A significant early 18th century Grade II listed farmhouse built in stone under a slate roof and retaining many original features. The property requires some upgrading in areas but offers well proportioned accommodation on two floors and has a spacious cellar.
Eakley Lanes is a small hamlet of distinctive properties on the cusp of the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire borders. Being extremely rural in location the property offers excellent access to riding both in the nearby Salcey Forest and beyond this to Swans Way and the Three Shires bridleway.

Ground Floor - Formal Entrance - Via part glazed front door leading to:

Primary Entrance hall - Staircase rising to first floor landing. Decorative wall panels. Radiator Archway to:
Rear hall and vestibule. Tiled flooring. Windows to rear aspect. Doors to garden. Doors off to principal rooms and stairway to an interesting two compartment vaulted cellar. Radiator.

Cloakroom - Suite of low flush WC and wash basin. Window to rear elevation. Radiator.

Drawing room - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Exposed ceiling beams. Open fireplace with stone mantle and hearth. Oak flooring. Dado rail. Picture rail. Radiator.

Dining Room - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Exposed ceiling beams. Inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam and housing a wood burning stove mounted over a paved hearth. Quarry tiled flooring. 2 Built in pine cupboards. Radiator.

Study - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Stone mullion surround fireplace with brick recess on stone hearth. Oak floorboards. Ceiling beams. Built in cupboard to alcove. Picture rail.

Kitchen/breakfast room - A typical farmhouse kitchen with a single drainer sink unit having cupboards and drawers under. Further extensive range of cupboard units to base and high levels. Space for a range cooker. Ample work surfaces. Windows to the side and rear elevations. Integrated fridge freezer. Plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Quarry tiled flooring.

Utility Room - Plumbing for a washing machine and dryer. Shelving. Larder cupboard. Base level cupboards. Quarry tiled flooring. Skylight.

Rear Porch - Exposed stonework to walls. Built in cupboard. Door to garden.

First Floor - Landing. - Window to the rear aspect. Decorative panelling to walls. Radiator.

Master bedroom - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Dado rail. Cast iron fireplace with period mantle over. Radiator.

Bedroom 2 Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Dado rail. Open fireplace with slate surround. Radiator.

Bedroom 3 - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Loft access. cast iron fireplace with period mantle. Built in cupboards. Radiator.

Bedroom 4 - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Built in wardrobe. Dado rail. Radiator.

Dressing and shower Room - Velux window to the side elevation with beam over. Range of built in cupboards. Airing and clothing cupboards. Individual shower cubicle with glazed screen. Radiator.

Bathroom - Suite of slipper bath with ball and claw pedestals, twin wash basin and low flush WC. Exposed timbers. Recessed lighting to ceiling. Window to rear elevation with bench seating. Radiator and towel rail combination.

Outside - To the front of the property behind a stone retaining wall there are a variety of shrubs, plants and trees bisected by a terraced pathway also accessing a small pond within a large gravel area. Potential car parking for several vehicles is made available within a revised boundary as per the attached plan to be undertaken at the purchasers expense.

Access is available from this courtyard area to a sheltered vegetable garden with raised beds. Adjacent is an old chicken shed which conceals a well. and to the south eastern elevation there is a formal garden enclosed within a stone wall and fencing having a lawn and paved patio area.

Agents Notes - Being so rural the property is not provided with mains drainage or water. Eakley Manor is served by a septic tank. Mains water is piped from a nearby well and treated through a UV filter. The system is regularly tested and reviewed by the environment agency.
"The property is Grade II listed and was built as a coaching inn by Lord Lane at the turn of the 18th century".
"Verisure" alarm system
4G mobile broadband (30Mb download and 20 Mb upload)

Location - People have lived in Olney from the days of the Roman Empire. In Saxon times, Olney was mentioned in a Charter of 979 AD as Ollanege (which is thought to mean 'Ola's Island'). Olney belonged to a descendant of the King of Mercia before becoming part of the Viking lands. During the 18th Century, Olney was a staging post for travellers. Horse-drawn coaches passed through taking people between Kettering and the Newport Pagnell Turnpike. It is said that by 1754 there were 27 inns in the town. This was also the home of poet William Cowper and writer, curate John Newton who wrote the 'Olney Hymns' together. The town has a strong representation of individual shops selling clothing, footwear and accessories. There are supermarkets and convenience stores, a health centre, dentists, opticians and the town still retains its Nationwide building society. Hospitality is well served with an abundance of coffee shops, restaurants and bars all in the immediate surrounds of the lively market square. Free parking is available along the length of the High Street, a good half mile in length. Olney has also been named in The Sunday Times " Best places to live 2022". The town is situated just 11 miles from Milton Keynes, and was the only location from the county to make the cut. The guide features 70 locations in total, and is compiled by The Sunday Times' expert judges, who take into consideration a range of factors, such as: schools, connections, transport and the High Street. Olney is now a vibrant market town, with many people commuting to nearby towns for work. It's famous for the yearly pancake race which started here hundreds of years ago. Many local people know it as a place with a strong sense of community and as a safe and prosperous town to live. Olney is blessed with an enviable schooling reputation, there being three schools in the town serving children from 5 years of age to young adults of 18 years old. The town is well served for transport links with main line rail stations on the doorstep at Milton Keynes, Bedford and Wellingborough, each giving access to London and the North. Motorway access at Junction 14 of the M1 is only some 10 minutes distant. Luton and East Midlands airports are both within an hours drive. OLNEY RECREATION GROUNDS The town of Olney has a thriving sports centre situated just off East Street where the playing fields extend down to the banks of the River Ouse. Within the recreation ground the sports widely catered for are rugby, cricket, tennis, football and flat green bowling. Rugby features strongly in Olney and there are currently 25 teams representing the town in senior, ladies, junior and mini versions of the game. Olney rugby club have their own clubhouse which hosts many social occasions throughout the year in addition to providing changing and shower facilities. Football representation in Olney is provided by teams ranging from under 5 to under 18. Currently they have 470 players registered for season 2023/24. Qualified coaches look after this vast group of enthusiastic youngsters to develop and encourage them towards senior levels. The tennis club have four floodlight courts and their own clubhouse which caters for both juniors and adults with coaching available for beginners and improvers. Fine and Country are proud to sponsor Olney Tennis Club. Cricketers play on both Saturdays and Sundays in their respective leagues involving gentlemen, ladies who play in the Home Counties Womens League and juniors aged from 5 years upwards contesting the Beds Youth Leagues. Completing the plethora of sporting activity are the flat green bowlers. Founded in 1906 this is a thriving community in Olney. The bowls club are members of Bowls England (BE) and Bucks Bowling Association (BBA).

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