House For Sale £2,500,000
The Old Rectory has been in the ownership of the same family for some 40 years and has been a much loved home in this idyllic private location. A central entrance hall with tiled floor leads to three good reception rooms including a beautifully proportioned drawing room with large window bay, dining room and cosy study/snug. To the western side of the house lies a farmhouse style kitchen/breakfast room with original fitted dresser and oil-fired Aga. Adjacent to this is a useful anti-room and an impressive larder, perhaps a former dairy, with beautiful fitted slate shelves on three sides, tiled floor and extensive wall-mounted shelving. Also located close to the kitchen lies another useful room, facing south and west with central fireplace, ideal for use as a hobbies room or informal breakfast area away from the kitchen. A boot room/utility room with adjacent cloakroom keeps the white goods away from the main living areas.
The generous bedroom accommodation is arranged over both first and second floors providing up to six bedrooms and two bathrooms, one being en-suite to the second floor bedroom. All the rooms are of a good size, several with attractive fireplaces and sash windows with working shutters.
A low-key entrance to the east of the church provides access to a long driveway leading to a parking area alongside original brick and flint outbuildings, including former coach house and stables. These now provide useful dry storage and garaging and to a great degree must appear as when originally built with their rough hewn rafters and timber partitioned stalls. It is thought these buildings may have potential for conversion to ancillary accommodation subject to the necessary planning consents. Alongside these buildings is an area of hard standing with covered store and nearby timber built storeroom of some 19 ft in length.
The surrounding gardens are well-established, affording the house a high degree of privacy and seclusion. To the east of the house the lawned garden has views to the parish church and is sheltered by a number of well-established trees including lime, yew and bay. A brick set sitting area lies adjacent to the entrance. Brick steps lead up to a raised area of garden to the north which is laid to grass and wild flowers with fruit trees and kitchen garden. A pretty children's play house complete with tiled roof and casement windows is situated just behind the coach house and stables. To the west a small terrace and ornamental pond look out over a further area of lawned garden with a back drop of mature yew trees.
The hamlet of East Marden lies in the heart of the South Downs National Park and is a particularly pretty village with a number of brick and tiled village houses clustered around a cup shaped hollow in the centre, in which lies the parish church and thatched well head. The surrounding countryside and farmland include some of the best scenery and walks in the county. The village lies conveniently located within about 8 miles of both Petersfield and Chichester. The surrounding area provides a varied choice of recreational activities including walking and riding close at hand in the immediate countryside. The nearby Goodwood Estate hosts the annual Festival of Speed and the Revival meeting at its historic motor circuit and also has a private country club and the internationally renowned race course.
The generous bedroom accommodation is arranged over both first and second floors providing up to six bedrooms and two bathrooms, one being en-suite to the second floor bedroom. All the rooms are of a good size, several with attractive fireplaces and sash windows with working shutters.
A low-key entrance to the east of the church provides access to a long driveway leading to a parking area alongside original brick and flint outbuildings, including former coach house and stables. These now provide useful dry storage and garaging and to a great degree must appear as when originally built with their rough hewn rafters and timber partitioned stalls. It is thought these buildings may have potential for conversion to ancillary accommodation subject to the necessary planning consents. Alongside these buildings is an area of hard standing with covered store and nearby timber built storeroom of some 19 ft in length.
The surrounding gardens are well-established, affording the house a high degree of privacy and seclusion. To the east of the house the lawned garden has views to the parish church and is sheltered by a number of well-established trees including lime, yew and bay. A brick set sitting area lies adjacent to the entrance. Brick steps lead up to a raised area of garden to the north which is laid to grass and wild flowers with fruit trees and kitchen garden. A pretty children's play house complete with tiled roof and casement windows is situated just behind the coach house and stables. To the west a small terrace and ornamental pond look out over a further area of lawned garden with a back drop of mature yew trees.
The hamlet of East Marden lies in the heart of the South Downs National Park and is a particularly pretty village with a number of brick and tiled village houses clustered around a cup shaped hollow in the centre, in which lies the parish church and thatched well head. The surrounding countryside and farmland include some of the best scenery and walks in the county. The village lies conveniently located within about 8 miles of both Petersfield and Chichester. The surrounding area provides a varied choice of recreational activities including walking and riding close at hand in the immediate countryside. The nearby Goodwood Estate hosts the annual Festival of Speed and the Revival meeting at its historic motor circuit and also has a private country club and the internationally renowned race course.
