Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31

Two attractive blocks of productive pasture land enjoying road frontage and access. In all about 51.53 acres available in two separate lots of 26.33 acres & 25.20 acres.

Guide Price Lot 1 - £200,000
Guide Price Lot 2 - £150,000

Description

This comprises two attractive blocks of productive agricultural land enjoying a convenient rural position lying a short distance to the north east of the country village of Bratton Fleming. Both blocks of land enjoy good road frontage and access.

The land at Northland is primarily level and divided by hedgebank boundaries into two convenient fields which are currently sown to
productive long term pasture, with the benefit of mains watering. There are two bowl barrow burial mounds, believed to date from the Late Neolithic/Bronze Age, situated upon Lot 1. Lying a short
distance to the to the north east, further along the same road, Lot 2 comprises another convenient sized block of level and gently sloping pasture, with natural watering available from a small stream.

Whilst both parcels of land may be well suited to livestock grazing and fodder production, their convenient location, superb views and aesthetic appeal may also make them suitable for a variety of agricultural, conservation, equestrian or other amenity uses, subject to obtaining any necessary consents. Extending in total to about 51.53
Acres (20.85 Ha) the land is offered for sale in two lots, as shown on the attached identification plan and described within these sale particulars.

Lot 1 - Pasture Land extending to about 26.33
Acres
An attractive block of principally level pasture land, shown shaded red on the attached identification plan.
Lot 2 - Pasture Land extending to about 25.20
Acres
A further block of traditional pasture land shown shaded blue on the attached identification plan.

Tenure
The land is of freehold tenure with vacant possession available upon completion of the sale.

Services
Lot 1 benefits from a mains water supply, whereas Lot 2 benefits from some natural watering. The land will be sold without any other mains services of any kind and prospective purchaser’s should make their own enquires as to the availability of any other services.

Basic Payment Scheme
The Basic Payment Scheme has now ended and the land will be sold without any entitlements or de-linked payments.

Agri-Environment Schemes & Designations
We understand that the land is not currently entered into any agri -environment schemes. The land lies within a nitrate vulnerable zone.
The two bowl barrows situated upon Lot 1 are registered as a Scheduled Monument (List Entry No. 1016654).

Rights of Way, Easements, Etc.
Each lot benefits from road access. We are not aware of any rights of way crossing the land. The land, as far as required by the Vendors, will be conveyed, subject to all other public or private
rights of way, easements, and wayleaves of telegraph and telephone poles, stays and wires, electric pylons, poles and cables, water and gas pipes at present erected on and passing over or
under the property and subject to the agreements affecting the same (if any).

Hunting Rights
The Vendors will be retaining the hunting rights across the land.

The land occupies a convenient and readily accessible rural position in unspoilt North Devon countryside, lying on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The nearby country village of Bratton Fleming provides a thriving local community which has managed to retain a good range
of local services, including a pre-school and primary school. Other local services include a village store, St Peters Church and a bus service. Despite its rural position, the land still enjoys easy access to the surrounding districts and further afield with the larger towns of South Molton, Barnstaple, Bideford and the City of Exeter providing an extensive range of everyday shopping, banking, recreational and educational facilities.

From South Molton and Barnstaple, the A361 North Devon link road provides easy access to the M5 motorway (Junction 27), leading to the
wider motorway network. Mainline intercity rail links are available at Exeter and Tiverton Parkway, with international airports at Exeter and Bristol.