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Floorplan
Map6 bedroom detached house
Study
Sold STC
Detached house
6 beds
2 baths
Key information
Features and description
* Virtual Tour * Situated in a picturesque rural hamlet, within easy reach of a number of amenities, is this stunning, grade II listed countryside residence dating back to the 17th century and set within grounds of 2.2 acres. EPC RATING: N/A.
AT A GLANCE
•Detached Period Property
•Set Within 2.18 Acres
•Many Character Features
•Several Outbuildings with Planning Permission For Conversion
•Six Bedrooms
•Including One Ground Floor Bedroom
•Luxurious First Floor Bathroom & Separate Shower Room
•Three Reception Rooms
•Kitchen/Breakfast Room
•Utility Room
•Character Features including Exposed Beams, Fireplaces & Flagstone Floors
•New Slate Roof
•Early 18th Century Fireplaces with Overmantel paintings; an Arcadia scene and a river scene.
Grounds:
•2.18 Acres of Land including a Paddock
•Sweeping Driveway
•Lawned Garden
Within the grounds are several outbuildings, these include:
•Two Stables
•Hay Barn
•Tack Room
•Attached Two Storey Barn, Formally Byre & Granary (with Planning Permission For Conversion)
•Former Gardener’s Cottage (with Planning Permission For Renovation) West Somerset Application number: 3/32/18/035
Services:
•Oil Central Heating
•Mains Water, Electricity & Drainage
•4 Open Fireplaces
•Council Tax Band: F
•EPC - Exempt Due To Being A Listed Building
ACCOMMODATION
This exceptional, double fronted residence briefly comprises: Entrance hallway, bay fronted lounge with feature fireplace, sitting room again with a fireplace and bay window, study, utility room, bedroom six with en-suite WC, rear lobby and an impressive open-plan farmhouse style kitchen/dining room with Aga and separate range cooker, and with views onto the garden and paddock.
Accessed from either the grand turning staircase or the second staircase, the impressive first floor landing provides access to five bedrooms, two with exquisite listed fireplaces with overmantel paintings, shower room and a luxurious bathroom complete the first floor accommodation.
EXTERIOR
Attached to the property is a two storey barn which has planning for conversation. As does the former gardeners' cottage which is tucked away in an enclosed private rear garden. In addition, there are a number of other outbuildings including hay barn, two stables and tack room.
The grounds themselves consist of a lawned garden with mature trees and shrubs, long sweeping shingled driveway and a level, enclosed paddock currently housing sheep and a pigsty.
LOCATION
Shurton Lodge is situated in the quiet hamlet of Shurton, where there is an award winning pub. Shurton is situated within 1 mile of Hinkley Point Power Station and is close to both the Quantock Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Somerset coastline.
2 miles away is Stogursey, a pretty village in north-west Somerset, 3 miles from the A39, 9 miles from Bridgwater and between the Quantock Hills and Bridgwater Bay. It has a fantastic church, a castle with mote, shops, a primary school, and two pubs.
The market town of Bridgwater offers a range of amenities, shopping and leisure facilities, together with two junctions of the M5 Motorway and also a mainline train station. The county town of Taunton is also within reach over the Quantock Hills to the south.
VIEWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
To arrange a viewing appointment or to discuss this property further please contact Joseph Casson Estate Agency on[use Contact Agent Button].
