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4 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 4 - 7 bedrooms
- 3 reception rooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 12.00 acres
- Outbuildings
- Period
- Detached
- Equestrian
- Garden
- Stabling
Large reception hall • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room • Playroom • Conservatory • Utility room • Cloakroom • 4 double bedrooms • Bathroom • Shower room • 3 large attic rooms with potential to create further bedroom accommodation.
3x 1 bedroom Cottages:
Kitchen • Sitting room • Bedroom • Shower room
Outbuildings:
Large barn with 12 stables and 2 tack rooms • Modern agricultural barn with storage and garaging
Gardens and Grounds:
Garden • Parking • All weather arena • Paddocks • In all about 12 acres
Photographs dated 2018
The property:
Foxham Farmhouse is an attractive Grade II Listed country house which is believed to date back to the late 17th Century. The house has been restored sympathetically and has potential for further work to be done, including converting the large attic space. Many of the property's period features have been retained, such as exposed timber beams, panelling and open fireplaces.
On the ground floor the large reception/dining hall forms the centre of the house which has a wonderful inglenook fireplace inset with wood burning stove and a sash bay window with window seat. Leading off the reception hall is the sitting room, study and kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of fitted units under granite worktops, off the kitchen is the playroom which was formally the utility room and also has a range of fitted units. The current utility room links the conservatory to the house. On the first floor there are 4 double bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room. The attic space is currently divided into 3 rooms.
The Cottages
The former cow byre has been beautifully converted into 3x 1 bedroom holiday cottages.
Gardens and grounds
Foxham Farmhouse is approached off the lane through a pair of timber gates which leads to a large parking area and gives access to the cottages, outbuildings and land. The gardens are mainly to the rear of the property and are laid to lawn.
There are 2 modern agricultural barns, one of which has 12 stables and 2 tacks rooms, the second has 2 large open bays and a secure area with mezzanine gym above. The all-weather outdoor arena measures 25m x 50m. he land is currently used as pony paddocks and is laid to permanent pasture with mains water. In all about 12 acres.
Foxham is a picturesque rural village with a pub, church and village hall. The neighbouring village of Christian Malford has a primary school, village shop, church and public house.
Chippenham town centre is just 6 miles away and provides a range of shopping facilities and amenities including sports/leisure centre and mainline rail services to London Paddington. Access to Junction 17 of the M4 is 6 miles away.
There are excellent private and state schools in the area. Private schools include St Margret's Preparatory school (co-ed) and St Marys (Girls) in Calne, Dauntsey's School near Devizes and Marlborough College. There are excellent secondary schools in Chippenham.
Recreational facilities include Bowood House with its 18 hole golf course and spa hotel, exceptional walking and riding, hunting with the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt and racing at Bath, Newbury and Cheltenham.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
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