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Home Farmhouse, Station Road, Launton, Oxfordshire, OX26 5DS Maps Home Farmhouse, Station Road, Launton, Oxfordshire, OX26 5DS maps Handsome Grade II Listed Stone Farmhouse Fashionable family house with contemporary interiorsWonderful in primefamily cityhome location. packed with character features and annexe potential. Beautifully presented four bedroom, four reception room Beautifully extended and remodelled character accommodation arranged over three floors with home with light and spacious four bedroom detached part completed two bedroom annexe. accommodationApproached via aon gated the drivewaywest side the of propertyone of Headington’shas a large front most garden sought and after secluded side roads. walled rear garden with double car port. maps Key Features • Entrance Hall with Flagstone Floors, Exposed • Cream Shaker Style Kitchen Units with Stonework & Timbers Contrasting Work Tops & Central Island •• AdditionalSitting Room Utility & Family Room Room with with Matching Stripped PineUnits Floorboards & Work Tops & Woodburners •• WhiteVaulted & Kitchen/Dining Chrome Suites Room in withCloakroom, HandmadeEnsuite Sho Paintedwer Room Units, & QuarryFamily BathroomTiled Floor & •Aga Four Bedrooms Arranged over the Top Two Floors • Garden Room with Flagstone Floors, •Underfloor Principal Heating&Reception Bi-Fold Rooms Doors with Feature Fireplaces, Cupboards & Shelving into • ChimneyFour Good Recesses Sized Bedrooms with Two Bath/Shower Rooms (One En Suite) • Double Glazing & Gas Central Heating •• EngineeredLarge Lawned Wood Front Floor Garden to Entrance& Electric Hall, Gates to SittingWalled Room Rear Garden& Family Room •• GravelDetached Driveway Double GarageParking with& South Large StorageWest SpaceFacing Over Rear Garden • Part Finished Two Bedroom Annexe with Vaulted Green Oak Extension maps Distances Oxford City Centre 15 miles, M40 (Junction 9) 5.75 miles, Bicester North Train Station (mainline Marylebone) 2.25miles Location The village of Launton retains a good range of local facilities including a shop/post office, general store, local butcher, school and two public houses. The larger market town of Bicester is only some 2.5 miles away and provides a wider range of amenities including Bicester North station which provides an excellent commuter train service to London (Marylebone). Directions From Oxford, take the A34 in a northerly direction towards the M40, continuing straight over the roundabout at Junction 9 of the M40 and continuing on the A41 towards Bicester and Aylesbury. On the outskirts of Bicester by the Esso Garage, turn right at the roundabout, continuing on the A41 towards Aylesbury and at the subsequent roundabout take the second exit onto the B4421 towards Buckingham and Launton. Continue over the two subsequent roundabouts and level crossing to the third roundabout, before turning right towards Launton Village and continue to the crossroads in the centre of the village, before turning left almost opposite The Bull Inn into Station Road (signposted Poundon). Home Farmhouse will then be found after about a quarter of a mile on the left hand side. For more information or to arrange a viewing contact: Patrick Murray 205a Banbury Road Summertown, Oxford OX2 7HQ T: 01865 553900 [email protected] scottfraser.co.uk maps.
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