Thorpe Manor
Thorpe ManorThorpe Mandeville, Northamptonshire
Thorpe ManorThorpe Mandeville, NorthamptonshireBrackley 8 miles, Banbury 6 miles, M40 (J11) 5 miles, Towcester A43 16 miles, Oxford 30 miles, London 80 miles(All mileages are approximate)A charming estate with a beautiful housein a wonderful setting.AccommodationLot 1: Thorpe ManorReception hall Drawing room Dining room Study Sitting room Family room Kitchen/breakfast room Flower rooms Electric room Office Gymnasium Laundry room Utility room Larder Office Boot rooms Cloakroom Cellars Principal bedroom with dressing room & bathroom Eleven bedrooms with en-suites Two further bedrooms sharing a ‘Jack & Jill’ bathroom Four-attic rooms Store Lovely GardensThe FlatSitting room Kitchen Two bedrooms Two bathroomsStable cottageEntrance hall Sitting room Kitchen/breakfast room Two bedrooms BathroomThe StudioKitchen/breakfast room Sitting room Two bedrooms BathroomStable courtyard18 Stables Ancillary barns Parkland Paddocks and lakes 47.10 acresLot 2: Magpie FarmOff-lying farmstead with 5 bedroom farmhouse and adjacent four bedroom cottage StablesPaddocks and grassland 121.94 acres Ancillary barns Lot 3: 4.45 acres of paddocks in the villageFor sale as a whole or in three lots, in all about 173.49 acresStratford-upon-AvonBridgeway House, Bridgeway,Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6YXCountry Department55 Baker StreetLondon, W1U 8ANTel: 44 20 7861 1549james.way@knightfrank.comTel: 44 20 7861 ightfrank.comknightfrank.co.uk
SituationThorpe Manor is the principal house in the delightful village ofThorpe Mandeville on the Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire borders,located approximately 6 miles to the east of Banbury in rollingcountryside dotted with small villages. Banbury has an extensiverange of shops suiting most requirements.Despite its wonderful rural location, the house is well locatedfor communications, being within easy reach of the M40 (J11).Birmingham is about 45 miles while Birmingham InternationalAirport is only about 45 minutes drive and provides an increasingnational and international flight service. Banbury train station(about 6 miles) provides services directly into London Marylebone(approximately 50 mins). Milton Keynes train station (28.5 miles)provides trains directly into London Euston taking 35 minutes.There are excellent schools in the area including WinchesterHouse, Maidwell Hall, Stowe School, Tudor Hall and Bloxham.Sporting opportunities include golf at Cherwell Edge, Whittleburyand Tadmarton; racing at Stratford upon Avon, Warwick andCheltenham, hunting with the Bicester and Grafton hunts and poloat Kirtlington, Stoneythorpe and Rugby. The beautiful surroundingcountryside provides excellent walks and rides. The popular SohoFarmhouse is also within easy reach.
Lot 1 - Thorpe ManorThorpe Manor is situated behind a high, stone wall withdouble wrought iron gates with fine pillars and orb finials.To the front of the house is a large, gravelled parkingarea with further walling and wrought iron gates that leadto the principal gardens on the south and east sides ofthe manor house. The house, believed to be the work ofThomas Archer, was re-built in the early 1770s and replacedThe Old Manor House that was damaged in the Civil War.The southern elevation is particularly fine, ornamentedwith classical pilasters, broken pediment and ornamentalembellishments with two fine magnolia bushes and a wideflagstone terrace.Constructed of Horton stone under a slate roof, thehouse comprises five main reception rooms and fourteenbedrooms. The hall is stone flagged with two inner pillarsleading off to the main reception rooms. The house isextremely well laid out with a range of rooms that are idealfor entertaining, including the drawing room and diningroom. There are many original features with fine openfireplaces, fine plasterwork, wooden floors and woodenpanelling in the drawing room.The Manor has recently undergone completerefurbishment, the following list details of the work carriedout: The entire house was re-plumbed and re-wired with awood pellet boiler installed. New roof and lead work replaced. Original sash windows and glass either restored orreplaced. Restoration of wooden panelling and window shutters inreception rooms. Restoration of original stone and wooden flooring. New and extended family kitchen. Creation of 14 bedrooms, 12 have en-suites, which are allnew.
ReceptionApproximate Gross Internal Floor AreaThorpe Manor: 1,477 sq m (15,900 sq ft) exc. Attic RoomsThis plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact.Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the erraceRecreationCellars(Not Shown In ActualLocation / Orientation)Ground Floor
Second Floor(Not Shown In ActualLocation / Orientation)Second Floor(Not Shown In ActualLocation / Orientation)First Floor
Approximate Gross Internal Floor AreaStable 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)This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact.Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars.The FlatFirst FloorStable CottageFirst FloorThe StudioFirst FloorStable CottageGround FloorThe StudioGround FloorThe Stable CourtyardThis has a particularly fine classical façade with a high archwayand is approached by a separate entrance off the road. Withinthe stable courtyard are a two bedroom cottage, a further twobedroom cottage and a two bedroom flat. In addition, there is astable yard with 18 stables, tack room and feed room, togetherwith a rug store.
