Richard Hammond's decision to relocate to a six-bedroom Georgian manor house in Abergavenny, Wales has reportedly left some "agitated" locals concerned that his former Grand Tour co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson could follow suit, abandoning his famous farm in the process.

Jeremy is currently based in Oxfordshire, where he runs Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington and The Farmer's Dog pub in Asthall, but the Abergavenny Chronicle has claimed some Welsh residents are worried that once the farmer "gets wind of just how lovely Abergavenny and its wider environs are" from Richard, he might be tempted to purchase a property in the area too.

A spokesperson for Not In Our Backyard (NOB) added: "Apart from the occasional sighting in the frozen aisle at the local supermarket, Mr Hammond has kept a very low profile.

"Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of Mr Clarkson. Since he has set up camp at Diddly Squat Farm, Chipping Norton has turned into an absolute circus."

However, Clarkson's Farm host Jeremy has set the record straight on the rumours in his latest column, while firing a brutal dig at his Top Gear co-star's tendency to get into accidents for good measure.

Writing in The Sun, Jeremy said: "Residents in the pretty Welsh town of Abergavenny said this week that after Richard Hammond bought a house in the area, they were 'fearful' that I'd do the same thing.

"Well relax, boyos, because why would I want to live near Richard Hammond?

"The roads are dangerous enough as it is without having to worry about him coming round the corner, on fire and on his roof."

The swipe refers to Richard suffering several serious motor crashes during filming for both Top Gear and The Grand Tour, which he starred in alongside Jeremy and James May, including a near-fatal accident while behind the wheel of a Vampire Dragster in 2006.

Although the trio mutually decided to end their lucrative TV collaboration, which spanned 22 years, back in 2024, they remain friends and support one another's solo projects.

Richard recently discussed their current relationship, confirming to the Oxford Mail: "We still talk. We always used to be asked that a lot, but we were together so much filming that the only way to spend more time together would have been to marry one another, really.

"We had time to go home, unpack, catch up, remember where you lived, and we were all together again, so we never got into the habit of massively socialising together.

"We do as we'll meet up at parties and events and always shall, obviously, as you don't spend nearly 25 years working with people and not become friends."