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Written question asked by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Monday, 31 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 November 2011. It was answered by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Monday, 14 November 2011 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Duchy of Lancaster: Farms

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what farms and agricultural land are held by the Duchy of Lancaster.
Answer

[holding answer 10 November 2011]: The Duchy of Lancaster owns approximately 30,000 acres of agricultural land across England and Wales with a total of 100 farmsteads. The division of its holdings is scheduled as follows:

Acres Hectares
Cheshire 3,097.06 1,253.36
Derbyshire 260.80 105.54
Glamorgan 68.23 27.61
Leicestershire 9.27 3.75
Lincolnshire 1,027.94 416.00
Northamptonshire 1,893.82 766.42
Shropshire
Lancashire 9,717.70 3,932.70
Staffordshire 5,810.52 2,351.49
Yorkshire 8,291.81 3,355.65
Total 30,177.15 12,212.52

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
78231; 535 c535-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Farms Duchy of Lancaster
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk