House For Sale £1,350,000
A historic and attractive Grade II listed house designed by Sir. G. Gilbert Scott. Church House is a striking and attractive house with distinct features, including contrasting timber framing, ornate brick and tiled elevations, and a hexagonal turret, to note just a few. Beside the house is a gateway into the garden, and a double garage providing off street parking. The house and office above the garage make up the accommodation of about 2,782 square feet set over two floors.
Entered into a large entrance hall, there is a tremendously welcoming and spacious feel, partly because of the generous ceiling heights. The ground floor features two exceptional reception rooms. The drawing room is a large dual-aspect room flooded with light and has many notable features, including elegant exposed beams, panelling, beautiful windows, and an open fire. The dining room, again with elegant wood panelling and a fireplace can be accessed from the kitchen or sitting room. The kitchen and breakfast room has been opened up to create a light and spacious room with a breakfast table, bulthaup kitchen, and an aga. Making up the ground floor is a utility, cloakroom and shower room. The first floor includes four bedrooms, each with in-built bespoke cabinetry, two bathrooms and a study in the turret.
The generous walled gardens are split into three primary parts. There is a paved courtyard beside the house, leading up to a large area mostly laid to lawn featuring an attractive summerhouse in the corner. Surrounding the lawned area are mature hedges, shrubs and trees. There is also a superb kitchen garden with a mature espalier fruit tree border. The garden gives access to the double garage, also accessible from the road by remote-controlled electric doors, offering two off street parking spaces. Above the garage is a well-appointed office area and below is a wine cellar.
Dorchester-on-Thames is a historic old Roman settlement, well known for its magnificent Abbey and the long curved bridge spanning the river Thame. The village has a strong community spirit - the Abbey is the focus of much of the village's activities and regularly hosts musical events, as well as a biennial festival. The monastic guest house beside the Abbey is now a museum and tea room. There is also a well-stocked Coop, a visiting post office, several pubs, two hotels, a theatre group, a tennis club, a church choir and many more social groups.
The house is well placed to benefit from many beautiful walks through and around the village along the Thames path, and to Wittenham Clumps.
Communications are good, with easy access to the motorway system - Junctions 6 and 7 of the M40 only some 11 and 9 miles away - whilst Didcot Parkway Mainline Station is about 7 miles (London Paddington 35/ 40 minutes). Oxford is 8 miles.
There are a number of excellent local schools close by, including Dorchester pre-school, Dorchester St. Birinus Church of England Primary School, The Manor, Chandlings, Rupert House, Ashfold, Cothill, Abingdon School, Radley College, St Helen and St Katharine's, Cranford House and Moulsford. Oxford schools including The Dragon, Headington School, Magdalen School, Summer Fields and St. Edward's are also within striking distance.
Oxford 9 miles. M40 (j. 7) 8 miles. Didcot (Mainline Station) 8 miles (trains to London Paddington 40 minutes) (Distances and times approximate).
Council Tax Band: G
Entered into a large entrance hall, there is a tremendously welcoming and spacious feel, partly because of the generous ceiling heights. The ground floor features two exceptional reception rooms. The drawing room is a large dual-aspect room flooded with light and has many notable features, including elegant exposed beams, panelling, beautiful windows, and an open fire. The dining room, again with elegant wood panelling and a fireplace can be accessed from the kitchen or sitting room. The kitchen and breakfast room has been opened up to create a light and spacious room with a breakfast table, bulthaup kitchen, and an aga. Making up the ground floor is a utility, cloakroom and shower room. The first floor includes four bedrooms, each with in-built bespoke cabinetry, two bathrooms and a study in the turret.
The generous walled gardens are split into three primary parts. There is a paved courtyard beside the house, leading up to a large area mostly laid to lawn featuring an attractive summerhouse in the corner. Surrounding the lawned area are mature hedges, shrubs and trees. There is also a superb kitchen garden with a mature espalier fruit tree border. The garden gives access to the double garage, also accessible from the road by remote-controlled electric doors, offering two off street parking spaces. Above the garage is a well-appointed office area and below is a wine cellar.
Dorchester-on-Thames is a historic old Roman settlement, well known for its magnificent Abbey and the long curved bridge spanning the river Thame. The village has a strong community spirit - the Abbey is the focus of much of the village's activities and regularly hosts musical events, as well as a biennial festival. The monastic guest house beside the Abbey is now a museum and tea room. There is also a well-stocked Coop, a visiting post office, several pubs, two hotels, a theatre group, a tennis club, a church choir and many more social groups.
The house is well placed to benefit from many beautiful walks through and around the village along the Thames path, and to Wittenham Clumps.
Communications are good, with easy access to the motorway system - Junctions 6 and 7 of the M40 only some 11 and 9 miles away - whilst Didcot Parkway Mainline Station is about 7 miles (London Paddington 35/ 40 minutes). Oxford is 8 miles.
There are a number of excellent local schools close by, including Dorchester pre-school, Dorchester St. Birinus Church of England Primary School, The Manor, Chandlings, Rupert House, Ashfold, Cothill, Abingdon School, Radley College, St Helen and St Katharine's, Cranford House and Moulsford. Oxford schools including The Dragon, Headington School, Magdalen School, Summer Fields and St. Edward's are also within striking distance.
Oxford 9 miles. M40 (j. 7) 8 miles. Didcot (Mainline Station) 8 miles (trains to London Paddington 40 minutes) (Distances and times approximate).
Council Tax Band: G
