The Brampton Ash Estate
Brampton Ash, Northamptonshire
An outstanding agricultural and sporting estate on the Leicestershire - Northamptonshire borders. The Estate comprises:
- 1,026.26 acres of high-quality Grade II and Grade III arable land
- Extensive Woodlands extending to 314.74 acres utilised for sporting purposes
- Grassland totalling 110.34 acres
- A range of both traditional and modern farm buildings
- Shooting Lodge and further traditional buildings
- In all, approximately 1,459.87 Acres (590.80 Hectares)
Market Harborough 3.6 miles (5.8kms), Leicester 17.6 miles (28.2 kms) Northampton 21 miles (33.6 kms), M1 (Junction 21) 17.5 miles (28 kms) Market Harborough to London St Pancras by train 1hour (all distances and times approximate).
An outstanding agricultural and sporting estate on the Leicestershire Northamptonshire borders. The Estate comprises 1,026.26 acres of high-quality Grade II and Grade III arable land; Extensive Woodlands extending to 314.74 acres, utilised for sporting purposes; Grassland, totalling 110.34 acres; a range of both traditional and modern farm buildings; Shooting Lodge and further traditional buildings. In all, approximately 1,459.87 acres (590.80 hectares).
The Brampton Ash Estate is situated on the Leicestershire Northamptonshire borders in fine rolling countryside. The Estate is based around the rural village of Brampton Ash. The excellent market town of Market Harborough is situated approximately 3.6 miles to the west and provides an abundance of facilities including supermarkets, boutique shops, pubs and restaurants.
Market Harborough has a good mainline railway running regular services to London St Pancras which take about 1 hour. There are also good road links to the M1, A14 and A1 (M). East Midlands Airport is located 30 miles to the north and Birmingham International Airport is 40 miles to the south west from which there are domestic, European and international flights.
The area is renowned for its field sports with many excellent partridge and pheasant shoots close by. There are a number of renowned hunts close by with the Estate being located in Woodland Pytchley Hunt country. Further north are the Fernie, Cottesmore and Quorn Hunts. There is horse racing at Leicester and Towcester. The area has excellent schools at Oundle, Oakham, Rugby and Uppingham.
Description
The Brampton Ash Estate is an outstanding agricultural and sporting estate with approximately 1,026.26 acres of arable land that includes both Grade II and III land. There is a first-class partridge and pheasant shoot on the estate that can accommodate a range of bag sizes. The shoot is enhanced with a good layout of woodland that extends to 314.74 acres. There is also 110.34 acres of grassland within the Estate.
The Land
The land is mainly Grade III with some Grade II land located to the north west of the estate. The land is defined in the Soil Maps of England and Wales 1983 as Hanslope and Denchworth Series being chalky till soils and fine loamy over clayeous soils respectively. The land is high yielding and suitable for growing winter cereals and grass. The land is undulating and ranges from 100m to 150m above sea level and this gives excellent far-reaching views over the Welland Valley to the north and rolling Northamptonshire countryside to the south.
The Shoot
The sporting rights are currently in hand and there is a well-established shoot on the Estate. The shoot is predominately a partridge shoot with pheasants later in the season. The shoot utilises the woods with the addition of some well-placed game plots which make some fantastic partridge and pheasant drives. The days provide a range of bag sizes from 200 to 400 birds; they currently shoot approximately 20 days over the course of the season. There are 15 main drives over the Estate with the potential to increase this with some smaller outside drives. There are a number of release pens situated in the woods.
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