Thorpe Hall in Fylingthorpe has gone on the market and is bound to cause a stir.

It has been marketed as an eight bedroom family home and comes with a separate coach house and five acres of land.

Thorpe Hall has been described as the most important house in the area, a claim supported by its Grade II Listed building status.

Its particular charm lies in the fact it remains little altered over the centuries, save for careful adaptations to bring it up to modern standards.

Thorpe Hall was rebuilt in 1680 by the Fawside family, who came from Scotland with King James I and it remained in the family’s ownership until 1956.

The Fawsides changed their name to Farsyde and extended the old house in both 1835 and 1844, taking tremendous care to blend the old with the new.

There is much history and legend surrounding the Farsyde family with their part in the various political and religious conflicts as Lords of Fylingdales Manor, serving the various monarchs over the years and being involved in many battles of the times, both home and abroad.

More locally, they were involved in shipping and smuggling and there is still an enclosed secret stone hide in the rear garden of Thorpe Hall.

The family’s legacy is still very much alive, with their coat of arms carved above the doors, fireplaces and on the out buildings.

It is also depicted in stained glass on the landing.

Architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83) once lovingly referred to Thorpe Hall as a “strange building.”

As such, its importance and presence as a village house of unique character and history is bound to appeal to many potential buyers now it is on the open market.

Local agents Astin’s, along with national agents Savills, are marketing the property.

With five impressive front gables, mullioned windows, imposing stone walls and high pitched roofs and stunning views over Robin Hood’s Bay and Ravenscar, the property is not likely to be on the market for long.

Along with the eight bedrooms the home features a ground floor drawing room, sitting room, study, dining room, family room and kitchen.

The gardens have been restored by the present owners and are set over several levels, with stone features blending into the surrounding woodland.

While it is accepted it will need further upgrading and improvements in order to realise its full potential, such is the rarity of lots of this calibre both agents are expecting a high level of interest.