Auction Report – Hewstown Farm

Hewstown Farm was offered for sale within the Shepherds Inn at Rosehill, Carlisle, in Three Lots and as a Whole at 3pm on Wednesday 4th June 2008.

Lot 1 comprised the four bedroomed farmhouse, the range of traditionally and more modern farm buildings, the farm access lane and adjoining grazing and woodland extending to 9.28 acres (3.76 hectares) in all and this was bid to £300,000.

Lot 2 comprised 38 acres (15.38 hectares) of temporary and permanent grassland together with a grazed wooded bank adjoining the River Lyne and half of the width of the bed or the river adjoining the land and this was bid to £150,000.

Lot 3 comprised 44.08 acres (17.84 hectares) of temporary and permanent grassland and this was bid to £170,000.

The farm was then offered for sale as a Whole and was bid to £650,000 whereupon it was withdrawn from the sale before being sold to the highest bidder at an enhanced figure immediately after the auction. The farm was bought by a farmer from County Durham.

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