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CHEDDON CORNER Cheddon Fitzpaine • nr taunton • SomerSet CHEDDON CORNER Cheddon Fitzpaine, nr taunton, SomerSet A well-situated Regency country house, Listed Grade II, with highly adaptable and spacious accommodation set in beautiful gardens Entrance Porch • reception hall • drawing room • dining room • Sitting room • Study Kitchen with aga • Breakfast room • Conservatory • utility & Cloakroom principal en Suite Bedroom • en Suite Guest Bedroom three Further First Floor Bedrooms • Family Bathroom • Separate WC Spacious Lower Ground Floor with Cinema / entertainment room • Cellar room • Wine Store Four Bedroom / reception rooms • Boiler room • Shower room • Bathroom Gravelled drive • South Facing terrace with Summerhouse & herbaceous Borders Sunken rose Garden orchard • range of traditional Buildings including Coach house, Stables & Garaging Beautifully restored Walled Garden with Greenhouse & Garden Store Further Walled Garden with Swimming pool In all about 1.18 hectares (2.93 acres) Taunton Office Country Houses and Estates Office 8 hammet Street 17c Curzon Street taunton, Somerset London ta1 1rz W1J 5hu telephone: 01823 325144 telephone: 020 7664 6646 [email protected] [email protected] jackson-stops.co.uk Situation Cheddon Corner occupies a peaceful setting within the tiny Sherborne, millfield, hazlegrove and Blundell’s at tiverton. the 13 miles to the east. Bristol and exeter airports are easily hamlet of upper Cheddon, which is found at the foothills of the area is renowned for its excellent walking and riding countryside accessible, providing many services to the Continent and the Quantock hills, designated an area of outstanding natural on the Quantock, Blackdown and Brendon hills. uSa, and for those wishing to travel to the Continent via ferry, Beauty. the highly sought after village of Kingston St. mary is there are ferry ports at plymouth, Weymouth and Southampton. within a mile which has an ancient church, village hall and public Communications and transport house. taunton, the County town of Somerset and home of the the property is situated within easy reach of excellent • Taunton Centre 2 miles Somerset County Cricket Ground is found less than three miles communications, including taunton’s main line railway station • M5 motorway (Junction 25) 2 miles away with its good shopping centre. taunton is also well known with fast trains to London paddington scheduled to arrive in • A303 13 miles for its excellent independent schools, namely taunton School, one hour and forty-five minutes on the fast service. the m5 • Bristol 45 miles King’s and Queen’s Colleges, Kings hall preparatory School just motorway can be joined at taunton, Junction 25, giving fast • Exeter 38 miles to the south of Kingston St. mary and also richard huish Sixth easy access down to exeter and up to Bristol and the midlands, (All mileages approximate) Form College. other schools within reach include Wellington, and via the m4 to London. the a303 is found approximately the PROPERTY this distinguished old house has a particularly handsome façade with a definite regency influence. dating back to the early nineteenth Century, Cheddon Corner is believed to have once been part of the portman estate and originally the estate manager’s house, belonging to nearby hestercombe house. the house now offers beautifully proportioned, well decorated rooms typical of its period, with particularly elegant reception space, including a light and spacious drawing room with French doors leading down to the terrace, a reception hall / reception room, formal dining room, sitting room and a study. the kitchen is well-fitted, has an aga, a central island, steps up to the breakfast room and an opening out onto an amdega conservatory, enjoying glorious views. the house offers flexible living accommodation, having spacious, beautifully decorated bedrooms and a further arrangement of rooms on the garden level, including a media room and wine cellar. CHEDDON CORNER approximate gross internal 5746 sq ft / 533.8 sq m (excludes outbuildings) For identification purposes only. all dimensions approximate. not to be relied upon. Lower Ground Floor First Floor Ground Floor outbuildings 1 outbuildings 2 Gardens and Grounds impressive drive gates, set between stone pillars, lead into the property. there is ample parking to the front of the house, with lawned areas being partly shaded by a magnificent cedar. Formal lawned gardens stretch out to the south beyond a beech hedge and stone wall along the lane boundary. there are deep herbaceous borders, a sunken rose garden and two majestic copper beech trees, believed to have been planted for two sons of a previous owner. An Orchard area lies to the south east with a number of fruit trees and is bounded by a tiny Stream, which flows along the north eastern boundary. the drive leads down to a courtyard of Original Outbuildings, including Stables, Coach House, Tack Room and a more recently built Garage for four cars, having an Inspection Pit, measuring 11.46m x 5.44m (37’7” x 17’10”) and Workshop /Studio. Further wrought iron gates lead into a Walled Garden, which is lawned and has a roman style Swimming Pool. the walled Kitchen Garden has undergone a great deal of restoration in recent years and has numerous gravel paths, a central Water Fountain, rose arbour, rose beds and vegetable plots. there is a newly built south facing Greenhouse with adjoining Potting Shed / Store. the gardens and grounds provide a perfect setting for Cheddon Corner and amount to approximately 1.18 hectares (2.93 acres). NOT TO SCALE Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. PROPERTY INFORMATION Services mains water and electricity. private drainage. oil fired central heating. Broadband is available. Local authority taunton deane Borough Council the deane house Belvedere road taunton Somerset TA1 1HE www.tauntondeane.gov.uk tel: 01823 356356 tax band: H Contents, Fixtures and Fittings unless specifically mentioned as included in these particulars, all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and statues, carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Viewing By prior appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops & Staff, taunton office: 8 hammet Street, taunton, Somerset TA1 1rz tel: 01823 325 144 directions: (postcode: TA2 8LB) Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission From the centre of taunton follow signs to Kingston St. mary of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved. and on reaching the village, just after the 30 mph restriction signs, turn right at mill Cross signed upper Cheddon. Follow important notice this lane for about ½ a mile, bearing right at the triangle. the Jackson-Stops & Staff give notice to anyone reading these details:- (1) these particulars are set out for the interested parties and purchasers as a guideline only. they are property will found on the left hand side after ½ mile, with large intended to give a fair description but not to constitute an offer or contract. (2) all descriptions, dimensions, distances, orientations and other statements/facts are given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of facts. (3) nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property wooden entrance gates. is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services are in good working order. We have not tested the appliances, central heating or services. interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations before finalising their offer to purchase. (4) the photographs appearing in this brochure show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time the photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have been changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that Fast find the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property, which are not shown in the photographs. (5) any area measurement or distances referred to herein are approximate only. (6) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations 58272 have been carried out, or that a particular use is made of any part of the property, this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. (7) descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions details prepared: September 2014 contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. if there are any points of particular importance that need clarifying before viewing please do not hesitate to contact this office. Kingfisher print and design 01803 867087. photographs taken: august 2014 Kingfisher Print & Design 01803 867087.