5 bedroom detached house

The Manor Farm is a handsome Georgian character home offering almost 3,100 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation with period features including some exposed beams, original fireplaces and elegant Georgian staircase. It also benefits from over 7,100 sq. ft. of outbuildings. Whilst in need of modernisation, the property offers the prospective purchaser the opportunity to create an ideal family home and to retain the outbuildings for farming use, or conversion to additional accommodation (STPP)(20/01972/FUL).

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and comprises: a large sitting room with a brick open fireplace, flanked on each side by built-in storage; a spacious family room with feature brick fireplace with wood burning stove, full-height rear aspect picture window and access to a triple aspect glazed garden room and inter-connecting external store; a generous dining room with open fireplace; and a useful study. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a kitchen with a neighbouring fitted utility room/bathroom, the kitchen providing a range of wall and floor units and space for a kitchen table.

On the first floor the property offers a large dual aspect principal bedroom with feature cast iron fireplace, four further well-proportioned bedrooms and a modern family bathroom with separate walk-in shower and neighbouring W.C.fireplace, four further well-proportioned bedrooms and a modern family bathroom with separate walk-in shower and neighbouring W.C.

The picturesque village of Shocklach lies close to the River Dee, the border between England and Wales, between Wrexham to the west and Nantwich to the east. The village offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including an historic church, public house and popular primary school. Nearby Tilston offers a wider selection of amenities including a village store with Post Office, church, popular gastropub, primary school and playing fields. Malpas, just over 4 miles away, offers local conveniences including a GP surgery, and more extensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found in Wrexham, Nantwich and Chester. Recreational opportunities in the area are plentiful, including ball sports at Malpas and District Sports Club, Carden Park Hotel & Golf Course and superb walks along The Sandstone Trail.

The property offers easy access to major commercial centres in both England and Wales and has excellent transportation links, with the A55 giving access to the M53 and the national motorway network, and regular rail links from Whitchurch to London Euston. The area is served by a good selection of nearby schooling including Shocklach Oviatt C of E Primary School in the village, Tilston Parochial C of E Primary School and Bishop Heber High School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), together with a wide range of noted independent schools including Ellesmere College, Moreton Hall and King’s and Queen’s Schools in Chester.

The property is approached through a five-bar gate over a private driveway leading to a part-cobbled courtyard with an extensive range of outbuildings including seven barns, some incorporating covered pens. Planning permission for the barns is for two 3-4 bedroom properties, both two storey, and one to be L-shaped.

The formal garden is laid mainly to lawn interspersed with mature trees and overlooks stock-fenced farmland to the rear, and the paddock to the front, with the whole enjoying far-reaching views over surrounding Cheshire countryside. The property comes with 6.24 acres of land.