New Cottages,

Offers in the region of £300,000 3 New Cottages, Road, Farthingstone, , , NN12 8EY

Occupying a generous plot, this two bedroom established home has stunning countryside views in all directions.

Entrance Porch | Sitting Room | Dining Room | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Two Bedrooms | Bathroom

The Property Constructed in 1914 and enjoying an enviable position on the edge of this beautiful village, 3 New Cottages boasts far reaching views and a generous plot. The accommodation has been extended to provide a kitchen/breakfast room across the rear and sitting and dining rooms to the front. On the first floor, two bedrooms lie alongside a four piece family bathroom. Externally the cottage has extensive gardens to the front and rear. The open plan front garden is predominantly low maintenance whilst the rear garden has a variety of lawned and paved areas, a vegetable patch with greenhouse, storage barn, original pig pen, garden sheds, car port & a parking area.

Property Facts ✓ Mains water & drainage ✓ LPG central heating ✓ uPVC double glazing ✓ Freehold ✓ Council tax band C ✓ EPC rating band TBC

The Ground Floor Entered via a sliding uPVC door into the front porch, the original hardwood front door leads into the open plan ground floor living area. The dining room on the left hand side offers the stairs leading up to the first floor whilst the sitting room boasts a multi-fuel burning stove with glass doors. A hardwood stable door then leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room Stretching the full width of the property, the fitted kitchen units have granite working surfaces. A ceramic butler sink is situated in a beautiful solid wood surround with integrated storage drawers and cupboards, a draining Dating back to 1914, board and a swan neck mixer tap. Space is provided to bring your own washing machine the terrace of four cottages and ‘fridge/freezer and the electric fired Aga is were constructed to house available by negotiation with the vendor. the workers of the original The First Floor Based on the landing, the airing cupboard ‘Littlecourt Estate’ which houses the LPG fired combination boiler and owned various properties further doors lead into both bedrooms and the bathroom. The main bedroom has a low throughout the village. level eaves storage cupboard whilst the second bedroom is fitted with a range of bedroom furniture and a further built-in over- stairs storage cupboard. The generous four piece bathroom completes this much loved home. Transport

‘The Kings Arms’ Pub c 350 metres The ‘A5 / A45’ Crossroads c 3.5 miles Towcester Town Centre c 7 miles Train Station c 9 miles

Externally The front garden lies open plan to the neighbouring properties and is enclosed at the front by a timber picket fence. A picket gate and pathway lead to the front door and also provides access for the 3 neighbouring properties to their respective front doors. Predominantly gravelled, flower and shrub beds are interspersed throughout. The extensive rear garden extends to approximately 150ft in length. From Weedon Road, a vehicular and pedestrian right of way runs immediately behind the cottages providing access for all properties. Beyond this and accessed via a pathway, No. 3 has a storage barn with power and light connected and an original pig pen situated behind with light connected. All properties in the terrace have a pedestrian right of access to their respected barns and pig pens along this pathway. The path then continues as a private concern for No 3. alongside a timber garden shed and beyond to the parking area and car port at the far end of the garden. An 1100 litre LPG tank is concealed by mature hedging. To the left hand side of the path is a large garden enclosed by timber fencing. The top section is lawned with a timber pergola over paved seating area in the centre and a vegetable plot with greenhouse beyond. The lawn then becomes gravel with a paved stone circle in the centre.

Farthingstone This beautiful small village of only 79 homes enjoys a central location between Towcester & . The ‘traditional English’ pub & beer garden, ‘The Kings Arms’, serves real ales and weekend food. The predominantly 13thC St. Mary the Virgin Church forms part of the Lambfold Benefice and the village hall offers events from tai chi to quiz nights. ‘Joy Mead’ gardens, created in 1922, are lovingly kept and left in trust to the village by the Agnew Family in memoriam to their children who died in The Great War.

The ‘Joy Mead’ gardens are beautifully kept and date from 1922. Left in trust to the village by the Agnew Family, the gardens are available for villagers to enjoy and can even be hired for private events.

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