Duchy Brings Estate Management In-House
Duchy Brings Estate Management In-House
The Duchy of Lancaster has brought the management of all Rural Surveys in house with effect from 1st October 2018. As part of this change, the Duchy has restructured its rural estate management teams. Two Regional Surveyors of Lands will lead on the Rural Surveys working out of the Duchy’s London HQ and recently established […]
New Special School To Be Built At Higham Ferrers
The Duchy of Lancaster has agreed to release 2.2 hectares of land for the building of a new free school at Rushden on its historic Higham Ferrers estate. Built by the Department for Education and to be run by Friars Academy Trust, this specially designed secondary school will offer places to 145 students with special […]
Ripley’s Farm Let To Young Yorkshire Farming Family
Following a rigorous selection process, the Duchy of Lancaster has awarded the tenancy of Ripley’s Farm on the Cloughton Estate in Yorkshire to Adam and Claire Turnbull, formerly of Grange Farm in Sinnington. The Turnbull family will take over from Ian and Suzanne Burnett, Duchy tenants at Ripley’s Farm for three generations and whose care […]
Inspiring Others To Look To The Land
An inspirational farmer on the Duchy’s Whitewell Estate in Lancashire is taking the countryside into classrooms across the UK. John Alpe was first introduced to the ‘educational access’ initiative under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in 2000. He now gives around a dozen talks to schools, colleges and groups across the UK each year as well […]
Ladies Day At The Duchy
The Duchy of Lancaster is celebrating its own Ladies Day this year with the announcement that three new appointments have been made to its inhouse team of Rural Surveyors. Senior Asset Manager Naomi Browne joins the Duchy from Savills where she has been looking after the Staffordshire Survey for the past five years. Naomi will […]