Bencroft Farm Sale 1948

Wymington and Rushden on the Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire Borders

Freehold Agricultural Estate Containing

About 340 Acres

Sale at The Royal Hotel, Kettering on Friday, April 30^th, 1948 at 3 o'clock

Auctioneers: BERRY BROS. & BAGSHAW, Market Place, Kettering, Tel.: 2257 (3 lines)  
Solicitors: Messrs. LAMB & HOLMES, West Street, Kettering, Tel.: 2151 

of the Valuable Freehold Agricultural Estate extending to about

34O acres and comprising :

BENCROFT FARM, RUSHDEN : with House, Buildings and 134 Acres

NORTH  LODGE, WYMINGTON : with House, Buildings and 151 Acres

NEW BUILDINGS, WYMINGTON : with Cottage, Buildings and 56 Acres

all as let and producing total actual and estimated rentals amounting to £298/7/6.

To be Sold by Auction, in 1 Lot, by

Berry Bros. & Bagshaw

At The ROYAL HOTEL, KETTERING on FRIDAY, APRIL 30th, 1948

at 3 o'clock by direction of the Trustees of the late Mr. J. W. Pain 

Detailed particulars, with Plan and Conditions of Sale, may be obtained from
The Solicitors:Messrs. LAMB & HOLMES West Street, Kettering		The Auctioneers: BERRY BROS. & BAGSHAW Market Place Kettering
Tel: 2151		Tel.: 2257 (3 lines)

Particulars

LOT 1. The COMPACT MIXED FARM known as BENCROFT FARM

situate in the Parishes of Rushden and Wymington adjoining the Rushden to Bedford Main Road (A.6) 2 miles from the centre of Rushden and covering an area of about 134 acres 1 rood 15 poles with Farmhouse, range of Buildings and 124 acres in the occupation of Messrs. W. G. Holt & Sons on a yearly Michaelmas (29th September) tenancy at an annual rent of £130, and 9½ acres of Woodland in hand (estimated rental £2/7/6). Total actual and estimated rental £132/7/6.

The farmhouse in about 1950

THE FARMHOUSE

of Brick, Stone and Slate construction contains :
Hall, 2 Sitting Rooms and Living Room all with modern tiled Grates, Kitchen with white glazed sink & bath.  
Dairy, Larder and W.C.
4 Bedrooms, Dressing Room and 2 Attic Bedrooms.
Telephone (Rushden 2842). 
Pump Water. Septic Tank Drainage. Orchard.

Water Mains are at present being laid along the road in front of the house so that the main supply should be available shortly.

THE FARM PREMISES

mostly of Stone and Slated construction comprise Barn, Store, Loose Box, Large Barn with Granary Store, 5 Bay Open Hovel and Crew-yard, 3 Bay Implement Hovel, Mess Room and Tool Store with sink, 2 Stores, Fowl Place, 2 Loose Boxes, 6 Stall Stable, Nag Stable and Trap House or Garage.

THE LAND

is conveniently situate in a ring fence adjoining the main road and the Forty Foot Lane and consists of good corn growing land, much of it having been ploughed up from old turf in recent years.

SCHEDULE

OS No. Northamptonshire Rushden Parish	Cultivation	Area		Tenant
369	House, Buildings & Rickyard	1.428
370B	Orchard	.781
368	xPasture	23.172
370A	xPasture	14.858
371	Arable	18.427
370	Arable	26.445
Bedfordshire Wymington Parish
174	xPasture	7.770
173	xPasture	13.271
160	xPasture	18.074
172	Spinney	.44		W.G.Holt & Sons
		124.671		In Hand
175	Wymington Bushes	9.673
		A134.344
	X Ploughed up Under Orders
	Outgoings:  Land Tax  £1/17/0

NRO Ref: SC455