5 bedroom detached house for sale

Buckstone Bank dates from the late 18th century
with later additions and is built of Cotswold stone.
Set in the heart of the village, this detached house
is approached through wrought iron electric gates
which open to a large gravelled courtyard in front
of the garaging and annexe. The front door is on
the gable end and opens into a spacious entrance
hall with cloakroom and main stairs to the first floor.

To one side is the study/sitting room with adjacent
store room. The drawing room has bay windows
on two elevations and an inglenook fireplace, with
log burner, and a door into the dining room with
inglenook fireplace and secondary stairs. From here a door opens into the recently fitted bespoke kitchen/breakfast room, which is fully equipped with double electric range Everhot oven, breakfast area, arch through to utility area and French doors onto the garden terrace. From the hall, the main staircase rises to a landing where there are three en-suite double bedrooms and a study. Stairs continue to the second floor to bedroom 5, a studio and excellent attic storage. From an inner landing and approached from the secondary stairs another staircase rises to bedroom 4 with adjacent bathroom.

To the side of the house and attached to the garaging is the annexe, which comprises a kitchen/living room, shower room and conservatory. This is suitable for a dependant relative or home office.

Buckstone Bank stands in 7.6 acres of garden and
paddocks. To the rear of the house and annexe is an established south facing garden with well planted borders and a wide range of mature trees and shrubs. There is good storage for garden equipment and a workshop. To the west are 6.8 acres of paddocks with a separate access from the main village road. A track leads to the stable block and continues to the versatile modern barn which measures about 2250 sq ft (211 sqm) externally and is suitable for live stock or storage. There are separate water and electricity supplies.

Note: A footpath exists across 2 of the paddocks..

Buckstone Bank is located in the heart of the
picturesque village of Long Compton within
the Conservation Area. The village is situated
on the edge of the Cotswolds in an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty on the borders of
north Oxfordshire, north Gloucestershire and
south Warwickshire.

Within the village there is a general store,
nursery and primary school, a village hall, sports
field, the award winning gastro pub The Red Lion,
and the 13th century church with its own lychgate
The property is well placed for Daylesford and
Soho Farmhouse. The market towns of Chipping
Norton, Shipston-on-Stour and Moreton-in-
Marsh are all within easy reach providing a
range of everyday facilities, whilst the cultural
centres of Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford
provide a wider range of recreational and
educational opportunities. There is access to a number of footpaths. The village is on a bus route between Stratford-upon-Avon and Chipping Norton and communication links into London and to the North are good, with the Moreton, Paddington and Banbury, Marylebone lines and the M40 at Junction 12. The area offers a good range of state schooling including Acorns Primary School in the village, Chipping Norton School together with a good selection of noteworthy independent schools including Kitebrook House, Sibford, Kingham Hill, Bloxham and Tudor Hall.