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Glebe Cottage HOUND GREEN Glebe Cottage HOUND GREEN Period country house on edge of hamlet with rural views Accommodation and amenities Reception hall • Cloakroom • Sitting room Dining room • Study/snug • Kitchen with Aga Utility room • 5 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms Fine Grade II Listed barn providing garaging and storage Attractive mature gardens • In all about 0.17 hectares (0.43 acres) Basingstoke 11.2 miles • Hook 3.8 miles • Reading 10.3 miles Winchfield Station 3.4 miles • London Waterloo 55 mins (All distances and times are approximate) 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 text. Situation Glebe Cottage is situated on the fringes of the hamlet of Hound Green which lies between the villages of Mattingley and Heckfield. Shopping facilities include Tesco’s, Boots and a post office in nearby Hook with Waitrose in Yately Fleet, and the newly opened John Lewis at Home in Basingstoke. The adjoining villages of Heckfield and Mattingley both have public houses and churches. Within Heckfield there is Wellington Riding School and the Wellington farm shop. The area is served by first class schooling with Whitewater Primary School in the village of Rotherwick and Robert Mays in Odiham. Independent schools include Danes Hill, St Neots, Wellington College and Elstree. Communications are first class with both the M3 and M4 accessible, providing fast road access to London the West Country and the south coast. The mainline station at Winchfield with regular services to London Waterloo. London Paddington can be reached via Reading Station. The surrounding countryside has many public walks and bridleways throughout. Glebe Cottage Glebe Cottage is an attractive country cottage that is thought to date from the 1700’s with later Victorian and 1960’s additions. The cottage has a welcoming reception hall which provides access to all principle reception rooms. The sitting room is both light and spacious with an open fire and good views over the mature garden. There is a good dining room and a cosy snug/study with open fire and extensive book shelves. The kitchen/breakfast room is situated in what is thought to be the original cottage and is well fitted with a good range of cupboards and built in appliances to include a ceramic hob and double oven. In addition there is a solid fuel Aga. Off the kitchen is located the utility room. To the first floor there are 5 bedrooms, the master bedroom having an extensive range of fitted wardrobes and given the size of the room it would be very possible to create an en-suite if desired. There are 4 further bedrooms, the majority of which have fitted wardrobes. These bedrooms are served by the 2 bathrooms. Outside the property is approached off a small country lane to a gravel drive which provides good parking. Adjacent to the drive is a fi ne Grade II Listed timber barn, which currently provides garaging and storage. The barn has great potential for those wishing additional accommodation subject to the necessary consents being contained. The gardens are a particular feature of the property and are well established. There are areas of level lawn which are interspersed with well stocked fl ower shrub and herbaceous plants. At the rear the garden joins open fi elds. Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fi red heating. Fixtures and fi ttings All those items regarded as tenant’s fi xtures and fi ttings, together with the fi tted carpets, curtains and light fi ttings, are specifi cally excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Local authority Hart District Council. 01252 622122. www.hart.gov.uk Council tax Band G Postcode RG27 8LF Viewing Viewing by prior appointment only with the Agents. Directions From the M3 (Junction 5) proceed north on the B3349 signposted towards Reading and Mattingley for approximately 3.5 miles and on entering Hound Green turn left into Vicarage Lane adjacent to the green continue along Vicarage Lane and after approximately ¼ mile Glebe Cottage will be found on the right adjacent to its barn. Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an off er 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 property, its 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 01256 350600 is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs 27 London Street show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any Basingstoke RG21 7PG part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been [email protected] obtained. A buyer or lessee must fi nd out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change with- out notice. Particulars dated May 2016. Photographs dated April 2016. Ref: MRP/BSK110097. 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