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Thornton Park Estate, Thornton Le Street, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7

Key features

  • Site of Former Mansion House
  • Grade II Listed Stable block incorporating Park House
  • 12 Residential letting properties
  • Traditional Parkland, landscaped gardens and lakes
  • Productive grass and arable land
  • In all about 633 acres
  • For sale as a whole or in 3 lots
  • EPC Rating = F

Description

BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED PARKLAND ESTATE INCLUDING THE RENOWNED FORMER STUD, 13 DWELLINGS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN A PRIVATE YET ACCESSIBLE LOCATION.

Description

The Thornton Park Estate extends to approximately 633 acres (256ha) lying within a ring fence in an accessible yet private position between the market towns of Thirsk and Northallerton in the heart of North Yorkshire.

A one mile long driveway leads from the pair of matching Georgian Gate Lodges through mature woodland and into the historic parkland at the centre of the Estate and the site of the former Thornton Hall which occupied a commanding position overlooking the Park. Today the adjacent Georgian stable block offer a purchaser the opportunity to extend Park House and create a manageable sized Country House whilst benefitting from the same magnificent outlook ,landscaped gardens, specimen trees and lakes.

To the north there are a further four houses which are let and income producing . At the western end of the estate lies the previously highly regarded Thornton Stud founded by Commander Vyner in 1918. This includes the purpose built Stud complex with 34 boxes, Walden House , two staff Cottages, well sheltered and railed paddocks which has separate access off Newsham road past the impressive Listed west Gate and Lodge.

Home Farmhouse and adjacent buildings provide the base for the Estate farming operation together with a separate range of buildings at Bell Rush. Avenue and Lime Cottage which are semi-detached and let could ,subject to obtaining consent, be converted into one large house if desired.

The Estate is offered for sale as a whole or in 3 lots to provide maximum opportunity for purchasers with a wide range of interests. This could include buyers with equestrian and stud interests, families seeking to create a private home or someone wanting to pursue the development opportunities as well as traditional estate buyers with farming, conservation or sporting interests.

Method of Sale and Lotting
The Estate is offered for sale by private treaty. The vendors reserve the right to conclude negotiations by any other means and potential purchasers are encouraged to register their interest in either the whole or part of the Estate as soon as possible.

Thornton Park Estate Lot 1

This comprises the principal portion of the Estate including the site of the former Mansion House, Park House and the former Georgian stable block together with seven additional residential properties producing significant rental income. Such opportunities to purchase historic parkland with established lakes and formal gardens are extremely rare.

The potential for a purchaser is considerable and ranges from those who may wish to seek planning consent to build a new principal house in an exceptional location to those who would like to further develop Park House and the former stables in to a manageable sized family house or to those seeking to add to the rental income for letting out.

Lot 1 lies within a ring fence extending to approximately 455 acres (184 ha) including approximately 322 acres of generally level grassland of which the historic parkland core extends to around 150 acres. Some of the land towards the eastern boundary is in arable rotation. The remainder is mainly well established broadleaved woodland providing shelter, sporting, and timber together with the formal landscaped gardens.

Lot 2 - The Thornton Stud has been lotted to provide a purchaser with an opportunity to acquire a ring fenced equestrian unit extending to approximately 114 acres or more if lot 3 is purchased with the benefit of separate access from Newsham Road to the west enhanced by the impressive and Listed West Gate.

The Stud comes with so much history and provenance and the sale offers an opportunity for a purchaser to build on that reputation and take the Stud forward once again. Alternatively the property could be a beautiful and manageable small private Estate generating income from the cottages and land or for an alternative equestrian business based such as an eventing or livery yard. This lot includes some of the best Grade 2 land on the Estate.

Lot 3 - A block of Grade 2 arable land which adjoins both lots 1 and 2 extending in all to approximately 63.38 acres. This includes 54.68 acres of arable land in addition to which there are established protective shelter belts around three sides. This land would form a valuable addition to either lot 1 or 2 and prospective purchasers of either of those lots should register their interest as soon as possible.

The Estate is offered for sale as a whole or in three lots.

Lot 1 – Thornton Park Estate extending to approximately 445 acres - Guide £6,750,000

Lot 2 – Thornton Stud extending to approximately 114 acres - Guide £2,500,000

Lot 3 – Productive farmland extending to approximately 63 acres - Guide £500,000

Lot 3 is only available to the purchasers of either lot 1 or lot 2 with priority given to the purchasers of lot 1.




Acreage: 633 Acres

Directions

Nearest Postcode
YO7 4DW takes you in to the heart of the Estate whilst YO7 4DR leads to the east Gate Lodges at the entrance to the Estate off the A168.

Heading north on the A19 take the first exit north of Thirsk signposted A168 to Northallerton. Proceed north on the A168 for approximately 1.5 miles to Thornton-le-Street and then continue for a further 0.75 miles to the main entrance drive to the Estate on the left at the Gate Lodges ( Postcode YO7 4DR). The private Estate road leads through parkland and woodland in to the heart of the Estate where you bear right to Park House which is situated approximately 1 mile from the council highway.

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Why Savills

With over 160 years of experience, over 600 offices globally - including 130 in the UK, and thousands of potential buyers and tenants on our database, we'll make sure your property gets in front of the right people. And once you've sold your property, we're here to help you move on to the next stage of your journey.

Outstanding property

Whether buying or renting a house, flat, country estate or waterside property, our experts make it their business to understand your needs and help you find the right one. It doesn't matter if you're a first time buyer, an experienced home owner, or hold a portfolio of properties, when it comes to your property needs we're here to help.

Get expert advice

Our scale gives us wide-ranging specialist knowledge, and each of our offices is dedicated to its local market understanding its attraction and distinctive features. We take pride in providing best-in-class advice as we help individuals, businesses and institutions make better property decisions.

Most visited website

Savills.co.uk is the most visited UK national estate agency website*, averaging over 2.4 million visits a month in 2020**, and recording over 3.1 million visits in January 2021***.

Global exposure

Our site is available in 22 languages including English, Chinese, Spanish and Russian. This guarantees your property will have the global exposure it deserves as well as providing access to more buyers via our website. Put simply, because we get more qualified visits, you get more opportunities to sell.

Market-leading research

We provide unrivalled research and analysis into property market trends, forecasts from our specialist research teams, and market-leading insight to help you make the right property decisions.

As a well-established and independent team, our advice is always honest and clear. Each research project is treated individually, whether working on behalf of a land owner, developer, investor, housing association, bank, or public sector group.

Get in touch

Contact us today to arrange a virtual market appraisal of your property, or browse our current properties for sale. At present, valuations and viewings in person are permitted, but we encourage a virtual appointment in the first instance.

* Source: SimilarWeb December 2020, based on a custom category of national estate agency websites including: Savills, Knight Frank, Hamptons International, Strutt & Parker, Jackson-Stops & Staff and John D Wood & Co

** Source: Google Analytics, January - December 2020

*** Source: Google Analytics, January 2021

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