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The Wakefield Estate Sale
By auction, at the Guildhall Northampton
Monday & Tuesday, Oct. 13th. & 14th. 1919
Commencing at twelve noon precisely each day
Peirce and Thorpe
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Ashton
LOT 86
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 3.)
Ashton Lodge Farm
A conveniently situated Tithe-free farm of 282a. 1r. 9p. in the parishes of Ashton and Roade, about one mile from Roade station (L. & N.W.R.) and seven from Northampton, divided into nearly equal portions by the road from thence to Hartwell.
The Homestead is situated in the center of the Farm on the high road, and consists of a good stone and slated Farm House, with gardens, orchard, and set of buildings, the accommodation in the former consisting of six bedrooms and a box room, hall, dining and drawing rooms, kitchen, store room, dairy, back kitchen, &c.; while the farm premises include two yards, barn, cart horse and nag stabling, coach houses, wagon hovel with long granary over, open sheds, cow houses, pigstyes, &c,; and near by, two stone slated Cottages with gardens; and also adjoining the high road, a field barn with good yard and hovels.
The above is let on a yearly (Michaelmas) tenancy to Mr. William Adams, at the apportioned rent of £268, and £3 11s 0d for shooting.
No. 96 (Arable 20.013) is let on a yearly (Lady Day) tenancy to Mr. J.F. Bliss, at the apportioned rent of £20 per annum.
| Outgoings :- Land Tax |
19s 0d
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Ashton |
Bliss |
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15s 9d
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Roade |
Adams |
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£5 7s 0d
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Ashton |
Adams |
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£7 1s 9d
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The Timber is to be taken to in addition, at £400.
N.B. - There are good building sites upon this Lot, with excellent road frontage - within 1 ½ miles of Roade Station, L. & N.W. Main Line.
The brook, where it bounds this Lot against Lot 89, belongs to this Lot; but that Lot has right of land drainage into the brook.
LOT 87
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 3.)
The Vale Farm
Ashton (one mile from Roade station, on the L. & N.W. Main Line), containing 299 acres of medium and stiff and excellent pasture, with House, two Homesteads & Cottage in the occupation of Mr. J.F. Bliss, whose tenancy expires at Lady Day next. Apportioned rent £244 15s 0d.
Included is a piece of garden ground, let to G.H. Wilkins at 3/-, and an Ash Spinney, which has been kept in hand.
The House is substantially built of stone with slated roof, and contains hall, dining and drawing rooms, kitchen, scullery, pantry, dairy, cellar, 6 bedrooms and w.c. while outside is a lawn and garden, cobble yard, with good well of water and pump, stable and coach house.
Beyond there is a stone and slated barn, cow house, open hovel, pigstyes, hen roost and foddering yard
At a short distance is another set of premises, consisting of a cart house stable, chaff house, harness place, pump room from tank in which the several yards are supplied with water, fowl house, cow house, horse yard, 5 bay open hovel, capital slated barn, large foddering yard with long open hovel, another partly enclosed shed, a feeding house for 12, chaff and root rickhouse and yard.
A stone and thatch Cottage of 5 rooms, with garden and barn.
The Timber is to be taken to at £570
Outgoings :- Land Tax, £14 5s 1d.
LOT 88
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 3.)
An excellent and attractive Holding known as The Manor Farm, Ashton containing 80a. 2r. 16p. with farm buildings in the parishes of Ashton and Roade, and let to Mr. J.F. Bliss, whose tenancy expires at Lady Day, 1920, at the very low apportioned rent of £76 1s 8d. per annum.
The buildings are substantially built of stone, with tiled or slated roofs, and consist of a capital barn, stabling for 6, two foddering yards, 4-bay open hovel, shut-up place and deep cart hovel.
Together with the nice old fashioned, roomy and pleasantly situated house known as The Warren containing eight rooms and hall, in the center of the village near the Church, with convenient out-premises, including a Bakery with loft over, stable for 2, two trap houses, open yard, cow house, open shed, piggery, garden, orchard, rick yard, paddock and several small enclosures covering an area of 11acres 1rood 2 poles, and let to Mr. S.W. Peasland at £38.
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Summary
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| Description |
Occupier |
Area
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Rent
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| The Manor Farm |
Mr. J.F. Bliss |
80a 2r 16p
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£76 1s 8d
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apportioned |
| The Warren & Land |
Mr. S.W. Peasland |
11a 1r 2p
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£38 0s 0d
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A. 91. 3. 18
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£114 1s 8d
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| Outgoings :- Land Tax |
£5 9s 2d
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Ashton
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| Do. |
12s 9d
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Roade
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£6 1s 11d
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The Timber is to be taken to at the sum of £260.
Reserved for Lot 95 the following rights :- (a) Right of footway for all purposes to and from the Stoke Bruerne Road by the track across Field 87; Right of way for all purposes to and from the Roade Road on the formed cart road.
Field 85 is sold subject to the right of the R.D.C. to the spring and pipes thereon supplying the road side pumps and to maintain same in repair.
LOT 89
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 3.)
A highly desirable Small Holding of 75 acres in the parishes of Ashton and Hartwell, in a high and pleasant situation with good frontages to the road with stone and slated Farm House of seven rooms and dairy, pump and good water supply, and convenient small farm buildings in Little Ashton.
Also the stone built Cottage (formerly two) with barns and garden ground, situate adjoining the above homestead, and let to George White.
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Summary of Lot 89
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| Farm |
J. Malcher |
37a. 0r. 7p.
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£46 6s 0d
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| Arable |
J.F. Gayton |
8a. 0r. 0p.
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£10 0s 0d
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| Land & Buildings |
W.Adams |
29a. 3r. 1p.
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£30 0s 0d
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apportioned |
| Shooting |
Do. |
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7s 0d
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apportioned |
| Cottage |
G. White |
about 0a.1r. 0p.
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£5 0s 0d
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75a. 0r. 8p.
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£91 13s 0d
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per annum |
| Outgoings :- Land tax |
Hartwell |
£1 2s 0d |
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Ashton |
14s 2d |
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Do. (Cottage) |
5s 0d |
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£2 1s 2d |
The Timber is to be taken to in addition at £360
The brook belongs to the owner of the opposite bank, but this Lot's rights of drainage are preserved.
The owner of this Lot must covenant to cleanse and repair the brook for the whole length of his boundary.
The Lot subject to the rector's right of access to and from the rector's field over the track on Field 119.
LOT 90
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 3.)
Ashton Allotment Field covering 11a. 2r. 26p. adjoining the village, and let to various tenants at rents amounting to £18 17s 0d per annum.
| Part No. 110 |
Allotments |
11,662a. |
| Outgoings :- |
Land Tax 12/8 |
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| Timber is to be taken to at £103 |
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LOT 91
(Coloured RED on Plan No. 3.)
Bozenham Mill Farm containing 151a. 2r. 13p. of nice working arable and good feeding pasture, with House and two Homesteads situate in the parishes of Grafton Regis and Hartwell in the County of Northants. and the parish of Hanslope in the County of Buckingham.
In the occupation of Mr. J.F. Bliss, whose tenancy expires at Lady Day next, at the low apportioned rent of £174 per annum.
The House, which is built of stone with slated roof, contains hall, two sitting rooms, well fitted kitchen, pantry, back kitchen, with pump and copper, dairy, larder, 6 bedrooms and w.c., and store rooms, with good well of water and pump, garden and open yard.
The Home buildings, well built of stone and brick with slated and thatched roofs, are ample and well suited for the farm, and comprise a large barn and capital granary, cart and nag horse stabling, several cow and calf houses, one horse and tree good foddering yards with deep open hovels, and troughs well supplied with water, hay and root houses, boiling house, pigstyes, fowl houses, etc. with rick yard adjoining.
The off-lying buildings consist of a large foddering yard, brick and tiled open hovels and hay barn.
The Timber is to be taken to at £445
| Outgoings :- Land Tax |
£5 8s 0d
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Hartwell |
| Land Tax |
£5 10s 8d
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Grafton Regis |
| Land Tax |
9s 0d
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Hanslope apportioned |
| Tithe |
16s 8d
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Hartwell |
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£12 4s 10d
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LOT 92
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 3.)

