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March Cottage 8 Butchers Hill| Ickleton|Cambridgeshire|CB10 1SR Guide Price: £650,000 www.arkwrightandco.co.uk T: 01799 668 600 A beautiful and rarely available 4 bedroom family home of character occupying a wonderful position in the heart of this popular and picturesque South Cambridgeshire village. Accommodation Features March Cottage is a wonderful and truly charming period th cottage believed to date back to 17 Century and was re • A beautiful period cottage believed to date back to the modelled in 1777 with an abundance of character late 17th Century throughout. The property provides well appointed living accommodation spread over three floors and benefits from • Many original features including exposed beams and an a good size mature garden, a detached garage and off road attractive inglenook fireplace. parking. • Accommodation extending to approximately 1602 sqft This lovely home occupies a superb position tucked away • A generous mature enclosed garden, a detached garage in the in the heart of this popular and well served village, and driveway providing off road parking for upto three recently named one of UK's best rural places to live. The cars. village offers excellent commuter links to Saffron Walden, Cambridge and just is within three quarters of a mile of • Situated in the heart of this popular and well served The Welcome Genome Campus. village, recently named one of UK's best rural places to live. In detail the accommodation comprises on the ground • Ideally located for both the Cambridge and London floor of an entrance hall which leads off to a delightful commuters. Cambridge 10 miles, Saffron Walden 5 sitting room with windows to all aspects including French miles, Great Chesterford Railway Station (Liverpool doors leading out to the rear garden, an attractive Street 70 Minutes and Cambridge 16 Minutes) 1 miles. inglenook fireplace with timber mantle, brick surround Audley End Station (Liverpool Street 51 minutes) 5 and exposed ceiling timbers. The traditional country style miles, M11 2 miles, (Distance times are app[proximate kitchen/breakfast room is well fitted with a range of base and eye level units with solid wood work surface over and an oil fired AGA. The kitchen benefits from original tiled Location flooring and exposed timbers with an attractive bay Ickleton is a most picturesque village, situated close to window to the front aspect. Leading off the kitchen is a the Cambridge/Essex border. Local facilities include a good size utility room with additional units and shop, post office, public house, recreation ground and the worksurface with space for a washing machine and a large magnificent church of St Mary Magdalene with its rare free standing fridge freezer. There is a cloakroom accessed 12th century fresco paintings and Roman columns, which to the rear of the utility room and there is a door providing are considered to be of National importance. The historic access to the enclosed rear garden. market town of Saffron Walden is about 5 miles to the south and provides a wide range of facilities including a On the first floor the property benefits from two good size variety of shops, schools and restaurants. The University bedrooms of which one benefits from an en suite shower City of Cambridge lies about 10 miles north and is not room and the other an en suite bathroom, there is also a only renowned for its academic achievements but also as WC all accessed off a light and airy landing area with an important centre of the 'high tech' research and window overlooking the rear garden. From the landing development industry. The city provides a wide range of there are stairs providing access to the second floor which shopping and cultural facilities, along with an excellent comprises of a further 2 good size bedrooms. choice of schools for all ages. Addenbrooke's Hospital is also easily accessible on the south-eastern side of Outside Cambridge. London commuters are particularly well To the front the property benefits from a paved side served by road or rail with services into Liverpool Street driveway which provides off road parking as well as accessible from Great Chesterford Station or Audley End access to a detached double garage. There is a side gate Station. The M11 (junction 9a - south only) is about 2 providing access to the rear garden. miles away. The delightful mature south facing rear garden is of a Services generous size and is mainly laid to lawn with a variety of All mains services are connected to the property. The mature trees and bushes, an array of well stocked flower central heating is oil fired. beds as well as benefitting from a greenhouse. There is a patio seating area set off the rear of the property which is Council Tax: Band G an ideal spot for entertaining and Al Fresco dining. EPC Rating: Band F The Agent has not had sight of the title documents and therefore the buyer is advised to obtain verification of the tenure from their solicitor or surveyor. All measurements are approximate. The Fixtures, Fittings & Appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Photographs and floor plans are reproduced for general information and it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included in the sale. You are advised to contact the local authority for details of Council Tax, Business Rates etc. Every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you, we will be pleased to check the information for you. These Particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract. www.arkwrightandco.co.uk 51 High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1AR T: 01799 668 600 .