Idyllic period house with generous gardens, offering space and privacy, in a prime Cotswold location.

Description

This attractive Grade II Listed former farmhouse of late 17th/early 18th Century origins is on the open market for the first time in thirty years and so presents a rare opportunity.

Limestone construction under a Stonesfield slate roof with ashlar stacks.

Wealth of period features including open fireplaces, exposed timbers, flagstone floors, exposed floor boards, Victorian floor tiles, sash windows, shutters, deep window boards, panelled internal doors and stone entrance piers.

The current owner has undertaken a sympathetic restoration programme including kitchen fittings, island, two oven Aga, oak flooring, bespoke fitted book shelves, white bathroom suites and underfloor heating to the barn. As a result the house offers modern living set within the charm and character of a period property.

Spacious kitchen/breakfast/family room is the hub of the house with access out into the garden, drawing room and larder.

The attached barn/drawing room makes for formal or informal entertaining, teenager’s games room or home cinema.

A number of rooms enjoy dual aspect to the front and rear and all are well-proportioned with generous ceiling height.

The property would certainly be ideal for entertaining, and as a weekend or family home.

There are gardens to the front laid to lawn flanked by beech hedge, wisteria and fig tree. Shingle parking area. From here the garden continues to the rear predominately laid to lawn with shingle entertaining area and raised vegetable beds and an orchard. The gardens are a particular feature of this house and include a wide variety of well-established borders and beds, with lavender, climbing roses and Virginia creeper. A Hornbeam hedge divides the gardens into terraced lawned areas with croquet lawn on the lower level and recreational lawn on the upper level with field gate access. Variety of trees including Yew, willow, apple, cherry, pear and greengage, all creating a wonderful sense of both space and privacy.

Off-road parking. Stone garden store and timber implement/bike store.

In all about 1 acre.

This is an important property benefitting from being both private and secluded, yet in close proximity to transport links for both Oxford and London.

Location

This attractive and sought-after Oxfordshire hamlet is situated in the Glyme Valley and lies within arguably the most popular postcode in Oxfordshire. The nearby villages of Enstone and Church Enstone provide a shop, public house and a church.

Woodstock, which is 6 miles away, provides further amenities including a range of public houses, shops and post office. More extensive day to day requirements are found in Chipping Norton with its independent shops such as a butcher, fishmonger and bookshop/cafe, as well as chemists, supermarkets, sport centre, lido, boutique cinema and theatre. The picturesque town of Burford is nearby, with Witney, Oxford, Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Banbury all offering other cultural and retail facilities.

The town of Charlbury is just 4 miles away and provides a useful mainline rail link into London Paddington via Oxford (66 mins approx.). Other excellent rail links can be found from Bicester and Oxford Parkway to London Marylebone (50 mins and 75 mins approx. respectively)) and also Banbury to London Marylebone (57 mins approx.) The M40 provides a good link to both the North and the South. The A44 provides fast access to Oxford, A34 and the M40 for London and Birmingham. The village lies right in the middle of the ‘golden triangle’, with Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew just 6 miles away (), the highly regarded Daylesford Organic Farm Shop located in Kingham 11 miles away and Estelle Manor just 7 miles.

The Oxford school run for The Dragon, Summerfields, Headington, Oxford High, St. Edwards and Magdalen College School. Radley, Stowe, Bloxham, Tudor Hall and Cheltenham together with many other well-known public schools are also accessible. Popular primary schools can be found in both great Great Tew and Enstone, and Kitebrook Preparatory School.

Recreational facilities include golf course at Lyneham, Heythrop, Chipping Norton, Burford and Tadmarton Heath; Lyneham Heath Equestrian Centre and livery with its renowned cross country course, coffee shop and gym; horse racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham and Warwick; excellent walking and riding throughout the Evenlode Valley.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,235 sq ft


Acreage: 1 Acres