Jeremy Clarkson's childhood Yorkshire home has gone up for sale for a cool £1,475,000.
The former Top Gear presenter and star of Clarkson's Farm is known to most of us for being a bit posh, running his beautiful farm down in the Cotsworlds.
But what a lot of us forget (or never knew in the first place) is that Jeremy Clarkson is in fact a Yorkshireman - and he grew up in Doncaster.
Now, his five-bedroom, Grade II-listed childhood home has been listed for sale, in the village of Tickhill.
Although the home has a long history, it's best-known locally for its time as the family home of the Clarkson family, including Jeremy and his mother Shirley, who made a name for herself making Paddington Bear teddy bears.
She initially made them without content, but was later granted licensing rights by Paddington author Michael Bond and went on the manufacture Paddington Bears worldwide.
Jeremy Clarkson's childhood home in Yorkshire. Credit: Rightmove / Lister Haigh
Her son, obviously, also got pretty famous later in life - Jeremy Clarkson is one of Britain's best-known broadcasters and presenters.
The home itself, Rowland Bridge House, is a Grade II-listed detached house, with a home office and guest accommodation over a separate garage and a beautiful setting along the water's edge.
Inside, you'll find a hall and cloakroom, dining room, sitting room, drawing room, orangery, living kitchen, utility room, master bedroom with dressing room and en suite, guest bedroom with dressing room and en suite, three further bedrooms, and a house bathroom.
One of the prettiest corners of this beautiful home is the landscaped south-facing walled gardens, which overlook the water and include an outdoor kitchen.
The house spans an impressing 5,000 sq ft and although it's got plenty of period charm, it's more recently been brought up to modern standards with media and sound systems and remote heating and security systems.
So there you have it - the walls where Jeremy Clarkson spent his early years could now be yours.
Go behind the doors of this truly beautiful house on the market in the leafy suburb of Horsforth.
Now this one really is a thing of beauty.
Located on Scotland Lane in Horsforth, The Rookery is an absolutely stunning former Georgian farmhouse dating all the way back to the 19th century.
It occupies a whopping 5,000 sq ft as well as its very own cottage amongst 5.5 acres of land, as well as five double bedrooms and three bathrooms.
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And guess what? It's only on the market for a mere guide price of £1.75 million. Pocket change.
In the main house you're welcomed with a grand entrance hall and staircase leading through to a series of reception rooms on the ground floor, how posh. Here you'll also find a wet room and an orangery which attaches to the kitchen, even more posh.
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Upstairs there's five double bedrooms, three bathrooms and a study - that should be plenty room for us we think.
But the exterior is where it gets really interesting as here you'll find five acres of beautifully maintained gardens featuring an orchard, kitchen garden and a tennis court.
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There's also 'stabling suited to equine use, adding further appeal for those with equestrian interests'... we couldn't have put it better ourselves.
Beyond that The Rookery features it's very own detached two-bedroom cottage as well as a garage with mezzanine accommodation.
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The entire property looks like something out of a fairytale, so if you're looking to live your best 19th century Bridgerton-esque life, then dig deep and get hold of that £1.75 million.
But if you do buy it, can we please live in the cottage?
Leeds city centre set for hundreds of new flats after council agrees sale of ‘prime’ development site
Clementine Hall
It looks like even more new flats could be popping up in Leeds city centre.
The land in question is located near Leeds' Aire Park development, next to The Adelphi Pub in a prime location smack bang in the city centre.
It's looking like over 240 flats could be built on the site after the council has agreed to sell the coveted plot of land to a housing developer.
The current land that is surrounded by heritage assets has been sold by Leeds City Council to property developer Glenbrook.
A planning application from Glenbrook proposed mostly 246 one and two bedroom apartments in a whopping 24 storey development.
Around 20% of the homes would be classified as affordable housing, being rented out at 80% of the current private market rate.
The application will be discussed when the council's City Plans Panel meets next Thursday 14 May.
A council planning officer’s report said: “The emerging proposals present a significant opportunity to regenerate a prominent vacant brownfield site within the city centre.
“The development would deliver a substantial number of new homes, alongside the provision of some employment opportunities.”
A council decision report when selling the plot back in 2022 said: “It is surrounded by heritage assets in an area undergoing rapid regeneration and is widely considered to be a prime plot capable of supporting a high quality residential development.”
Well then Leeds, what do you make of these plans then?
Daisy Jackson -
20th June 2025 
