottageGround FloorThe StudioGround FloorThe StudioFirst FloorStable CottageFirst FloorThe FlatFirst FloorThe 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 2 Magpie FarmExtending to approximately 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.

6 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 FarmMagpie FarmAPPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA:420 sq m (4,521 sq ft)CellarSecond FloorFirst FloorSecond FloorMagpie CottageAPPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA:177 sq m (1,905 sq ft)Magpie CottageGround FloorFirst FloorGeneral Remarks and StipulationsDirections (OX17 2HR)From Junction 11 of the M40 take the A422 signed 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 Timber and Mineral RightsThe sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in sofar as they are owned by the vendor.

7 Local AuthoritiesSouth Northamptonshire District Council: 01327 are strictly by prior appointment through CarterJonas or Knight 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 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 minimum of 10% deposit shall be paid on exchange ofcontracts to be held by the vendors solicitors. Grants and SchemesSingle Payment hectares of Lot 1 and hectares of Lot 2 areregistered on the Rural Land Register. Entitlementswith a 2009 value of will be transferred with Lot 1and Entitlements with the same 2009 value will betransferred with Lot 2.

8 The vendor will retain the full 2011 Single Farm Payment claim with the purchaser beingrequired to maintain the land in GAEC condition to the endof hectares of Lot 1 and 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 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.

9 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 , 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 guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of 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 of PropertyAll the houses are served by mains electricity, water anddrainage with the exception of Magpie Farmhouse andCottage that have private NameCouncil TaxTenure/RentThorpe ManorGStable CottageCLet under an Assured Shorthold TenancyStable FlatBOccupied under a service occupancyThe StudioCOccupied under a service occupancyMagpie FarmhouseFLet under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Magpie CottageGLet under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Buildings at Magpie FarmOccupied under a licence agreementLand at Magpie FarmOccupied under a grazing licenceLand to the south west of Magpie FarmOccupied under a licence agreementMagpie FarmThorpe ManorNOTE: This plan is for convenienceof Purchasers only.

10 Its accuracy isnot guaranteed and it is expresslyexcluded from any plan is based upon the OrdnanceSurvey Map with the sanction of theController of Stationery Copyright No. 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.