SINCE it was built – reputedly in the 18th century – Fencote Hall has been at the heart of the village after which it takes its name.

The property has seen some comings and goings in its time thanks to its use in the mid 1800s as the village’s vicarage and, during the war, as a hospital for wounded servicemen. In its more recent history it has been the much loved family home of the current owners for the last 28 years. Whilst it is now in need of some general updating and modernisation, the buyers of this grand old dame will have a fantastic opportunity to acquire a significant period property in a beautiful village setting.

The hall’s spacious accommodation includes a central reception hall, three well-proportioned reception rooms, a breakfast kitchen, home office and utility room on the ground floor.

Upstairs is the family bathroom, master suite comprising a spacious bedroom with a dressing room and an en-suite bathroom, a guest bedroom with an en-suite shower room and five further bedrooms.

The house also benefits from a cellar.

Almost as important as the accommodation itself is Fencote Hall’s beautiful parkland-style garden, with sweeping lawns bordered by specimen trees. The gardens and grounds – which extend to around six-and-a-quarter acres in all – include a ha-ha which breaks the formal and informal garden areas, a south-facing terrace/courtyard ideal as an outdoor entertaining area and a five-acre paddock for those with equestrian/livestock interests.

Fencote Hall occupies a private position adjacent to the village green – which is, in fact, in the ownership of the property – in the small village of Fencote, between Bedale and Northallerton.

The property is on the market at £950,000. For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact the Harrogate office of Carter Jonas on 01423 523423.