Knapton Hall

Knapton Hall is a magnificent country house beautifully situated in the Derwent Valley, between the city of York and the Yorkshire coast. It was formerly the seat of Edward Tindall, ship builder and owner of the whole parish and Lord of the Manor, whose family name is remembered in the mounted plaques and pews within St Edmund's Church. The estate remained within the Tindall family for some 200 years. Part of the house is understood to date from the 1750s, with the eastern wing being rebuilt a century later, following a fire. The property is being offered on the market for the first time in 51 years.

The hall sits discreetly at the end of a long tree-lined drive looking out across its gardens and parkland with trees and far-reaching views to the Yorkshire Wolds. Formerly an extensive country estate of more than 1,000 acres it has retained its extensive range of traditional buildings which include a church of Norman origins, largely rebuilt by Victorian craftsmen. This building was acquired by the current owners in 2018 as a Cultural Monument and can be used for private functions.

Knapton Hall's carriage drive is guarded by wrought iron gates and terminates in a circular carriage sweep. The principal house totals over 7,800 sq ft and is notable for its high ceilings on the ground and first floors, elegant room proportions and fine architectural features. The primary reception rooms face the garden and parkland ground, and two large bays span the full width of both the sitting room and principal bedroom suite. The house layout is well organised with the formal rooms to the front and domestic offices at the rear.

Flats 1 and 2
Flat 1 is a first floor annexe, accessed from the outside and has recently been renovated, containing a kitchen, sitting room, two bedrooms, one bathroom and utility room. Flat 2 is a ground floor self-contained flat, presently incorporated into the house, with a kitchen, reception room, bedroom (currently used as a study) and bathroom.

Cottage
Adjacent to the house is a cottage needing complete renovation with a reception room, four bedrooms and bathroom. A door leads to a rear lawned garden and one access is through a double garage.

Gardens and grounds
The house is set back behind its own parkland grounds with a shelterbelt of trees to the eastern and southern boundaries and a long tree lined drive with parkland railings, leading to the front entrance. An additional service drive is accessed from West Knapton village. The parkland is generously scattered with a variety of mature trees and is fenced and bounded by parkland railings. Bands of mixed woodland lie on the eastern and northern flanks.

A stone-flagged terrace lines the south and east elevation of the house with sheltered lawns at the rear, a summer house and space for a tennis court.
The walled garden sits behind the house with traditional boiler-heated greenhouses. To the north west of the house is the lake with its wooded islet. It is fed by a stream that runs through the parkland and is encircled by dense woodland underplanted with naturalised snowdrops.

Within the grounds, the Grade II listed St Edmund's Church, dates back to Norman times and was originally adjacent to the hall. After a fire in the mid-1800s it was re-built in its present location by John Gibson & Son of Malton. The present, deconsecrated church, dates largely from the early 1870s. It was purchased by the current owners as a Cultural Monument.

Outbuildings
Contiguous to the main house is the yard which is enclosed by an extensive range of traditional brick and tile farm buildings, currently used for storage and garaging, bounded on the east by the walled garden. These buildings were rewired in 2021. There is a total of five stables, two tack rooms and three stores as well as the large barn. An additional 31ft more modern farm building lies alongside the service drive.

Further lots including land extending to around 51 acres and cottage available separately.

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