LISTING INFORMATION FROM HISTORIC ENGLAND
House. C17, altered C18 and mid C19. Partially rendered over blue lias random rubble, slate roof hipped to right, brick stacks left gable end and to left of cross passage. 3 cell and cross passage, converted into 2 dwellings mid C19 with addition at North East corner. 2 storeys, 5:1 bays, all windows mid - late C19, first floor 2-light casements, ground floor 2 canted bays of brick, slate roofs, mullioned and transomed windows flanking plank door left, original entrance to right, plank door, with 2-light casement beyond. Inter or: 2 bedrooms contain raised and fielded panelling with early C18 overmantel paintings, an Arcadia scene and a river scene. Outbuilding attached at South East corner, granary over byre, now storehouse. 2-storey, 2 bays, first floor C20 window with plank door right reached by external stone stair, ground floor central plank door. Listing NGR: ST[use Contact Agent Button]
Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold
AT A GLANCE
•Detached Period Property
•Set Within 2.18 Acres
•Many Character Features
•Several Outbuildings with Planning Permission For Conversion
•Six Bedrooms
•Including One Ground Floor Bedroom
•Luxurious First Floor Bathroom & Separate Shower Room
•Three Reception Rooms
•Kitchen/Breakfast Room
•Utility Room
•Character Features including Exposed Beams, Fireplaces & Flagstone Floors
•New Slate Roof
•Early 18th Century Fireplaces with Overmantel paintings; an Arcadia scene and a river scene.
Grounds:
•2.18 Acres of Land including a Paddock
•Sweeping Driveway
•Lawned Garden
Within the grounds are several outbuildings, these include:
•Two Stables
•Hay Barn
•Tack Room
•Attached Two Storey Barn, Formally Byre & Granary (with Planning Permission For Conversion)
•Former Gardener’s Cottage (with Planning Permission For Renovation) West Somerset Application number: 3/32/18/035
Services:
•Oil Central Heating
•Mains Water, Electricity & Drainage
•4 Open Fireplaces
•Council Tax Band: F
•EPC - Exempt Due To Being A Listed Building
ACCOMMODATION
This exceptional, double fronted residence briefly comprises: Entrance hallway, bay fronted lounge with feature fireplace, sitting room again with a fireplace and bay window, study, utility room, bedroom six with en-suite WC, rear lobby and an impressive open-plan farmhouse style kitchen/dining room with Aga and separate range cooker, and with views onto the garden and paddock.
Accessed from either the grand turning staircase or the second staircase, the impressive first floor landing provides access to five bedrooms, two with exquisite listed fireplaces with overmantel paintings, shower room and a luxurious bathroom complete the first floor accommodation.
EXTERIOR
Attached to the property is a two storey barn which has planning for conversation. As does the former gardeners' cottage which is tucked away in an enclosed private rear garden. In addition, there are a number of other outbuildings including hay barn, two stables and tack room.
The grounds themselves consist of a lawned garden with mature trees and shrubs, long sweeping shingled driveway and a level, enclosed paddock currently housing sheep and a pigsty.
LOCATION
Shurton Lodge is situated in the quiet hamlet of Shurton, where there is an award winning pub. Shurton is situated within 1 mile of Hinkley Point Power Station and is close to both the Quantock Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Somerset coastline.
2 miles away is Stogursey, a pretty village in north-west Somerset, 3 miles from the A39, 9 miles from Bridgwater and between the Quantock Hills and Bridgwater Bay. It has a fantastic church, a castle with mote, shops, a primary school, and two pubs.
The market town of Bridgwater offers a range of amenities, shopping and leisure facilities, together with two junctions of the M5 Motorway and also a mainline train station. The county town of Taunton is also within reach over the Quantock Hills to the south.
VIEWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
To arrange a viewing appointment or to discuss this property further please contact Joseph Casson Estate Agency on[use Contact Agent Button].
LISTING INFORMATION FROM HISTORIC ENGLAND
House. C17, altered C18 and mid C19. Partially rendered over blue lias random rubble, slate roof hipped to right, brick stacks left gable end and to left of cross passage. 3 cell and cross passage, converted into 2 dwellings mid C19 with addition at North East corner. 2 storeys, 5:1 bays, all windows mid - late C19, first floor 2-light casements, ground floor 2 canted bays of brick, slate roofs, mullioned and transomed windows flanking plank door left, original entrance to right, plank door, with 2-light casement beyond. Inter or: 2 bedrooms contain raised and fielded panelling with early C18 overmantel paintings, an Arcadia scene and a river scene. Outbuilding attached at South East corner, granary over byre, now storehouse. 2-storey, 2 bays, first floor C20 window with plank door right reached by external stone stair, ground floor central plank door. Listing NGR: ST[use Contact Agent Button]
Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold
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