The Thack, a large stone and slate farmhouse for sale, is also impressive both inside and out. It has an entrance hall, sitting room with wood burning stove, a study, utility room and a dining kitchen with a two-oven Aga.
French windows lead out of the dining kitchen on to a south-facing terrace. Upstairs are five double bedrooms with splendid views and five bath/shower rooms. There is also an attached barn with scope for conversion, two paddocks of 9.85 acres, outhouses and gardens. There is a second lot available with 45.60 hectares of land at Airebridge.
The price is £1.345m and the property is ont the market with www.davis- bowring.co.uk and if you are wondering what “Thack” means then the wonderful Yorkshire Historiclal Dictionary enlightens us. It was until recently a common word in parts of Yorkshire for “roof”, and despite its obvious links to the word “thatch” it also refers to roofs made of slatestones, tiles or shingles. Visit yorkshiredictionary.york.ac.uk to access this wonderful resource.
1. Fabulous rural location
The property is tucked away and surrounded by beautiful countryside Photo: Davis & Bowring
2. A bird's eye view
This picture shows the full spelndour of the surrounding countryside Photo: David & Bowring
4. What's cooking?
The kitchen with two oven Aga and plenty of space for a farmhouse table Photo: Davis & Bowring