House For Sale £1,150,000
A delightful former mill on the edge of this attractive village.
Location
Stisted village: 0.5 of a mile; Braintree town centre: 5.2 miles; Witham train station: 8 miles (London Liverpool Street from 46 minutes); Chelmsford: 15 miles; Colchester: 15.2 miles; Canary Wharf: 51 miles.
Stisted Mill is set within this peaceful edge-of-village location, ideally located for commuters wanting to use the A12, A120 and M11, and those looking to enjoy the countryside and beyond. Stisted is a most attractive village with a wide main street with a church and a village primary school.
The nearby market town of Braintree has a good shopping centre, including Sainsbury's and Tesco, and there is a wider variety of shops at Colchester and Chelmsford with schools at Gosfield, Felsted, Coggeshall and Braintree.
For the commuter there is a through train service from Braintree or Witham and there is access onto the A120 to the south of the village which is dual carriageway from Braintree to the M11 and A12 to the north.
Description
A wonderful former watermill set in about 3.7 acres offering tranquillity and convenience.
Stisted Mill is set upon the River Blackwater which flows through the property, running directly under the wheel room providing an outstanding and intriguing space. With origins of a mill on the site since the 11th century and recorded in the Domesday book, the present building is believed to have originated from the mid-18th century and is of oak timber frame construction with weatherboarded elevations and a handmade red-tiled roof. The mill remained largely in working use until the late 1960s before finally being converted into a residential property in 1977.
This unique Grade II listed home offers comfortable family accommodation with four bedrooms to the principal part of the building, en suite facilities to the main bedroom and a family bathroom at first floor level.
The entrance is to the front of the house opening to a wide reception hall accessing the ground floor accommodation and wheel room. The easterly facing reception rooms overlook the river and pasture providing breath-taking views with an abundance of wildlife on the doorstep. The sitting room provides a log-burning stove and exposed timberwork opening to the dining room. The dining room leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room which is also accessed from the hall. The kitchen provides a range of dark wooden units, worktops and a breakfast bar. Beyond is a utility room and a ground floor bathroom. The wheel room separates the less formal part of the building complemented by many of the original workings of the mill, testament to the property's heritage. This part of the building has been partially converted but would offer an excellent annexe or work from home facility. There is a spacious hobbies room providing direct access to a double garage. A staircase leads to a bedroom and a further sitting room with kitchenette. A spiral staircase leads from the wheel room to a fifth bedroom/study with a mezzanine level and a second staircase leads to an unconverted loft which could easily be converted to a shower room/bathroom to serve bedroom 5, subject to the necessary planning consents.
Outside
The grounds of about 3.7 acres reach from the house, across the river Blackwater and up to grassland beyond. The grounds offer significant waterside land, including a boat house and a former agricultural building. A garden path meanders to the side of the river to a sluice at the northern boundary.
To the front of the building is a substantial area for parking providing vehicular access to the garden.
Square Footage: 4360 sq ft
Acreage: 3.5 Acres
Directions
From Braintree proceed north east along the A120 turning left onto Kings Lane, signposted Stisted. Before reaching the village the property is located on the left-hand side.
Postcode: CM77 8AG
Location
Stisted village: 0.5 of a mile; Braintree town centre: 5.2 miles; Witham train station: 8 miles (London Liverpool Street from 46 minutes); Chelmsford: 15 miles; Colchester: 15.2 miles; Canary Wharf: 51 miles.
Stisted Mill is set within this peaceful edge-of-village location, ideally located for commuters wanting to use the A12, A120 and M11, and those looking to enjoy the countryside and beyond. Stisted is a most attractive village with a wide main street with a church and a village primary school.
The nearby market town of Braintree has a good shopping centre, including Sainsbury's and Tesco, and there is a wider variety of shops at Colchester and Chelmsford with schools at Gosfield, Felsted, Coggeshall and Braintree.
For the commuter there is a through train service from Braintree or Witham and there is access onto the A120 to the south of the village which is dual carriageway from Braintree to the M11 and A12 to the north.
Description
A wonderful former watermill set in about 3.7 acres offering tranquillity and convenience.
Stisted Mill is set upon the River Blackwater which flows through the property, running directly under the wheel room providing an outstanding and intriguing space. With origins of a mill on the site since the 11th century and recorded in the Domesday book, the present building is believed to have originated from the mid-18th century and is of oak timber frame construction with weatherboarded elevations and a handmade red-tiled roof. The mill remained largely in working use until the late 1960s before finally being converted into a residential property in 1977.
This unique Grade II listed home offers comfortable family accommodation with four bedrooms to the principal part of the building, en suite facilities to the main bedroom and a family bathroom at first floor level.
The entrance is to the front of the house opening to a wide reception hall accessing the ground floor accommodation and wheel room. The easterly facing reception rooms overlook the river and pasture providing breath-taking views with an abundance of wildlife on the doorstep. The sitting room provides a log-burning stove and exposed timberwork opening to the dining room. The dining room leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room which is also accessed from the hall. The kitchen provides a range of dark wooden units, worktops and a breakfast bar. Beyond is a utility room and a ground floor bathroom. The wheel room separates the less formal part of the building complemented by many of the original workings of the mill, testament to the property's heritage. This part of the building has been partially converted but would offer an excellent annexe or work from home facility. There is a spacious hobbies room providing direct access to a double garage. A staircase leads to a bedroom and a further sitting room with kitchenette. A spiral staircase leads from the wheel room to a fifth bedroom/study with a mezzanine level and a second staircase leads to an unconverted loft which could easily be converted to a shower room/bathroom to serve bedroom 5, subject to the necessary planning consents.
Outside
The grounds of about 3.7 acres reach from the house, across the river Blackwater and up to grassland beyond. The grounds offer significant waterside land, including a boat house and a former agricultural building. A garden path meanders to the side of the river to a sluice at the northern boundary.
To the front of the building is a substantial area for parking providing vehicular access to the garden.
Square Footage: 4360 sq ft
Acreage: 3.5 Acres
Directions
From Braintree proceed north east along the A120 turning left onto Kings Lane, signposted Stisted. Before reaching the village the property is located on the left-hand side.
Postcode: CM77 8AG
