The Old Rectory Saunderton, Buckinghamshire
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The Old Rectory SAUNDERTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE The Old Rectory SAUNDERTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP27 9NG Princes Risborough 0.5 mile • Thame 8 miles • High Wycombe 8.4 miles • Aylesbury 10 miles Oxford 23 miles • Central London 39 miles (All distances are approximate) At the foot of The Chilterns. A beautiful edge of village Queen Anne rectory with a fast commute to London. Accommodation and Amenities GROUND FLOOR Entrance Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Sitting Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Study • Wine Cellar FIRST FLOOR Master bedroom suite • 2 further bedrooms • 1 ensuite SECOND FLOOR 3 further bedrooms • Family bathrooms THIRD FLOOR Bedroom and attic room OUTBUILDINGS 2 bedroom Coach House • Timber Barn • Stables • Garaging • 17th Century Party Barn In all about 19.15 acres Available as a whole or in three lots Viewing by appointment only Beaconsfield Country Department 20-24 Gregories Road 55 Baker Street Beaconsfield HP9 1HQ London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 1494 675 368 Tel: +44 207 861 1070 [email protected] [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk 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. Saunderton The Old Rectory is located in a very pretty rural setting with far reaching views across open countryside. The nearby semi rural town of Princes Risborough is well served with local amenities and multiple shopping facilities, such as a Marks and Spencer food store and a Tesco supermarket. There is an excellent choice of local schools for all age groups. Schools • The Dragon, Godstowe, Pipers Corner, Cothill and Summerfields Preparatory Schools are also available. St. Edwards boys and girls and Wycombe Abbey for girls are both within easy reach. Travel • M40 (J5) 8 miles / (J6) 10 miles • London Marylebone 41 minutes (Princes Risborough). • London Heathrow 28 miles. The Old Rectory The Old Rectory dates from the 17th Century and sits in an elevated setting, set back from the country lane which leads into the hamlet of Saunderton. Arriving to the west is a panel front door with a fan light over opening into hall with rooms leading off including drawing room, with open fire place, working shutters and sitting room, panelled with bookshelves, bay window and fireplace, dining room with fire place and door leading to kitchen. Further door to rear passage and study beyond with staircase to loft above and door to rear terrace. Kitchen with two oven oil fired Aga, doors to outside and large breakfast area. Cloakroom and door to cellars. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House - 529.6 sq.m / 5701 sq.ft. Bedroom (Including attic rooms and 59.2 sq.m / 637 sq.ft reduced height area below 1.5m - denoted with dashed line) Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Recreation Third Floor 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. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Cottage - 92.2 sq.m / 992 sq.ft Workshop and Loft - 37.2 sq.m / 400 sq.ft Stable - 27.6 sq.m / 297 sq.ft Barn - 81.2 sq.m / 874 sq.ft First Floor Main House Coach House Ground Floor Gardens and grounds Gardens are divided into “rooms” with mature hedging and trees between them. Each with its own lovely aspect all being carefully manicured. There is a Summer House overlooking pond and beyond the driveway a hard tennis court. To the rear of the house is a pretty Coach House, brick under a clay tiled roof which comprises a two bedroom cottage and beyond a timber party barn for storage and garaging. To one end of the barn are two loose boxes. There are paddocks to the rear of the house and beyond a nature reserve known for a rare collection of Duke of Burgundy Butterflies. Services Mains electricity and water, private drainage and gas central heating. Fixtures and fittings All fixtures, fittings and chattels whether referred to or not are specifically excluded from the sale, including carpets, curtains, light fittings, freestanding domestic and electrical items, garden machinery and agricultural machinery. Local authority THE OLD RECTORY Wycombe District Council Telephone 01494 461000. Rights of Way There is a right of way from the layby to the field to the rear of the house. Directions (HP27 9NG) From London, take the M40 towards Oxford. Exit at junction 6, sign posted Princes Risborough B4009. At the end of the slip road, turn right towards Chinnor and Princes Risborough. Follow this road for approximately 3 miles into the centre of Chinnor having passed the speed camera and the petrol station on the left hand side. Continue to the roundabout and turn left towards Princes Risborough on the B4009. After approximately ¼ mile, turn right again sign posted to Pinrces Risborough on the B4009. Follow this road out of Chinnor and into the village of Bledlow and Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. take the turning on the right into Perry Lane sign posted Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Bledlow Ridge. Follow this road for approximately 1 mile, Number. No. ES100017767.” taking a turning on the left hand side into Upper Icknield Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Way signposted to Princes Risborough. Follow this road to Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its a cross roads. Continue straight across and having passed condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The under a bridge, the driveway will be found on the right photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances hand side through some painted pillars. given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property Viewings may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Viewing is strictly by appointment via the vendor’s Photographs: June 2015. Particulars: June 2015. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. appointed agents. .