Traditional country house with rural outlook.

Description

Cherington Butts is situated between the villages of Cherington and Burmington in a slightly elevated position.

The property enjoys lovely southerly and westerly views over the surrounding countryside towards Whichford Woods.

Constructed of ironstone under a slate tile roof.

Range of period features include open fireplaces, flagstone floors, exposed floorboards, shuttered sash windows, window seats, and spiral staircase.

The property has been recently extensively and sympathetically extended and modernised. Works include a new garden room ideal for all year round entertaining, quality kitchen units with oil fired two oven Aga, Neff appliances, marble worksurfaces, white bathroom fittings, Sonos sound system, partial double glazing, wood burning stoves, cast iron radiators, door furniture and mezzanine balcony above the orangery.

The kitchen/breakfast/sitting room offers a fabulous area for relaxing, with doors into the garden room. All original reception rooms offer elegant proportions, generous ceiling heights, where natural light pervades throughout.

The informality of the grounds blend with the surrounding countryside and incorporates an avenue of chestnut trees, rose garden, paved seating areas, outdoor heated swimming pool and tennis court, all making for summer entertaining. Vegetable garden. In all about 7 acres.

The separate one bedroom annexe has been carefully modernised and improved, ideal for guests, staff, working from home or income stream.

Automatic entrance gates open on to the driveway which is flanked by estate fencing and leads to an area of parking and triple bay car port.

Range of outbuildings include a traditional brick stable block set around a central courtyard incorporating loose boxes, tack room and hay storage. Brick pig sty and enclosure. Workshop, boiler house and pool house.

Key attributes of this delightful country house which cannot be under estimated include a rural outlook, views, mature gardens, grazing, versatile living, elegant proportions, generous ceiling heights, excellent decorative order, second floor bedrooms, ideal for teenagers, home office and ample storage.

Location

Cherington is a pretty village situated on the borders of South Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire and North Gloucestershire amidst rolling countryside, close to the Cotswolds.

The neighbouring villages of Stourton, Cherington and Whichford provide Whichford Pottery with its own café and The Cotswold Distillery. The local villages of Upper and Lower Brailes (about 1.3 miles) provide two public houses, hotel, well regarded primary school, butchers, French bakery, paper shop and general stores, fine parish church, garage and golf club.

There is a village shop/post office and primary school in the local villages of Long Compton and Hook Norton.

The local market towns of Shipston-on-Stour, Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-the-Marsh and Banbury provide an excellent range of local amenities and shops, with Oxford and Cheltenham easily accessible. The Cotswolds is well known for its gastro pubs as well as farm shops including Wyatts Farm Shop and Daylesford Organic Farm Shop with café and health spa. Soho Farmhouse members club (16.5 miles).

There is a good mix of schooling in the area; primary education can be found in Brailes; secondary education at Chipping Norton, Shipston-on-Stour, King Edward VI (boys) and Shottery Grammar (girls), both Stratford-upon-Avon, whilst there are private schools at The Croft and Kitebrook, (both preparatory), Warwick, Bloxham, Tudor Hall (girls) and Kingham Hill. Both Oxford and Cheltenham are renowned for their schooling.

There are mainline railway stations at Moreton-in-Marsh (8 miles) and Kingham (12 miles) providing regular services to Oxford and London Paddington (from 1hr 34 minutes and 1hr 26 minutes respectively), and Banbury (13 miles) with direct services to London Marylebone (from 56 minutes). There is good road access to London and the North via the M40.

Local leisure activities include golf at Feldon Valley, Lower Brailes, Tadmarton, Rye Hill and Chipping Norton; racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham and Warwick; theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and Chipping Norton. The area boasts a great network of walks and rides across the Cotswolds AONB.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 5,447 sq ft


Acreage: 7 Acres

Additional Info

Council Tax Band: H