Location

Wem - 2.5 miles, Prees Heath - 8 miles and Shrewsbury - 14 miles.

All journey times and distances are approximate.

Description

The holding occupies the level ground to the north of the Soulton Road, just off the A49 at Weston-Under-Redcastle. Comprising around 255 acres of mainly Grade 3 soils (with an area of Grade 2 in the south east part), most recently managed as part of a Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme, prior to which the farm was part of a wider combinable cropping enterprise.

The farm sits within the historic Hawkestone and Soulton Estates, associated with Shakespeare's play As You Like it and surrounds the Soulton Long Barrow, a contemporary construction of a traditional Long Barrow, operated as a memorial site. Access to the land is via the established stone track, which is to be retained by the current owners, with new boundary fencing to be erected on completion. In addition the owners will retain a route for a 'return' track, to be constructed in the future if required, the owners will enable the purchaser to farm this strip according to the current field boundaries by separate annual agreement.

The ground is described as a combination of clay and sandy loams in the northern part, with sand and sandy loams in the southern part. Comprising a combination of riverine clay and floodplain sands and gravel and glaciofluvial deposits respectively.

Irrigated root crops have previously been grown on the farm, the owners have an abstraction licence (located on the adjoining holding) which covers the land. Water for irrigation may be supplied by separate arrangement, from time to time.

The land is offered as a whole for sale by private treaty.