An excellent meadow covering 9 acres 3 roods 37 perches, adjoining Bozenham Mill, in the parish of Grafton Regis, let to Mr. Walter Weston at £17 6s 8d per annum.
15. Pasture 9.984
The Timber is to be taken to at £20
Land Tax, nil
Tithe, nil
LOT 93
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 4.)

Two capital stone and tiled Cottages & gardens near the Railway, each of 5 rooms and pantry, with good barns and well of water, let to :-
| Geo. Tew |
£6 0s 0d
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| Arthur Gardner |
£6 0s 0d
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£12 0s 0d
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net |
Outgoings :- Land Tax :- 12/-
LOT 94
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 4.)

A long stone built Cottage of 5 rooms, large barn and walled garden, let to the Rev. W.H. Baldock at £2 12s 0d. net
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 2/6
LOT 95
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 4.)

The very substantial stone built and tiled Manor House with large garden, barn and pump of good water, now let as 4 Cottages to :-
| C.H. Hayward |
£3 0s 0d
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net |
| B. Whitbread |
£3 0s 0d
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| Mrs. Whatton |
£3 10s 0d
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gross |
| Wm. Webb |
£4 0s 0d
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net |
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£13 10s 0d
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Outgoings :- Land Tax, 13/6
Sold subject to the right of the Rector and the R.D.C. to the spring and pipes there-from supplying the village with water and to maintain same in repair.
As to access, see Lot 88.
LOT 96
(Coloured RED on Plan No. 4.)

The fully licenced Public House known as The Crown Inn with the buildings, orchard, and two small paddocks adjoining. Containing in all 5a. 2r. 29p. situate in the village of Ashton, and let to Mr. George Shakeshaft at a rent of £18 15s 0d.
The House, which is stone and thatched, contains 3 bedrooms, sitting room, bar, kitchen and cellar, and outside there are two pigstyes, dairy, open yard, garden and paddock, adjoining the roads to Roade and Stoke Bruerne are two other paddocks.
| Outgoings :- |
Tithe apportioned on 171 |
9s 9d
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Land Tax on Ashton |
18s 11d
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on Stoke Bruerne |
4s 9d
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£1 13s 5d
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LOT 97
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 4.)

A stone and thatched Cottage nicely situated, of 5 rooms, with wash house, barn and garden front and rear, let to Thos. Garner at £6 net.
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 6/-
LOT 98
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 4.)

Two stone and thatched Cottages barns and large piece of garden ground, let to :-
| Wilkins |
£5 0s 0d |
| Vacant formerly |
£2 12s 0d |
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£7 12s 0d |
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 5/6
LOT 99
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 4.)

Three stone and thatched Cottages on the Stoke Road, with large gardens, barns, etc. let to :-
| J.F. Bliss |
£3 0s 0d |
| Vacant (lately) |
£3 0s 0d |
| Mrs. Snoxhall |
£2 12s 0d |
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£8 12s 0d |
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 9/6.
LOT 100
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 4.)

A capital stone and tiled Cottage on the Stoke Road, containing 2 sitting rooms, pantry, wash house and 3 bedrooms. With garden, one large carpenter's workshop and a range of smaller ones, let to James Shakshaft at £5 net.
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 6/6.
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