SITUATION The land lies within the beautiful Taw Valley, near to the Portsmouth Arms railway station at the bottom of Kingford Hill. The A377 is adjacent or near to all lots and the village of Burrington lies 2.5 miles south of the land whilst Umberleigh is 4.4 miles to the north. The market town of South Molton is 9 miles to the north-east and the regional centre of Barnstaple is 11.5 miles to the north.
DESCRIPTION LOT 1 includes the modern and traditional buildings, within 29.68 acres (12.01 hectares).
OLD CORN BARN (8.51m x 4.66m). Constructed of stone with a corrugated tin roof and a concrete floor. This barn has two storeys.
GENERAL PURPOSE BUILDING (25.46m x 12.73m). Steel frame, part block elevations with timber space boarding above, corrugated fibre cement roof. Used for hay and machinery storage and shearing.
FORMER CUBICLE SHED (13.44m x 7.12m). Used as lambing pens. Concrete floor, timber frame and corrugated tin roof.
OPEN FRONTED STORE (13.86m x 3.45m). Concrete floor, timber frame, corrugated tin roof.
FORMER PARLOUR (13.04m x 4.60m). Brick walls with a corrugated tin roof. Lofted hay store. with attached STORES (each 2.80m x 2.45m).
DILAPIDATED POLE BARN.
The land within Lot 1 comprises four level meadows which adjoin the River Taw and have been used for grazing sheep and mowing during recent years.
SERVICES There are no mains services connected to the land or buildings.
ACCESS There is direct access from a council maintained road.
METHOD OF SALE The land is offered for sale by private treaty.
TENURE The land is owned freehold and is available with vacant possession on completion. Lot 1 is registered on the Land Registry.
BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS) The land is registered on the Rural Land Register. There are no entitlements available to be transferred to the purchaser.
DESIGNATIONS The land is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).
LOCAL AUTHORITY North Devon District Council. Tel: 01271 327711. (www.northdevon.gov.uk).
FISHING, SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS The fishing rights on the River Taw belong to a third party and are not included in the sale. This affects LOTS 1 and 3.
The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included with the freehold.
WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave agreement and any public or private rights of way that may affect it.
There are no public rights of way passing through the land. The owner of the fishing rights has access over Lot 1 to access the river bank and fishing hut.
PLANS & BOUNDARY FENCES A plan which is not to scale, is included with these sale particulars for identification purposes only.
VIEWING All viewings are strictly by prior appointment with Stags. Please call 01769 572263 or email: farms@stags.co.uk to arrange an appointment.
When viewing Lots 1 and 3 please be extremely cautious when crossing the railway line. For viewings, please only cross the railway line on foot.
DIRECTIONS From Umberleigh, proceed south on the A377 towards Exeter and after approximately 4.4 miles, the entrance to Lot 1 will be found on the left shortly before the Portsmouth Arms Railway Station.
DISCLAIMER These particulars are a guide only and are not to be relied upon for any purpose.
