House For Sale £1,250,000
A beautiful period family home of considerable character and charm.
Location
Over Wallop is situated in the Test Valley one of three Wallop villages surrounded by beautiful countryside with a thriving community. The neighbouring village of Stockbridge is picturesque and popular with a variety of local shops, galleries and interesting boutiques. In addition it has an excellent range of restaurants and public houses, and also first-class local amenities including a church, doctors’ surgery, renowned butchers Robinsons, and both primary and secondary schools. There is also good access to both cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury and easy access to Andover, Southampton and Romsey.
Grateley Station is conveniently located approximately 2.5 miles from Over Wallop, providing an excellent service to London Waterloo (1 hour 16 mins). The A303, which is approximately six miles away, gives access to the South West, London and the north.
This part of Hampshire is well known for its many highly regarded schools, which include Farleigh Preparatory School, Godolphin, Winchester College, St Swithun’s, and the Salisbury Grammar Schools.
Description
The Forge at Over Wallop is an exceptionally attractive period detached family home situated in the heart of the village with a beautiful south facing garden.
The property is approached over the Wallop Brook into a large parking and turning area that lies adjacent to the front of the property. The accommodation in the house is beautifully presented and approached through a welcoming reception hall. There are four separate reception rooms; a beautiful drawing room, dining room, garden room and family room. All of the reception rooms are well proportioned and offer significant character typical of a property of this era. There is a well fitted kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, a good sized room with plenty of space for a dining table and double doors lead out to the rear garden. A feature of the property is that two of the principal reception rooms also have doors leading out on to the rear garden and terrace. The property offers flexible accommodation with a ground floor annex/bedroom with an adjoining shower room, this room could be used to create a separate annex by utilising the garden room. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor the principal bedroom overlooks the garden and has the benefit of an adjoining bathroom, two further first floor bedrooms share a shower room and there is one with an adjacent bathroom. There is a back staircase leading up from the kitchen to a first floor laundry and a small study accessed from here can be gained through to bedroom three via the bathroom.
Outside
A gravel driveway leads over a bridge across the Wallop Brook and into a large gravelled parking and turning area adjacent to the front of the house. The front gardens are beautifully stocked with a wide variety of specimen flowering plants and trees. The rear gardens are exceptionally attractive with a large terrace running across the back of the property and steps that lead up to the lawned gardens. The beautifully established gardens are surrounded by specimen trees providing a wonderful backdrop to this beautiful house creating protection and areas of shade in this south facing tranquil setting.
Square Footage: 2643 sq ft
Location
Over Wallop is situated in the Test Valley one of three Wallop villages surrounded by beautiful countryside with a thriving community. The neighbouring village of Stockbridge is picturesque and popular with a variety of local shops, galleries and interesting boutiques. In addition it has an excellent range of restaurants and public houses, and also first-class local amenities including a church, doctors’ surgery, renowned butchers Robinsons, and both primary and secondary schools. There is also good access to both cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury and easy access to Andover, Southampton and Romsey.
Grateley Station is conveniently located approximately 2.5 miles from Over Wallop, providing an excellent service to London Waterloo (1 hour 16 mins). The A303, which is approximately six miles away, gives access to the South West, London and the north.
This part of Hampshire is well known for its many highly regarded schools, which include Farleigh Preparatory School, Godolphin, Winchester College, St Swithun’s, and the Salisbury Grammar Schools.
Description
The Forge at Over Wallop is an exceptionally attractive period detached family home situated in the heart of the village with a beautiful south facing garden.
The property is approached over the Wallop Brook into a large parking and turning area that lies adjacent to the front of the property. The accommodation in the house is beautifully presented and approached through a welcoming reception hall. There are four separate reception rooms; a beautiful drawing room, dining room, garden room and family room. All of the reception rooms are well proportioned and offer significant character typical of a property of this era. There is a well fitted kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, a good sized room with plenty of space for a dining table and double doors lead out to the rear garden. A feature of the property is that two of the principal reception rooms also have doors leading out on to the rear garden and terrace. The property offers flexible accommodation with a ground floor annex/bedroom with an adjoining shower room, this room could be used to create a separate annex by utilising the garden room. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor the principal bedroom overlooks the garden and has the benefit of an adjoining bathroom, two further first floor bedrooms share a shower room and there is one with an adjacent bathroom. There is a back staircase leading up from the kitchen to a first floor laundry and a small study accessed from here can be gained through to bedroom three via the bathroom.
Outside
A gravel driveway leads over a bridge across the Wallop Brook and into a large gravelled parking and turning area adjacent to the front of the house. The front gardens are beautifully stocked with a wide variety of specimen flowering plants and trees. The rear gardens are exceptionally attractive with a large terrace running across the back of the property and steps that lead up to the lawned gardens. The beautifully established gardens are surrounded by specimen trees providing a wonderful backdrop to this beautiful house creating protection and areas of shade in this south facing tranquil setting.
Square Footage: 2643 sq ft
