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Stanford Bridge House Station Road Pluckley DISTINCTIVE COUNTRY PROPERTY Country Houses DISTINCTIVE COUNTRY PROPERTY #TheGardenOfEngland Stanford Bridge House Station Road Pluckley, Ashford, Kent TN27 0RU A distinctive and most attractive 5 bedroom period farmhouse together with a pretty two bedroom cottage capable of producing a gross rental income of £9,000 per annum. The grounds enjoy a vineyard, heated pool and useful outbuildings (about 1,200ft²). In all about 3.60 acres. Guide Price £1,295,000 Accommodation Cottage (The Granary) Outbuildings • Entrance Hall • Drawing Room (fireplace) • Entrance Hall • Sitting/Dining Room • Ragstone outbuilding (2 storey) • Sitting Room • Dining Room (inglenook • Kitchen • Bathroom • 2 Bedrooms • Garaging/Weather boarded barn fireplace) • Snug • Study • Kitchen (Aga) • Night storage heaters • Summerhouse • Utility Room • Garden/Family Room Gardens and Grounds Communications • 5 Bedrooms (1 En-suite) • Shower Room • Gravel driveway • Lawns • Mature trees • Pluckley Mainline Station – 0.25 miles • Bathroom • Clipped hedges • Rose beds • Flower • Headcorn Mainline Station – 5 miles • Oil fired central heating beds • Paved terrace • Pond • Wild • Ashford Int Station – 6 miles • Under floor heating to Kitchen flower garden • Small Vineyard (Pinot • M20 motorway (Jct 9) – 5 miles • Ultrafast broadband Noir/Chardonnay) • Orchard • Heated • Tenterden – 6 miles swimming pool (air source heat pump) Situation Stanford Bridge House was originally part of Stanford Bridge Farm which was divided years ago and the neighbouring barn converted into a dwelling. The properties are situated on the semi-rural outskirts of the historic village of Pluckley with its pretty centre dominated by the parish church, attractive inn, primary school, butchers shop and Post Office/store. In addition to many community activities, there is a mainline commuter railway station close to Stanford Bridge House on the village outskirts. Wider facilities are available at Charing or alternatively the thriving market town of Ashford including access to the M20 motorway and International Station for Eurostar services to the Continent and 37 minute High Speed trains to London St Pancras (HS1). Ashford provides a wealth of modern retail opportunities along with a choice of schools both in the state and independent sectors including excellent grammar schools accessible by train and school buses. Stanford Bridge House A distinctive and most attractive period farmhouse Listed Grade II and accompanied by a valuable two bedroom cottage known as The Granary. The cottage is currently vacant but has been let previously at a rent of £750 per calendar month. Stanford Bridge House is beautifully presented and full of character including medieval origin and later additions. There are good ceiling heights and an abundance of period features including significant exposed beams and timbers, exposed floorboards and distinctive ‘Dering’ arched windows. The accommodation is versatile having six ground floor reception rooms, and five bedrooms on the first floor approached from either of two staircases. Gardens and Grounds The house is accompanied by about 3.60 acres of interesting and imaginative gardens including lawns interspersed with mature trees, clipped hedging, rose beds and well stocked flower and shrub borders planted for all year colour and interest. There is a charming brick paved terrace stretching away from the house and the gardens meander with a bridge crossing over a delightful pond to a less formal area planted with wild flowers and neighbouring fields. There is a mown pathway leading to a small private vineyard planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. The continuation leads to an orchard planted with apple, pear, plum, cherry and crab apple trees. There is an outdoor swimming pool heated with an air source heat pump. Outbuildings Towards the end of the garden is a two storey ragstone outbuilding with electric power and light connected offering potential for a number of uses including conversion subject to the necessary planning consent. Further buildings include a pretty weather boarded barn containing storage, workshop and garaging. At the end of the more formal gardens is a summerhouse. Services Oil fired central heating. Under floor heating to the kitchen. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Ultra fast Broadband (approx 300Mb). The Granary:- night storage heaters. Directions From the M20 motorway leave at Junction 9 and proceed to the upper roundabout by the John Lewis at Home store. Follow signs towards Lenham A20 and after about 2 miles turn left signposted to Pluckley (alternatively, continue on to Charing and again turn left signposted to Pluckley). Upon arriving in the village of Pluckley locate the village centre and proceed past the primary school on your right hand side and around the right hand bend. Proceed down Station Road eventually passing the station on the left hand side whereupon Stanford Bridge House will be found also on the left hand side just past the entrance to Stanford Bridge Barn. From Tenterden, proceed along the A28 towards Ashford. At Bethersden take the road signposted to Pluckley. Stanford Bridge House will be found on the right hand side just prior to reaching Pluckley Station and well before the village. C Up Down Store Up C C Green- Garage Sitting / Bedroom 1 house Bedroom 2 18' 2" x 12' 8" 13' 2" x 13' 1" Dining Room 13' 0" x 10' 1" 5.54m x 3.85m 13' 1" x 11' 7" C 4.01m x 3.98m 3.97m x 3.08m 3.98m x 3.53m Down 27' 3" x 17' 1" 27' 3" x 17' 1" 5.40m x 3.50m 5.40m x 3.50m Granary Ground Floor Granary First Floor 12' 1" x 8' 11" 3.68m x 2.72m Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House : 625 Sq. Ft. / 58 Sq. M. P C Store Up C C Sitting / Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Garden Store 12' 1" x 9' 1" Dining Room 13' 2" x 13' 1" 13' 0" x 10' 1" 3.68m x 2.76m 13' 1" x 11' 7" C 4.01m x 3.98m 3.97m x 3.08m 3.98m x 3.53m Outbuilding Ground Floor Outbuilding First Floor ApproximateDown Gross Internal Floor Area Outbuildings : 1,305 Sq. Ft. / 121 Sq. M. Outbuilding Granary Ground Floor Granary First Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House : 625 Sq. Ft. / 58 Sq. M. C C Reduced Headroom The Granary Not to scale Utility C Up Down Study C 14' 8" x 7' 10" Bedroom 2 4.48m x 2.39m 12' 5" x 11' 6" 3.79m x 3.50m Dining Room 16' 11" x 14' 11" Garden / C 5.76m x 4.54m Kitchen Family Room Bedroom 4 Snug 16' 9" x 11' 7" 22' 1" x 12' 4" Bedroom 5 5.11m x 3.52m 13' 9" x 9' 11" 13' 3" x 8' 0" 6.73m x 3.77m 11' 2" x 9' 8" 4.18m x 3.01m 4.05m x 2.45m 3.40m x 2.95m Down Down Drawing Room Sittng Room Bedroom 1 15' 6" x 14' 8" 15' 5" x 14' 8" 15' 5" x 15' 4" 4.72m x 4.47m 4.70m x 4.46m 4.69m x 4.68m Bedroom 3 14' 8" x 9' 6" Up 4.47m x 2.89m C The House Ground Floor First Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House : 3,000 Sq. Ft. / 279 Sq. M. For indicative purposes only. 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