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Mollington Mollington is a small village in a predominantly agricultural area some three miles north of Chester. The village lies between the A41 Liverpool Road and A540 Parkgate Road and is ideally located for access to the motorway network, with the M56/M53 barely 2 miles away. There is an hourly bus service to Chester and The Wirral. Liverpool is some 25 miles to the north and Manchester about 40 miles to the east. Drive-time to each city airport is about 30 minutes. Village amenities include two four star hotels, the Mollington Banastre and Crabwall Manor, Mollington Grange Golf Course and an excellent village school.
Until the early part of the 20th Century the villages of Mollington, Lea and Backford comprised the Mollington Estate and Mollington Hall (pictured above) was built by Thomas Hunt in 1757 as the centre for the estate. The estate was bought by John Feilden in 1797 and remained in the ownership of the Feildens until 1910. The Hall itself was demolished in 1938, but its location can be seen on the extract from the 1911 Ordnance Survey plan (Plan B). During the Hunt and Feilden dynasties the land currently being offered for sale was laid out as parkland in the "Capability Brown" style (shown right). The land, which was separated from the house by a Ha-ha (still in existence) was probably grazed by deer. The Lakes provided water, fish, recreation - swimming and boating in the summer - and ice to stock the Icehouse (still in existence) in the winter.

Feilden Chase, Feilden Court, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LS. Feilden Chase is identified in pink on Plan A. It is a two-storey detached house built mainly in 1952 in the grounds of the old Mollington Hall. The other five houses in Feilden Court were built in the mid 1970s. The accommodation comprises an entrance hall, four reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, a utility area and cloakroom on the ground floor, and four bedrooms (two with en-suite facilities),a family bathroom and kitchen on the first floor.
There is an integral double garage and useful brick outbuildings. All mains services connected and there is gas-fired central heating. The rear rooms have far-reaching views over Mollington Lakes and Mere Farm towards Chester city centre and beyond.Council Tax - Band G.

Mollington Lakes The land identified in blue on Plan A extends to about 19.6 acres (7.9 hectares) in all. It comprises about 13.32 acres (5.39 hectares) of farmland, currently under pasture, the two adjoining Lakes totalling 4.82 acres (1.95 hectares), the Icehouse Plantation of 0.89 acres (0.36 hectares), and the gated entrance to the land from Townfield Lane. The Lakes appear on an 18th century map of the Mollington Hall Estate when they were undoubtedly the focal point of an impressive landscaped garden. The smaller lake is spring-fed and feeds the larger lake from where the water drains to the Icehouse Plantation and thence to the brook which runs along the northern boundary of the land through Viaduct Wood towards the canal.

Mere Farm Mere Farm, edged in yellow on the Plan A, comprises 62.8 acres (25.4 hectares) of farmland and woodland, with modern farm buildings of substantial, high quality construction. The frames are of galvanised steel and the walls are of brick and concrete block with coated metal sheet cladding. The pitched roofs are finished with coated metal sheeting to match the cladding. The floors are of concrete construction. Access is by way of a gated entrance from Townfield Lane. Mains water, and electricity are connected and connection to the main sewer is available.
Ref 1: - Stable block The stable block comprises an American Barn of about 3,777 sq.ft (351m²) with double sliding doors at either end. There are 8 internal stables and 4 external stables with a kitchen and toilet accessed from the concrete surfaced yard.
Ref 2: - Workshop A secure, single storey workshop of about 1,560 sq.ft. (145 m²) with electrically operated roller shutter doors.
Refs 3 & 4: - Two open-fronted barns Barn Ref. 3 adjoins the workshop and extends to about of 3,280 sq.ft. (304.7 m²). Bar Ref 4 is a detached structure with an area of about 1,416 sq.ft. (131.6 m²). The farm buildings are set around a concrete surfaced yard (ref. 5) of 9,300 sq. ft. (864 m²). In addition, there are planning permissions for a cattle shed and feed store (ref. 6) of 16,530 sq.ft. (1,536 m²) and a further barn (ref. 7) of 10,760 sq.ft. (1,000 m²) which was demolished in 2006.
Allendale, Townfield Lane, Mollington, Chester CH1 6NJ Allendale is identified in orange on Plan A. It is a detached 1960s bungalow of brick construction with a pitched and tiled roof. The accommodation comprises an outer lobby and inner hall, lounge, dining room, kitchen and pantry, utility room, four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double garage. There are gardens to front and rear. There is gas-fired central heating, the windows are double glazed and there is a burglar alarm. All mains services are connected. The rear rooms have extensive views over Mere Farm.
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