The Gardens and GroundsThe principal garden comprises a series of terraced lawns and hasunusual circular, stone steps, herbaceous borders, shrub beds,rose beds and flagstone paths. There are mature evergreen anddeciduous trees, which give seclusion to the garden, and within it isa summer house with shaped box shrubs.The Land and LakesBeyond the gardens are three large parkland fields with traditionalridge and furrow having road frontage sloping down to a streamwith a belt of mature woodland with pine, fir, spruce, beech, oak,ash and other trees. There is a large lake with islands that werepossibly original medieval carp ponds. In all about 47.10 acres.
Approximate Gross Internal Floor AreaMagpie Farm: 420 sq m (4,521 sq ft)Magpie Cottage: 177 sq m {1,905 sq ft)This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact.Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars.Magpie Farm CellarMagpie Farm Second FloorMagpie Farm First FloorLot 2Magpie Farm Ground FloorLot 2Magpie Cottage Ground FloorMagpie Cottage First Floor
Lot 2Lot 2 - Magpie FarmExtending to approximately 121.94 acres and situated to the east ofThorpe Manor is Magpie Farm. It comprises an off-lying farmsteadwith two period dwellings and a range of ancillary stone barns. Inaddition to a five-bedroom farmhouse, there is a four-bedroomcottage, stables and a fine courtyard of stone barns and farmbuildings. The land is down to grass and the pastures drain to thelakes.Lot 2
General Remarks and StipulationsHS2Tenure and PossessionThe Estate is bisected by the London to West Midlands HighSpeed Railway (HS2). Construction works for the project hasbegun. The HS2 website states that the railway “will be openbetween 2029 and 2033”.The freehold of the Estate is being offered for sale subject to thevarious tenancies and various occupations, as set out in theseparticulars.HS2 acquired approximately 11.95 acres from the estate in 2019 forthe construction of the railway. The boundaries of Lot 1 and Lot 2follow the acquisition boundary taken by HS2.In addition to the land permanently acquired HS2 occupy theareas shaded green on the plan. These areas are to facilitateconstruction and for environmental mitigation works. The timetablefor the return of these temporarily occupied areas is yet to bedetermined and agreed.The vendor reserves the right to the compensation paymentsfollowing the compulsory acquisition of the land.For further details regarding the HS2 scheme, please contact the agent.Sporting Timber and Mineral RightsThe sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in so far asthey are owned by the vendor.Local AuthoritiesProperty NameAll the houses are served by mains electricity, water and drainagewith the exception of Magpie Farmhouse and Cottage that haveprivate drainage. The Manor is heated by a wood pellet boiler andMagpie Farmhouse and Cottage are on oil-fired central heating.Planning and DesignationsThorpe Manor and buildings are Grade 2* listed. Thorpe ManorStables and Stone Walls, Gatepiers and Gateways are Grade 2listed. Magpie Farm is not listed.Tenure/RentThorpe MandevilleManorGCurrently payingcommercial ratesStable CottageCOccupied under aservice occupancyStable FlatBOccupied under aservice occupancyThe StudioCOccupied under aservice occupancyMagpie FarmhouseFLet under an AssuredShorthold TenancyMagpie CottageGLet under an AssuredShorthold TenancyBuildings at MagpieFarmVacantLand at Magpie FarmFarm Business Tenancyin place until September2022Land to the southwest of Magpie FarmFarm Business Tenancyin place until September2022South Northamptonshire District Council: 01327 322322.ServicesCouncil TaxNote: “This plan is based upon the OrdnanceSurvey map with the sanction of the control of H.M.Stationary office. This plan is for convenience ofpurchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed andit is expressly excluded from any contract. LicenceNumber. No. 100021721.”Wayleaves, Rights of Way andEasementsThe Estate will be sold and subject to and with the benefit of allexisting rights, both public and private, including rights of way,supply, drainage, water abstraction, electricity supplies and otherrights, covenants, restrictions and obligations, quasi-easementsand all wayleaves, whether referred to or not.Thorpe ManorDirections (OX17 2HR)From Junction 11 of the M40 take the A422 signed Brackley. At theroundabout take the B4525 signed Northampton and after about3 miles turn left signed Thorpe Mandeville and Culworth. After afurther half a mile turn left into the village of Thorpe Mandeville bythe Three Conies pub and Thorpe Manor will be found just past thechurch on the right hand side.ViewingViewings are strictly by prior appointment through the sole sellingagents Knight Frank.Your partners in property for 125 years.Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors.Important Notice: 1. 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 the property, its condition or its value. 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