Charming village farmhouse set in a lovely part moated setting with a detached granary barn.
The Grange is a Grade II Listed timber-framed former farmhouse offering generous room sizes and light-filled accommodation arranged over three floors. The property is configured to provide ideal family and entertaining space with retained character features including sash and casement windows and some exposed wall and ceiling beams. The house is believed to date from the early 16th Century with 17th and 19th century enlargement and alterations and offers an enormous amounts of charm and character.
The front courtyard leads into the welcoming entrance hall where there is access to a large drawing room with feature open fireplace, a spacious front aspect sitting room with feature exposed brick open fireplace and a dining room with feature exposed brick fireplace. The spacious dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room has quarry-tiled flooring and provides a range of wall and base units, an Aga and a large walk-in pantry. To the rear of the house is a boot room housing the oil fired boiler, separate utility room with WC and wood store.
There are two separate stair cases, one from the entrance hall and one from the rear hall. The first floor provides a generous main bedroom with built-in storage and en suite bathroom, four further generous double bedrooms, all with built-in storage, and a family bathroom. A separate staircase rises to the second floor leading to a large landing area and a further double bedroom and an extensive 39 ft. loft space.
Outside
The property is approached via a gravel drive which offers parking for multiple vehicles and access to the double garage. To the rear of the garden is a two storey timber framed Granary barn which could be perfect for a number of uses or conversion, subject to the necessary consents. The Granary barn sits away from the main house and is surrounded by mature trees.
In front of the house is a part walled, block paved courtyard garden with pretty planting leading to the front door. The rest of the gardens surround the house and are mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and native trees and established flower beds. To the rear of the property are the remains of the moat with a wooden footbridge and further pond filled with irises. The setting is picturesque with some areas left as wild flower meadow. There is a thatched summer house and a three-roomed outbuilding located close to the back of the house. In all about 2 acres
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I really love this house - the part moated grounds are stunning and the barn offers so much potential.
Tom OrfordProperty agent