Locksmiths Farm Robinhood End, Near , A GRADE II LISTED 16TH CENTURY FARMHOUSE IN NEED OF REFURBISHMENT WITH EXTENSIVE OUTBUILDINGS IN A RURAL SITUATION

LOCKSMITHS FARM, ROBINHOOD END, NEAR FINCHINGFIELD, ESSEX

• Sitting room • Living room • Dining room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room • Conservatory • 5 bedrooms • Bathroom • Utility room • Shower room • Range of useful outbuildings • About 3.2 acres • Further land may also be available

Finchingfield: 3 miles; Braintree 11.5 miles ( Liverpool Street from 63 minutes); 11.8 miles (access to A120); : 14.3 miles; Audley End station 16.5 miles (London Liverpool Street from 56 minutes); Stansted Airport: 17.4 miles; access M11 (junction 8) 19.6 miles; Witham: 20 miles. All distances are approximate.

Situation Locksmiths Farm is situated in the hamlet of Robinhood End which is surrounded by open countryside. The local village of Finchingfield provides local shopping facilities with Braintree, Great Dunmow and Saffron Walden providing a wider range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities. For the commuter there is a train station from either Audley End, Braintree or Witham to London Liverpool Street. There is also access onto the A12 at Witham and onto the A120 at Great Dunmow, which links with the M11 at Junction 8 and Stansted Airport.

Description: Locksmiths Farm is listed as being of Architectural or Historical Interest Grade II and is believed to date back to the 16th century with later additions in the 18th and 19th centuries. Constructed mainly of timber frame with rendered elevations under a tiled roof, the house has been owned by the current family for several generations. The property is in need of refurbishment and benefits from four well proportioned reception rooms and five good sized bedrooms. There is currently a family bathroom with an opportunity for an en suite in the master bedroom.

Outside: The gardens surround the property on all sides and there are extensive outbuildings in various states of repair, including a barn to the northwest of the house and a pond beyond.

Notes: 1.There is planning permission for an extra single storey bay on the house which was approved in 2008 (Ref No 08/02146/FUL) and work has been started.

2. There is a public footpath that runs through the grounds.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage.

Directions: From Great Dunmow take the B1057 to Finchingfield. Proceed through Finchingfield and at the turning to the left signposted to continue straight on signposted to . Proceed through Howe Street and on entering Robinhood End, the property will be seen on the left-hand side.

Postcode: CO9 4NN

Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills. FLOOR PLANS

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