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Offers in Excess of£350,000Bruton Knowles, Gloucester

Cotswold Farmyard Development Opportunity (STP), Great Wolford, Near Moreton In Marsh, CV36

Land size
0.33 acres

Key Features

  • Historic farm yard in the village of Great Wolford, on the edge of the Cotswolds.
  • An exceptional opportunity to create a bespoke, high quality residential development scheme, subject to gaining the necessary planning consents.

Description

The farmyard is located within the heart of Great Wolford village, a small rural settlement only 3 miles to the north east of the vibrant market town of Moreton-in-Marsh, with its mainline railway station and range of facilities including two large supermarkets, hospital, doctors surgery, shops, restaurants, pubs and a weekly market. More comprehensive facilities can be found at Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and Cheltenham.

Great Wolford is conveniently located with the A429 providing links to Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick to the north, Stow - on- the-Wold and Cirencester to the south. The A44 connects the site to Oxford to the south-east and Evesham to northeast. Mainline railway services are available from Moreton-in Marsh railway station, with regular trains to Oxford and London Paddington. The popular Daylesford Organic Shop is approximately 8 miles away.

Bruton Knowles is delighted to bring to the market the historic farm yard in the village of Great Wolford, on the edge of the Cotswolds.

With a range of period farm buildings and a central village location, it offers a exceptional opportunity to create a bespoke, high quality residential development scheme, subject to gaining the necessary planning consents.

Extending to approximately 0.33 acres, the farmyard comprises three period, Cotswold stone, agricultural buildings and two steel framed Dutch barns. It was formerly part of the Batsford Estate, and includes architectural detailing that reflects its heritage origins. The site fronts onto two roads, The Green to the north and the main village road (unnamed) to the west. Access is via a vehicular gate onto The Green.

The Barn:
The traditional threshing barn extending to a ground floor area of approximately 1,580 sq ft, positioned adjacent to the road, incorporating an attached cart hovel. Character features include arrow slit windows and full height opposing wagon doors. The building offers potential for conversion to a principle residence, with some scope for first floor accommodation.

Milking Parlour, Meal House and Calf Pens:
A substantial, linear building extending to a ground floor area of approximately 2,789 sq ft, split into three sections, comprising the milking parlour, meal house and calf pens. Additional floorspace is located on the first floor, which has not been included within the floorplan measurements. The building backs onto The Green, with each section benefitting from independent pedestrian access off The Green the rear of the property. The building offers potential for conversion in to a single or multiple residences.

Nag Stable
The detached Nag Stable is located adjacent to the Calf Pens and extends to a ground floor area of approximately 305 sqft, offering potential scope for ancillary use or standalone conversion.

Steel Portal Frame Barns
Located centrally within the site are two steel portal framed buildings, in poor repair, but which may offer scope for replacement with standalone dwellings or ancillary accommodation.

The site benefits from mains electricity connection, to include three phase supply and mains water connection from 'The Green'. We understand that mains sewerage is available within the village. The existing surface water drain located centrally within the yard currently drains into retained Parsonage Farm, and diversion of this at the point of development works is to be a condition of the sale.

Please note we have not carried out any tests in this regard and recommend purchasers undertake their own investigations.

It is estimated that the site has scope for residential conversion/development, subject to securing the necessary planning consents.
The site falls within the administrative area of Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Planning policy is covered by the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011-2031 which was adopted in July 2016. Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District Council are currently working together to produce a new Local Plan for South Warwickshire.

The site is not located within the Green Belt nor National Landscape Areas/AONB. However, it is located within the village's Conservation Area and close to the GII Listed Church of St. Michael.

The site is For Sale by way of Private Treaty. Offers are to be submitted in accordance with the financial proposal form (available in the data room).

Each party is to bear its own legal costs incurred in the transaction. The property is offered Freehold with vacant possession.

A Data Room has been prepared that provides further information, to include floorplans, topographical surveys and photographs. For access please email lauren.
Viewings and consultant inspections are strictly by appointment only.
To arrange a viewing, please contact Lauren Gaunt by email.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-06-24

Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Limited None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Acorns Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St David's Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    256
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Shipston-on-Stour Primary School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    400
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Brailes Church of England Primary School4.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    114
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School5.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    112
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Shipston High School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    526
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chipping Norton School6.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,035
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chipping Campden School6.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,465
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Cotswold Academy9.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,564
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Warriner School12 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,553
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Moreton in Marsh, Moreton-in-Marsh3.1 miles
Tesco Moreton, Moreton-in-Marsh3.1 miles
Asda Marsh Express Petrol, Moreton-in-Marsh3.3 miles

GP surgery

Mann Cottage Surgery3.4 miles

Pharmacy

Moreton Pharmacy3.1 miles

Hospital

North Cotswold Hospital3.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Moreton-in-Marsh Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Parsonage Farm31 metres

Typical drive times

Oxford (city)53 min · 28 miles
Chipping Norton17 min · 8.2 miles
Moreton-in-Marsh9 min · 4.2 miles
Stow-on-the-Wold17 min · 8.5 miles
Shipston-on-Stour11 min · 4.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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