House For Sale £2,950,000
A stunning Georgian Rectory in the heart of a thriving
market town.
Description
The Old Rectory is a beautiful Grade II listed Georgian family house located amongst fabulous gardens in the heart of this vibrant market town. The property is believed to have been built in 1805 as a rectory and was used as such until 1962. The property is currently used as a family home and has been wonderfully looked after by the current owners offering gracious and beautifully proportioned accommodation so typical of a property of this era.
The property is approached through timber gates leading to a large gravelled parking and turning area adjacent to the garaging and the house. An exceptionally pretty entrance to the house sees a pillared porch framing the front door with a spectacular fanlight above and wisteria draped across this elevation of the house. Upon entering the house there is a large and welcoming reception hall, feature fireplace and an opening with fan light above it leading through to the inner hallway. Doors lead from the reception hall to the drawing room. The drawing room is an exceptional and exceedingly bright room with large Georgian sash windows some full height and double doors that lead out on to the terrace. There is a feature fireplace with fitted wood burner and direct access to the dining room. The dining room is as wonderful and attractive as the drawing room with Georgian full height windows and a feature fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room is stunning, a large room providing a bright and airy space with a fitted Aga, a range of units with fitted appliances and a large central island. There is good space for a substantial breakfast table and importantly from the kitchen, a door leads through to the sitting room/snug which being located off the kitchen, provides a charming informal reception room with an oak beamed fireplace and fitted wood burner. The inner hallway provides access to both the main staircase and the rear staircase. There is a door to the study and also the sitting room with a further door that leads through to the rear hall. The study is an excellent room fitted with a range of bespoke bookshelves and a feature fireplace. It could be adopted for any number of purposes but it is believed that this was once the Rectors office and has separate access from the rear hall. From the rear hall there is access to the utility room, cloakroom with shower and the orangery.
On the first floor the principal bedroom benefits from an adjoining bathroom, making a magnificent suite with a bedroom overlooking the gardens. There are two further large double bedrooms in the main part of the house and a bathroom with the east wing of the property offering four further bedrooms, a family bathroom, and a walk in airing cupboard. The cellar consists of three areas, a games room, wine cellar and workshop/plant room.
OUTSIDE
From the gravel parking and turning area at the front of the house the property is delightfully presented with well stocked shrub and flower beds, box hedgerows and a central feature with a stone font set within a box circle. The house is adorned with beautiful wisteria, a brick wall with timber gate leads to the gardens. There is an open three bay garage with clay tiled roof and a locking store. The main gardens enjoy a south westerly aspect, terracing lies alongside the principal reception rooms with steps leading down a slope to the formal lawned gardens that accommodate a croquet lawn. With the backdrop of the church this is an exceptional tranquil setting. A brick pathway through box hedging leads along one side of the garden, beyond the tennis court, to the orchard. In an area of garden overlooked by the kitchen is a secluded area with a swimming pool, pavilion and shepherds hut, the terrace alongside the pool provides further entertainment and dining opportunities. The orchard at the far end of the garden is less manicured, chickens and peacocks move amongst the fruit trees and meadow like areas where the current owners keep bees, a gate also provides access to the church. The orchard also benefits from a superb outbuilding, currently used for storage but with the scope for conversion potentially to a home office. There is a woodland walk that runs close to the northern boundary.
Location
The Old Rectory is situated beside St. Andrews church in Bishop’s Waltham to the southern end of the Meon Valley surrounded by beautiful countryside on the edge of the South Downs. It is a convenient short walk from the centre of the thriving small country town which has several restaurants, pubs, cafes, shops, a post office and doctors’ surgery.
The Old Rectory is well placed for easy communications with Winchester station taking approximately 57 minutes to London
Waterloo, Botley station only 4.1 miles away taking 92 minutes to London Waterloo and Southampton international airport.
Excellent schools, leisure and sporting activities nearby, including horse racing at Salisbury, Goodwood and Newbury, numerous Golf Clubs and more extensive shopping facilities and restaurants in the cathedral city of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth.
Superb schooling including Winchester College, St Swithun’s, Prince’s Mead, Pilgrims, Twyford, Bedales and Churcher’s College and Portsmouth Grammar School.
Square Footage: 6,212 sq ft
Acreage: 1.67 Acres
Additional Info
All mains services connected.
market town.
