Plumpton, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8SE

Arable block of farmland, interspersed with permanent pasture with ponds

Location

Oakley Bank Farm is situated near the hamlet of Plumpton in south Northamptonshire, and is found equidistance between the popular villages of Weston and Blakesley.

The local area enjoys a variety of services and amenities including: Browns (village shop), Chapel & Co (café) and the Bartholomew Arms pub in Blakesley;The Crown Inn at Weston; Forge Coffee (café), Mumford’s Butchers and The Red Lion in Culworth; Medical Centre, Post Office, the Butcher’s Arms pub and Hunt’s butchers in Green’s Norton.

More extensive shopping, services and cultural experiences can be found in the nearby towns of Towcester and Banbury, and further afield at Northampton, Milton Keynes, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon. A variety of sports facilities and clubs exist in the area offering rugby, tennis, football, cricket, padel, hockey and netball, along with motorsport at Silverstone.

There are a wide choice of schools in the area with primary schools in nearby Blakesley, Lois Weedon, Culworth and Green’s Norton and secondary schools in Towcester and Middleton Cheney. Independent preparatory schools include Winchester House and Beachborough at Brackley and senior schools include Stowe, Tudor Hall and Bloxham.

The wider area benefits from good communication links by road and rail. The farm is situated near the A5 at Towcester which gives good access to Milton Keynes Railway Station (London Euston from 32 minutes) and the A43 which links the M1 and M40 motorways.

Description

LOT 3 – LAND AT PLUMPTON – 293.18 acres (118.64 hectares)

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Extending to about 293.18 acres (118.64 hectares) in total, the land at Plumpton is a predominantly arable block of farmland interspersed with permanent pasture. The land is split between 219.04 acres (88.64 hectares) of arable, 68.88 acres (27.87 hectares) of permanent pasture and 5.26 acres (2.13 hectares) of woodland and other miscellaneous areas.

The land to the north, is predominately down to arable, accessed off the public highway to the north of Plumpton. Farmed within an arable rotation, including Sustainable Farming Incentive options, fields are bordered by mature hedges.

The permanent pasture is mainly found to the south of the Lot, with access off the public highway on the southern edge of the hamlet of Plumpton. In general, the pasture is fenced for cattle and bordered by mature hedges. Some fields feature ridge and furrow.

There is a pond with a timber summerhouse at the southern end of the Lot. This is used under licence by a previous tenant’s family.

Land at Plumpton for parts of Oakley Bank Farm which is available as a whole or in four Lots. An attractive residential mixed farm with a 5 bedroom farmhouse in need of renovation, traditional farm buildings, an extensive range of livestock buildings and grain store, pasture and woodland.

Acreage: 293.18 Acres

Directions

Post Code
Oakley Bank Farm, NN12 8SE

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Lots 1 and 1B: entire.paying.mermaids
Lot 2: trucked.bulbs.private
Lot 3: ballpoint.fizzle.bonkers

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