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Aberystwyth
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1985 and 1987.
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
Aldingham
Ancient Possession.
Managing agents
- Mark Fogden
- Smiths Gore
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Unit 14, Eastway Business Village
Olivers Place
Preston
PR2 9WT - 01772 663 120
Applegirth
Use: Agricultural / Managed forestry / Minerals
Comprises 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres); with agricultural, residential, commercial and sporting tenancies. Purchased in stages from Church Commissioners (1963), Annandale Estate (1968) and Wamphray Estate (1970), with smaller purchases in intervening years.
Managing agents
- Robert Gladstone
- Smiths Gore
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28 Castle Street
Dumfries
DG1 1DG - 01387 263 066
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Ashby St Ledger
Use: Agricultural / Residential
Purchased in 2005. Estate of over 930 hectares (2,300 acres) including conventional arable land and organic dairy farms, woodland, residential property and sporting.
Reputed to have been the historic home of Robert Catesby, leader of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, although the house no longer exists.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
Billingborough
Use: Agricultural
A small part is ancient possession, the bulk being purchased since 1855. In 2011 an archaeological project unearthed over 45,000 mediaeval artifacts on land near Sempringham.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
Bingham
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1926, 1938, 1992, 1997 and 2000.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
Local focus
- 19 April 2013 - 'Future Bingham' unanimously approved
- 01 August 2011 - ‘Future Bingham’ planning application submitted
Website
Boroughbridge
Use: Agricultural
Partly ancient possession and partly purchased between 1860 and 1876, plus purchase in 2000.
Managing agents
- Andrew Fallows
- Carter Jonas
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82 Micklegate
York
YO1 6LF - 01904 558 230
Bryanston
Use: Agricultural / Forestry
Bulk of estate purchased in 1950. Agricultural with small woodlands.
Managing agents
- Chris Jowett
- Smiths Gore
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Eastgate House
Eastgate Street
Winchester
SO21 8DZ - 01962 857 400
Local focus
- 19 January 2012 - Consulting Blandford Forum, Dorset
Clearwell
Use: Agricultural / Minerals (hard rock)
Purchased between 1907 and 1912.
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Croxton
Use: Agricultural / Forestry
Mostly purchased in 1930. Major part of the estate is leased to the Forestry Commission.
Managing agents
- Tim Jones
- Carter Jonas
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6-8 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NH - 01223 368 771
Local focus
- 14 June 2012 - Facilitating abbey restoration
Delamere
Use: Minerals
Ancient possession, originally part of Delamere Forest. Primarily sand-production sites.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Derwent
Some ancient possession but mainly purchased in 1947 - 48 and 1992.
Managing agents
- Andrew Fallows
- Carter Jonas
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82 Micklegate
York
YO1 6LF - 01904 558 230
Devizes
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1858 and 1962-64.
Managing agents
- Richard Drew
- Carter Jonas
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Mayfield House
256 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DE - 01865 511 444
Ewerby
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1948, 1992, 1995 and 1997.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
Fochabers
Use: Agricultural / Managed forestry / Minerals / Residential
Purchased in 1937 and added to in 1990 and 1999.
Managing agents
- Mark Fogden
- Smiths Gore
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Unit 14, Eastway Business Village
Olivers Place
Preston
PR2 9WT - 01772 663 120
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Local focus
- 16 April 2013 - Go-ahead for next step in Fochabers new housing plans
- 09 October 2012 - Land provided for Women’s Land Army monument
Friskney
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1989 and 1992.
Managing agents
- Tim Jones
- Carter Jonas
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6-8 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NH - 01223 368 771
Gardham
Purchased in 1950.
Managing agents
- Andrew Fallows
- Carter Jonas
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82 Micklegate
York
YO1 6LF - 01904 558 230
Gopsall
Use: Agricultural / Forestry / Minerals (brick clay)
Purchased in 1932.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Gorhambury
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1931.
Managing agents
- Tim Jones
- Carter Jonas
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6-8 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NH - 01223 368 771
Local focus
- 12 February 2013 - Pupils prepare for life on the farm
Holmewood
Purchased in 1947. On western edge of the Fens, with Great North Road forming general western boundary and London-Edinburgh railway line dividing estate.
Reduced in 2007 to 1,509 ha to help facilitate the Great Fen Project, returning farmland to wetland. A further 750 ha to be sold to project, being carried out in partnership with Natural England, Environment Agency, Huntingdon District Council and Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust. This is one of the most ambitious habitat restoration projects ever undertaken in Britain and will create a 3,700 hectare wetland between Huntingdon and Peterborough.
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
Inland Wales (Commons)
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
Kings Lynn
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1964 - 1999. Part reclaimed from The Wash in 1965 and 1996.Managing agents
- Tim Jones
- Carter Jonas
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6-8 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NH - 01223 368 771
Laxton
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1981. Only surviving practice in Europe of medieval strip farming
Managing agents
- John Henniker-Major
- Carter Jonas
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12 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD - 01604 608 200
- Email John Henniker-Major
Local focus
- 06 December 2012 - Laxton’s Jubilee pride captured for future generations
Louth
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1989.
Managing agents
- Robert Bennett
- Smiths Gore
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1 Beaumont Fee
Lincoln
LN1 1UH - 01522 539 555
Neats Court
Use: Agricultural / Industrial
On the Isle of Sheppey. A small part is ancient possession, the remainder being purchased between 1850 and 1900.