Description
The Old Rectory is a beautiful Grade II listed Georgian family house located amongst fabulous gardens in the heart of this vibrant market town. The property is believed to have been built in 1805 as a rectory and was used as such until 1962. The property is currently used as a family home and has been wonderfully looked after by the current owners offering gracious and beautifully proportioned accommodation so typical of a property of this era.
The property is approached through timber gates leading to a large gravelled parking and turning area adjacent to the garaging and the house. An exceptionally pretty entrance to the house sees a pillared porch framing the front door with a spectacular fanlight above and wisteria draped across this elevation of the house. Upon entering the house there is a large and welcoming reception hall, feature fireplace and an opening with fan light above it leading through to the inner hallway. Doors lead from the reception hall to the drawing room. The drawing room is an exceptional and exceedingly bright room with large Georgian sash windows some full height and double doors that lead out on to the terrace. There is a feature fireplace with fitted wood burner and direct access to the dining room. The dining room is as wonderful and attractive as the drawing room with Georgian full height windows and a feature fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room is stunning, a large room providing a bright and airy space with a fitted Aga, a range of units with fitted appliances and a large central island. There is good space for a substantial breakfast table and importantly from the kitchen, a door leads through to the sitting room/snug which being located off the kitchen, provides a charming informal reception room with an oak beamed fireplace and fitted wood burner. The inner hallway provides access to both the main staircase and the rear staircase. There is a door to the study and also the sitting room with a further door that leads through to the rear hall. The study is an excellent room fitted with a range of bespoke bookshelves and a feature fireplace. It could be adopted for any number of purposes but it is believed that this was once the Rectors office and has separate access from the rear hall. From the rear hall there is access to the utility room, cloakroom with shower and the orangery.
On the first floor the principal bedroom benefits from an adjoining bathroom, making a magnificent suite with a bedroom overlooking the gardens. There are two further large double bedrooms in the main part of the house and a bathroom with the east wing of the property offering four further bedrooms, a family bathroom, and a walk in airing cupboard. The cellar consists of three areas, a games room, wine cellar and workshop/plant room.
OUTSIDE
From the gravel parking and turning area at the front of the house the property is delightfully presented with well stocked shrub and flower beds, box hedgerows and a central feature with a stone font set within a box circle. The house is adorned with beautiful wisteria, a brick wall with timber gate leads to the gardens. There is an open three bay garage with clay tiled roof and a locking store. The main gardens enjoy a south westerly aspect, terracing lies alongside the principal reception rooms with steps leading down a slope to the formal lawned gardens that accommodate a croquet lawn. With the backdrop of the church this is an exceptional tranquil setting. A brick pathway through box hedging leads along one side of the garden, beyond the tennis court, to the orchard. In an area of garden overlooked by the kitchen is a secluded area with a swimming pool, pavilion and shepherds hut, the terrace alongside the pool provides further entertainment and dining opportunities. The orchard at the far end of the garden is less manicured, chickens and peacocks move amongst the fruit trees and meadow like areas where the current owners keep bees, a gate also provides access to the church. The orchard also benefits from a superb outbuilding, currently used for storage but with the scope for conversion potentially to a home office. There is a woodland walk that runs close to the northern boundary.
Location
The Old Rectory is situated beside St. Andrews church in Bishop’s Waltham to the southern end of the Meon Valley surrounded by beautiful countryside on the edge of the South Downs. It is a convenient short walk from the centre of the thriving small country town which has several restaurants, pubs, cafes, shops, a post office and doctors’ surgery.
The Old Rectory is well placed for easy communications with Winchester station taking approximately 57 minutes to London
Waterloo, Botley station only 4.1 miles away taking 92 minutes to London Waterloo and Southampton international airport.
Excellent schools, leisure and sporting activities nearby, including horse racing at Salisbury, Goodwood and Newbury, numerous Golf Clubs and more extensive shopping facilities and restaurants in the cathedral city of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth.
Superb schooling including Winchester College, St Swithun’s, Prince’s Mead, Pilgrims, Twyford, Bedales and Churcher’s College and Portsmouth Grammar School.
Square Footage: 6,212 sq ft
Acreage: 1.67 Acres
Additional Info
All mains services connected.
