Tybroughton, Nr Whitchurch.

A handsome period Farmhouse with a courtyard of traditional farm buildings offering potential, complimented by land extending to around 60.5 Acres. Available as a whole or in lots.

Description - Halls are delighted with instructions to offer The Hully in Tybroughton, Whitchurch for sale by private treaty.

Formerly part of the Hanmer Estate, The Hully is a substantial “black and white” period farmhouse offering potential for comprehensive refurbishment, including a U-shaped cobbled courtyard of traditional brick-built farm buildings, alongside more modern farm buildings and productive and versatile land extending to approx. 60 acres, situated in a rural location.

Situation - The Hully is situated in a rural area known as Tybroughton, roughly equidistant between the popular Cheshire village of Malpas and the thriving market town of Whitchurch. Malpas is a picturesque English country village providing a good range of amenities to cater for most day-to-day needs, including a range of shops, pubs, and restaurants as well as high street banks and a doctor’s surgery. Whitchurch is an increasingly popular market town positioned on the border of north Wales and Cheshire, providing a more comprehensive range of amenities of all kinds. The historic county towns of Shrewsbury (23 miles) to the south and Chester (21 miles) to the north are also easily accessible by car. There is a national railway station at Whitchurch (6 miles) and the area is conveniently placed for Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham airports.

Schooling - There are a number of highly regarded private and state schools close by including, Tushingham with Grindley primary school, Bishop Heber high school, King's and Queen's schools in Chester, Shrewsbury School, Ellesmere College, Moreton Hall and Packwood Haugh Preparatory School.

Farmhouse - Originally dating back to the late C16, the attractive period farmhouse boasts a wealth of charm and character and benefits from recent improvements works, whilst still providing an excellent opportunity for extensive refurbishment according to a purchaser’s own tastes and preferences. The accommodation extends to around 4000 sqft and provides, on the ground floor, a central gabled porch, three reception rooms, a large kitchen/breakfast room, boot room, utility room and shower room. There are six first floor bedrooms, a bathroom and separate WC accessed from the primary and secondary staircases, with a third staircase accessing a substantial bedroom above the kitchen. The property benefits from a number of attractive period features and the modern convenience of an oil-fired central heating system.

Outside - The property is approached from a quiet country lane through the attractive courtyard positioned to the rear of the house and surrounded on three sides by the traditional farm buildings.

Gardens - There are extensive lawned gardens to the front of the property which offer immense potential for landscaping according to one’s individual tastes and preferences, and include a separate vehicular access.

Outbuildings - The farm buildings are conveniently positioned in relation to the farmhouse and are principally set around an attractive cobbled courtyard.

The traditional buildings extend to around 11,000 sqft and provide immense potential for possible conversion into residential accommodation, subject to approval by the necessary authorities, or for adaptation to equestrian or commercial usage.

These buildings are complimented by more modern farm buildings including a portal framed loose housing shed with an adjoining Dutch barn.

Land - There is a small paddock, extending to around 2.5 acres, adjacent to the gardens which continues to the side of the farm buildings.

The main block of land lies within a ring fence across the country lane, including five enclosures of high quality productive, and predominantly level, land which has recently been used for arable crop production. The land would be ideal for the grazing of all kinds of livestock, including horses.

There are a number of access points providing the opportunity for the purchaser of The Hully to select an appropriate amount of land to suit their individual needs.

Listing - The farmhouse and traditional farm buildings are Grade II Listed. Reference numbers (Cadw): 1700 / 85476 / 85493.

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