Managing agents
- Mike Wooldridge
- Smiths Gore
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23 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
ME19 4UA - 01732 879 050
Local focus
- 16 September 2011 - Neats Court: Sheppey regeneration planning application successful
Oxshott
Use: Agricultural / Managed forestry
Purchased mainly in the 19th century
Managing agents
- Mike Wooldridge
- Smiths Gore
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23 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
ME19 4UA - 01732 879 050
Patshull
Purchased in 1959 and 2003. Includes innovative new housing development in village of Burnhill Green, on the border of Staffordshire and Shropshire; officially opened July 2010.
The homes are built to Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, and aim to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 25 per cent. They incorporate the latest energy-saving technology, including rainwater harvesting, ground source heat pumps and underfloor heating.
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
Local focus
- 28 August 2012 - Commemorative tree planted in Burnhill Green
- 23 February 2012 - Burnhill Green development ‘Highly commended’
- 22 June 2011 - The Crown Estate opens new Jubilee Walk
- 01 June 2010 - Patshull development scoops top Staffordshire award
Plynlimon
Use: Agricultural
Mainly ancient possession.
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
Portland
Use: Common Land / Minerals (Portland stone)
Ancient possession. Section at Portland Bill purchased in 1996. Includes Portland stone quarries - famous stone used in the building of St Paul's and many other significant buildings. Mostly common land managed in partnership with The Court Leet of the Royal Manor of Portland.
Managing agents
- Chris Jowett
- Smiths Gore
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Eastgate House
Eastgate Street
Winchester
SO21 8DZ - 01962 857 400
Local focus
- 20 July 2012 - The Olympics Come to Portland!
Putteridge
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1932. Mostly in Hertfordshire, part of the estate is in Bedfordshire.
Managing agents
- Tim Jones
- Carter Jonas
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6-8 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NH - 01223 368 771
Romney Marsh
Use: Agricultural
Purchased from 1958 onwards. Although partly in Sussex, most of the estate is in Kent.
Managing agents
- Mike Wooldridge
- Smiths Gore
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23 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
ME19 4UA - 01732 879 050
Savernake
Use: Agricultural
Purchased in 1950.
Managing agents
- Richard Drew
- Carter Jonas
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Mayfield House
256 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DE - 01865 511 444
Stapleford Abbotts
Use: Agricultural / Minerals (sand and gravel)
Partly ancient possession, partly allotted under enclosure awards and partly purchased. Stanford Rivers Farm purchased in 1996. Mostly in Essex, part of the estate is in Greater London.
Managing agents
- Mike Wooldridge
- Smiths Gore
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23 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
ME19 4UA - 01732 879 050
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Local focus
- 10 January 2012 - Elsenham plans revised following consultation feedback
Stirling
Use: Agricultural, leisure (golf course), residential
Ancient possession added to by purchase in 1972.
Managing agents
- Robert Gladstone
- Smiths Gore
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28 Castle Street
Dumfries
DG1 1DG - 01387 263 066
Sunk Island
Use: Agricultural
Largely reclaimed from The Humber Estuary during the 17th - 19th centuries. Further purchases in 1913, 1947, 1981 and 1995.
Managing agents
- Andrew Fallows
- Carter Jonas
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82 Micklegate
York
YO1 6LF - 01904 558 230
Local focus
- 18 April 2013 - 87 new homes approved for Skirlaugh
Swine
Use: Agricultural
A small part is ancient possession, the bulk being purchased in 1859, 1871, 1962 and 1999.Managing agents
- Andrew Fallows
- Carter Jonas
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82 Micklegate
York
YO1 6LF - 01904 558 230
Tabley
Use: Agricultural / Residential / Commercial
Purchased in 2007. Comprises 18 equipped farms, a further 18 lettings of farmland, three land parcels let as grazing, 52 residential properties, commercial leases, including the Cheshire Showground, 84 hectares (209 acres) of woodland and a number of sporting agreements providing rights for shooting, fishing and boating. Extends to 1,460 hectares (3,608 acres).
Does not include Tabley House - this is owned by The University of Manchester.
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
Local focus
- 30 November 2012 - Primary school students celebrate National Tree Week
Thetford
Use: Miscellaneous / retail
Includes: Boudicca's Fort. Former agricultural land. Part of remainder now zoned for employment park.
Managing agents
- Chris Hawarth
- Carter Jonas
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43 Priestgate
Peterborough
PE1 1AR - 01733 588 608
Local focus
- 29 July 2011 - Sustainable housing plans to support Thetford regeneration
Website
Tintern
Use: Agricultural / Managed forestry / Minerals (hard rock)
Purchased in 1901 and added to in 1996. Includes Tintern Abbey, which is in the care of CADW under a long term management agreement with The Crown Estate.
Managing agents
- Christopher Smith
- Knight Frank
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1st Floor, Regent House
27a Regent Street, Clifton
Bristol
BS8 4HR - 0117 945 2631
- Minerals
- John Pears (office)
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
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Sir Henry Doulton House
Forge Lane
Etruria
ST1 5BD - 01782 276 700
Whaplode
Use: Agricultural
Partly ancient possession, partly allotted under enclosure awards and partly purchased.
Managing agents
- Tim Jones
- Carter Jonas
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6-8 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NH - 01223 368 771
Local focus
- 13 May 2013 Moray pupils learn about the black grouse
- 07 May 2013 Black Grouse Week on the Glenlivet estate
- 30 April 2013 Walk it off, walk in Dunster
- 23 April 2013 Trust to take over Tomintoul hostel
