Morley Farm EASTCOURT • / BORDER

Morley Farm EASTCOURT • WILTSHIRE/ GLOUCESTERSHIRE BORDER 5 miles (from 1 hour 18 minutes to London Paddington) M4 Junction 17 11 miles 5 miles, Tetbury 6 miles, 9 miles

Unlisted Cotswold family home and outbuildings sitting at the head of a long drive in the middle of its own land

Main House Reception hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Kitchen/breakfast room Garden room • Utility room • Pantry • Cloakroom Master bedroom suite • 4 further bedrooms and 2 further bathrooms

The Granary Annexe Guest bedroom suite • Kitchenette • Cloakroom • Games room • Workshop

Cottage Open plan kitchen and sitting room • Bedroom • Bathroom

Outbuildings and Stables Substantial barn comprising 12 stables, horse walker, corral, tack room, feed room and two hay/bedding stores Stone barn with lapsed consent for conversion, 5 further stables, tack room

Planning Recent outline planning permission has been granted for a replacement dwelling *Subject to the approval of a full planning application

About 89 acres (36 hectares) For sale Freehold

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These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation Eastcourt is found on the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border on the edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about 2 miles from . Crudwell provides good village services including a primary school, Church, The Rectory Hotel and two public houses, one being the award winning Potting Shed. Morley Farm is located almost equidistant from Tetbury and Malmesbury. Tetbury being the perennially popular and beautiful town to the West, with its honeyed stone architecture and fashionable boutiques including The Highgrove Shop. The ancient Abbey town of Malmesbury is to the south-east and boasts a newly built Waitrose supermarket. Nearby, the historic regional town of Cirencester provides the conveniences of additional and extensive shopping facilities. Communications are excellent with the property being within daily travelling distance of the commercial centres of Swindon, Chippenham, Bath, Bristol, Gloucester and Cheltenham.

There is a fast and regular train service to London T Paddington from Kemble (80 mins). The Kemble line has been greatly improved with the recent upgrade to re-double the track.

The local main road network is good and also M provides excellent access to the M4 motorway at junction 16 or 17, which links directly to the M25, London and Heathrow Airport to the east. To the west, the M4 provides access to Bristol (International Airport) and the M5 motorway for the south-west and the north.

The area provides extensive and respected Located within VWH Hunt country and close to the summer and the twice-yearly International Horse E schooling; Beaudesert, Hatherop Castle, H boundary with The Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt (Monday) Trials at Gatcombe Park and Badminton. Pinewood, Westonbirt Prep, and further afield; country, Morley Farm is the perfect base for all forms of Cothill, The Dragon and Summerfields. Extending equestrian and sporting activity. Locally there is an extensive choice of country to senior education; Marlborough College, St W walks and pubs such as The Potting Shed at Mary’s at Calne, Radley, Cheltenham College Golf, cycling, horse racing and hunting are all easily Crudwell and The Wild Duck at Ewen. Whatley and Cheltenham Ladies College, Westonbirt and G accessible, and there is very popular attendance at the Manor with Spa is also located nearby. Rendcomb College are all easily accessible. Polo at Cirencester Park, The Beaufort polo club in the Morley Farm Morley Farm is a wonderful compact estate with a traditional Cotswold stone house standing at the head of a long tree-lined drive in the middle of its land. There are extensive facilities enabling potential for a range of equestrian disciplines. The land has been well maintained and is fenced with post and rail, with a number of hedgerows to divide areas of the land and also providing some natural shelter. Importantly, Morley Farm is not listed and therefore provides the opportunity for alterations that would not often be possible with a traditional period house of this style. Outline planning permission has been granted to demolish the existing accommodation and replace it with a new dwelling or provides the opportunity to substantially remodel the existing house if that was deemed more appropriate (subject to planning). There has been planning consent to develop the stone barn, converting the current building to two residential dwellings. The welcoming reception hall leads through to a drawing room with a fireplace. Also accessed from the hall is the cosy sitting room and cloakroom. Through to the back of the property is a beautifully light garden room, perfect for all year dining. The spacious kitchen/breakfast room leads through to a sizeable utility room with further outdoor access. The staircase leads up to the first floor accommodation with direct access to the master suite with fitted wardrobes and bathroom. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom on the floor. The second floor offers two additional bedrooms and a bathroom.

The Cottage

Aajacent to the house, The Granary provides excellent ancillary accommodation with the first floor being a large games room. Situated opposite the house is a pretty one bedroom cottage with an open-plan kitchen and sitting room.

Cottage The Granary Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House: 389 sq m / 4,187 sq ft Bedroom Granary: 110 sq m / 1,184 sq ft Bathroom Outbuildings: 247 sq m / 2,659 sq ft Kitchen/Utility Total: 746 sq m / 8,030 sq ft Storage Terrace

Second Floor

Ground Floor First Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Outbuilding First Floor

Granary First Floor

Granary Ground Floor Outbuilding Ground Floor Not shown in actual location/orientation Not shown in actual location/orientation

Outbuildings Not shown in actual location/orientation Outbuildings A large agricultural barn comprises 12 loose boxes, a sand corall, horse walker and secure storage rooms. There is also further access to two storage barns within the building.

There is a traditional Cotswold stone barn, that had planning permission to create two dwellings within (now lapsed). There are also five additional stone- built stables adjoining the large stone barn. Gardens and Grounds The property is surrounded by lawned gardens and mature shrubs and trees. Adding further character to the gardens are a number of pretty dry-stone walls, which divide the gardens. Within its own private and sheltered area and surrounded by stone walls, is an outdoor swimming pool with an air-source heat pump. Just outside of the formal garden area is a tennis court with a tarmacadam surface.

Land The land is all pasture land, interspersed with hedgerows and a number of wooded copses. The land has been used for grazing horses and non- commercial hay production. The paddocks are mainly fenced with post, rail and hedge dividers.

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Viewings All viewings to be arranged strictly by appointment via Knight Frank. Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.” or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations Tenure Local Authority about the property, and accordingly any information given is The property is offered for sale Freehold with vacant - www.wiltshire.gov.uk entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or possession upon completion. lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts Fixtures and Fittings of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Planning Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any Outline planning permission has been granted to demolish in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, the existing accommodation and replace with a new dwelling fittings and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer (14/07872/OUT). may be available by separate negotiation. or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is *Subject to the approval of a full planning application. Directions (SN16 9HN) correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership From Cirencester take the A429 towards Tetbury and after Services registered in with registered number OC305934. Our approximately one mile turn left on the A429 signed to Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you Malmesbury. Continue through Kemble and on reaching heating. may look at a list of members’ names. Crudwell turn left for Eastcourt by The Rectory Hotel. On reaching (RS/JW/257909) Photographs Dated: 2012 and 2015. Rights of Way Eastcourt turn right at the crossroads signposted and Particulars Dated: May 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. There is a public footpath, which crosses the property as Malmesbury. After a short distance and as you leave the village, shown on the plan. the driveway to Morley Farm will be seen on the left hand side. Proceed up the tree lined drive and at the top bear left through the courtyard to the gravelled parking area in front of the house.