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Knights Place, Whichford, Nr Shipston on Stour, Warks Chartered Surveyors KNIGHTS PLACE, WHICHFORD, NR SHIPSTON ON STOUR, WARKS CHARTERED SURVEYORS KNIGHTS PLACE WHICHFORD NR SHIPSTON ON STOUR CV36 5PG Situated about 6 miles from Chipping Norton, 7 miles from Shipston on Stour, 9 miles from Moreton in Marsh, 10 miles from Banbury, 11 miles from the M40 (Junction 11), 19 miles from Stratford upon Avon, 25 miles from Oxford. A CHARMING, SPACIOUS AND WELL- PRESENTED DETACHED FAMILY HOUSE SITUATED ON THE EDGE OF THE VILLAGE ADJOINING FARMLAND Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Study, Dining Family Kitchen, Cloakroom, Utility Room, Landing, Five Bedrooms, Three Bathrooms. Oil-Fired Heating. Double Glazing. Boiler Room. Double Garage. Garden Room. Gravelled Courtyard. Attractive Enclosed Landscaped Garden. In all about 0.4727ac/1913.05ha. Viewing through Shipston on Stour office TeL: 01608-663788 email: [email protected] Within the village of Whichford there is a well-known Knights Place is a charming detached village house pottery, a popular village pub, the Norman Knight, and a converted from a former extended barn. In 2010 the fine parish Church. The village of Long Compton (about 2½ property was renovated and modernised with the miles) has a primary school, general stores and The Red accommodation being re-configured to make a fine family Lion Inn. home. The local towns of Chipping Norton and Shipston on Stour The house now offers light, well-presented, spacious and offer a more comprehensive range of facilities. There are well-planned accommodation. mainline railway stations at Banbury and Moreton in Marsh respectively with a service in just under an hour from Features within the house include oak-boarded and stone- Banbury to London (Marylebone). tiled flooring together with oak doors. In addition. the property benefits from double glazed windows and oil-fired heating. Immediately to the front is a gravelled courtyard, beyond Situated beyond the double garage and at the end of the GENERAL INFORMATION which are attractive south-facing enclosed formal and house is the Garden Room with double French doors informal gardens. overlooking a gravelled terrace surrounded by raised and Tenure The property is offered freehold with vacant well-stocked flower and shrub borders. possession. Knights Place is situated close to the village Church and adjoining farmland. Beyond the Garden, which is an important feature of the Council Tax This is payable to Stratford on Avon District property, is south-facing and incorporates a gravelled path Council. The property is listed in band G. Within the house is the spacious Sitting Room with French leading across to the enclosed garden with lawned area, doors and a fine inglenook fireplace incorporating a well-stocked flower and shrub borders, together with an Fixtures and Fittings All items mentioned in these woodburning stove, with the Study and Dining Room. aluminium framed Greenhouse. particulars are included in the sale. All other items are expressly excluded. Off the Inner Hall, and in addition to the Cloakroom and Beyond the stone wall is a further paved area with Timber Utility Room, is the outstanding Dining/Kitchen/Family Garden Shed, vegetable garden area with fruit cage and Services Mains water, electricity and drainage are Room with French doors and glazed china Fired Earth further lawned area with flower and shrub borders, together connected to the property. LPG bottled gas to dual-fuel double sink, range cooker and island unit. with a small orchard and a fine oak tree. cooker. On the first floor is the spacious Landing with study/sitting Directions From the village green proceed between the area, off which is the Master Bedroom Suite. This comprises bus stop and war memorial past King Edward Terrace on a spacious double bedroom with a full range of built-in the right. Continue for about 150 yards and Knights Place wardrobes and fine views over the garden, Dressing Area is situated on the left opposite the entrance to the village and Bathroom. church. Situated off the Inner Landing are Four Further Bedrooms, Energy Performance Certificate an En-Suite Shower Room, together with a Family Bathroom Current F (31) Potential C (78) with separate shower. IMPORTANT NOTICE The attached particulars have been prepared in good faith and are for guidance only. They are intended to give a fair Knights Place is approached through a five-bar timber gate description of the property but do not constitute part of an offer or leading through to a gravelled courtyard with good off-road form any part of a contract. The photographs show only certain parts parking leading up to the Double Garage with Boiler Room and aspects as at the time they were taken. We have not carried out beside. a survey on the property, nor have we tested the services, appliances or any specific fittings. Any areas, measurements or distances we have referred to are given as a guide only and are not precise. MFF/S1933/F004/17.07.2019 S216 Printed by Ravensworth 01670 713330 Not to Scale – For information purposes only 2 Banbury Street, Kineton 10 Market Place, Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire CV35 0JS Warwickshire CV36 4AG T 01926 640498 F 01926 640923 T 01608 663788 F 01608 663662 www.seccombes.co.uk .
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