Delightful period cottage with generous garden.

Location

Sulgrave is a popular, rural village situated in the south Northamptonshire countryside, close to the North Oxfordshire border, about 8 miles north east of Banbury. A conservation village, its Manor House was once the ancestral home of George Washington and today the thriving community boasts a community run village shop/post office, public house and parish church. The nearby market towns of Banbury and Brackley provide local amenities including supermarkets, schools and banks. Oxford, Northampton and Milton Keynes provide for more extensive leisure, retail and cultural facilities.

Intercity rail service from Banbury to London Marylebone from 56 minutes. Motorway connections M40, (J11) Banbury about 7 miles. Birmingham Airport 45 miles.

The area is well served for schools including primary school in the neighbouring village of Culworth and Chenderit secondary school in Middleton Cheney. Independent schools include preparatory at Winchester House (Brackley), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Beachborough (Westbury), and St Johns (Banbury), with senior independent schools including Tudor Hall and Bloxham School, Stowe School, Rugby and Northampton High School.

Leisure activities in the area include numerous public footpaths and bridleways leading from the village as well as, golf at Cherwell & Farthingstone Golf Club and Whittlebury Park; motor racing at Silverstone; Bicester Village retail park and theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford and Milton Keynes.

Description

Originally thought to date from the 19th century and extended over the years, Swallow Cottage has been sensitively transformed by the current owners to provide well-presented accommodation. Set within the heart of the community with a sizeable garden the property is a rare find. Works carried out to the property in recent years include replacing the windows, boiler, kitchen and bathrooms.

A porch leads into the dining room with exposed beams and feature fireplace.   The light, dual aspect sitting room is at the rear of the property and looks on the garden, with a wood burning stove and exposed beams. The kitchen / breakfast room provides a flexible space with in-built wall and base units with Corian work tops, integrated appliances and stainless steel sink. The kitchen also benefits from under floor heating and a door into the garden. To the rear of the kitchen is a WC with sink unit and space for a washing machine.

The first floor includes a spacious principal bedroom with wonderful countryside views over the garden, in-built wardrobes and an en suite shower room. There is a further double bedroom with in built storage, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. There is also a partly boarded attic space, accessed via a ladder.

To the rear of the property is the added advantage of a separate home office.

To the side of the property is off street parking leading through double gates into the garden. A paved and gravel terrace leads up grand stone steps to a large area of lawn and landscaped flowerbeds. A path leads through the garden to a seating area underneath a pergola and onto the former vegetable garden. There is a large shed towards the rear of the garden and two further sheds.

Square Footage: 1287 sq ft