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Period and modern living in harmony with nature.
Positioned on the edge of a charming village, towards the end of a no through lane, lies The Hollies, a delightful Grade II listed house.
It is of part timber frame, part Hornton stone and pale pink brick construction under a clay tile and grey slate roof. The property is believed to date from the early 1500s with later additions.
In more modern times, the house has been sympathetically extended and refurbished throughout to provide a lovely mixture of light and modern living with the property's original age and charm protected.
Period features include an open fireplace, a wood burning multi fuel stove, elm and pine internal doors, exposed wall and ceiling timbers, exposed stone walling and several feature stained glass windows.
Recent improvements include the oak framed kitchen, boot room, and dining room additions, particularly the octagon shaped garden room, underfloor heating to part, various roof lights, lovely bespoke fitted kitchen with two oven Aga and circular island.
The kitchen and garden room provide the essential hub of the house particularly as these rooms take in the garden, pond and views over open fields to the wooded slopes of Sun Rising Hill and Edgehill in the south-east. Doors open out onto a paved terrace to the rear, perfect for outdoor entertaining.
The inner sitting room with its impressive inglenook fireplace and wood burner is perfect for winter evenings by the fire. The drawing room is a charming room with another large inglenook fireplace and windows to two sides.
The dining room, with doors onto the terrace, offers a more formal entertaining space.
The study on the ground floor, with direct access to the cloaks/shower room, can double up as an additional guest bedroom.
Upstairs there are four sizeable bedrooms, one en suite bath room and a family bathroom plus ample under eaves storage.
There are delightful mature gardens with areas of lawn, beds of flowers and shrubs, and a large collection of trees (the wild wood) to the southern end of the garden. The gardens create a feeling of space and privacy in an edge of village location backing onto fields. There are two ponds interconnected by a rill plus stone walkway/bridge. There is a wood store and composting area, various fruit trees and a well. A paved terrace, perfect for entertaining, with ample room for table and chairs.
There are a number of outbuildings including two bay open barn with light and power connected; workshop with light and power connected; former pigsty; stone and brick folly with tile roof and cupola, perfect as a garden store or could easily be improved further to create a wonderful home office. There is shingle off road parking for several cars.
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I love the recent additions, particularly the oak framed kitchen garden room with its amazing lantern. It is a clever design to mix old and new like this, and if you want to work from home you can perch in the folly!
Nick RudgeProperty agent