Land At Fourlands, Bentham, LA2
- Land size
- 18.7 acres
Key Features
- An opportunity to purchase a ring fenced block of meadow and pastureland
- With good roadside access
- Extending to approximately 18.70 acres
- Perfect for a smallholder, farmer, equestrian users or someone who wants their own piece of England!
- Offers to be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 3 July 2026
Description
An opportunity to purchase a ring fenced block of meadow and pastureland with good roadside access and 360m of river frontage. Extending to approximately 18.70 acres (7.57 hectares).
Perfect for a smallholder, farmer, equestrian users or someone who wants their own piece of England!
Offers to be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 3 July 2026.
Location
The land at Fourlands is located approximately 1.5 miles to the north of the village of Bentham and approximately 1.5 miles to the east of the village of Burton in Lonsdale.
Description
Set within a ring fence, the land extends to approximately 18.70 acres (7.57 hectares) of meadow and pastureland with good roadside access taken off Bentham Road. The land is in good heart and is enclosed by drystone walls, fencing and hedges and contains a natural water supply.
This sale offers potential agricultural, equestrian, amenity, biodiversity or environmental opportunities.
Method of Sale, Tenure and Possession
The land is for sale freehold with vacant possession.
The land is offered for sale as a whole by Informal Tender. Best and Final Offers to be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 3rd July 2026.
Prospective purchasers should submit a completed tender form to the selling agent Davis & Bowring in a sealed envelope marked 'Land at Fourlands - Tender' for the attention of Emily Ward.
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to the benefit of all rights including rights of way whether public or private, rights of water, light, drainage and electricity supplies and other restrictive covenants, all existing and proposed Easements and Wayleaves, whether referred to in the particulars or not.
A public footpath crosses part of the land.
Fixtures and Fittings
All gates will be included in the sale.
Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements
There are no de-linked payments to be transferred to the successful purchaser.
Environmental Stewardship Schemes
The land is not contained within any stewardship schemes.
Sporting Rights
Sporting Rights are included in the sale.
Timber and Mineral Rights
The Timber and Mineral Rights are included in the Freehold sale in so far as they are owned.
Local Authority
North Yorkshire Council
1 Belle Vue Square
Broughton Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1FJ
Tel: 0
Services
The land has the benefit of a natural water supply.
Viewing
The land may be viewed during normal daylight hours, subject to any person being in possession of a copy of the sales particulars and having notified
the selling agents.
Health and Safety
All viewings are carried out at the sole risk of the viewer and neither the selling agent nor the vendor takes responsibility for any part of the property.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-21
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 91 Farmland & Pasture listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (10+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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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 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; 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
- Bentham Community Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 147
- Type
- Community school
- Ingleton Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Community school
- Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School3.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 38
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 28
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 22
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth School5.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,155
- Type
- Academy converter
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School5.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 329
- Type
- Studio schools
- Settle College10 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 561
- Type
- Community school
- Carnforth High School10 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 657
- Type
- Academy converter
- Dallam School12 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 761
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Listing agent
Davis & Bowring, Kirkby Lonsdale
Lane House, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, Via Carnforth, LA6 2HH
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