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Stotehayes Membury, Honiton, Devon People Property Places A quintessential stone and thatched Devon cottage dating back to the fourteenth century and being Listed Grade II, set within beautiful countryside with fishing rights on the River Yarty. Features • Entrance Porch • Flagstone Hall • Drawing Room • Sitting Room with Inglenook • Well Fitted Kitchen / Breakfast Room with Aga • Cloakroom • Utility Room • Principal En Suite Bedroom • Three Further Bedrooms • Family Bathroom • Thatched Linhay • Summerhouse / Garden Room • Double Garage • Delightful Gardens • Paddock • Riverside Meadow • Three Quarters of a Mile of Single and Double Bank Fishing on the Yarty River • In all about 2.39 hectares (5.905 acres) The Location Stotehayes occupies a delightful country setting, within the Yarty Valley which is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful areas in East Devon, where the landscape has remained unchanged for centuries. Whilst quiet and secluded, glorious views are enjoyed from all areas of the gardens and house making this a very special property. The village of Stockland is within easy reach with its highly respected primary school, playing fields, church, village hall and thriving tennis club. Membury , a couple of miles away, has an Award Winning Post Office / Store, village hall and a church. For day-to-day amenities both Axminster and Chard are easily accessible, Axminster also having the well-known Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall ‘s ‘River Cottage Canteen & Deli’ and there is a good Tesco store in Chard. There is also an excellent Farm Shop at Kilmington. Honiton is in the opposite direction towards Exeter and is famous for its long, wide high street with specialist shops as well as the more well-known stores. Exeter also has many well-known high street stores, including John Lewis and the Princesshay shopping mall. Taunton, the County Town of Somerset, is within easy access and is home to the Somerset County Cricket Ground. Taunton enjoys excellent transport links, having a main line station with trains scheduled to arrive at London Paddington within an hour and forty five minutes on the fast service. Delightful coastal towns and villages are within easy reach and include Sidmouth, Branscombe, Beer and just a little further into Dorset along the Jurassic Coastline, Lyme Regis, which is famous for its Cobb. Communications • Chard 6 miles • Axminster 7 miles • Honiton 8 miles • Taunton 19 miles • Exeter 28 miles (mileage/distances approximate) Accommodation Sitting Room: with massive inglenook fireplace Cloakroom: with wash hand basin and WC. Further Bedroom (at present used as a with Woodwarm, wood burning stove and study): with exposed cruck beam. Ground Floor Inner Hall: with pantry (former shower room) a bread oven, flagstone floor, well preserved and a built in storage cupboard. Inner Landing: a built-in airing cupboard with Entrance Porch and old timber door into the: ceiling timbers, windows with seats and an oak lagged hot water tank. built in bookcase and further cupboard with Utility Room: with coat hooks, Trianco TRO oil fired boiler, butlers sink, work surfaces and Family Bathroom: with panelled bath, Entrance Hall: with flagstones, plank and shelved alcove. muntin screen and ceiling beam and door plumbing for washing machine. wash hand basin, set in a vanity top, WC. Kitchen / Breakfast Room: with a range of through to the: First Floor Dressing Area: with cruck beam: hand painted panelled cupboards, topped with Drawing Room: a lovely light room with granite. There is an integral Miele dishwasher, Landing: with exposed cruck beams and door to: Inner Landing: leading to the: French Doors leading out onto a terrace and two Bosch double refrigerator with freezers below and Guest Bedroom: with pretty trap door, cruck Principal Bedroom: double aspect with leaded light windows facing south. A lovely old an oil fired two oven Aga. Flagstone floor and a beams, pretty window, floor trap down into the glorious views. arch door leads into an: good sized dining area. kitchen (for ease of moving furniture). En Suite Bathroom: with panelled bath, Inner Lobby: with understairs storage space and Rear Hall: has door to the rear of the house with Bedroom: with 15th century window, with a Sottini suite including a panelled bath, proceeds into the: flagstone floor. cruck beam and timber mullion window. WC, pedestal wash basin and shower. Garden and Grounds A pretty arched garden door leads into the pretty building, built mainly of stone with timber property from the passing lane and a few steps cladding and a thatch roof and provides cobbled lead down to a deep patio which stretches across storage area and a Log Store. Lying behind the the front of the property bordered by deep linhay is a further area of lawned garden and herbaceous border, an area of lawn and a wild provides a lovely setting for a Summerhouse with flower border. The lawned gardens stretch out a vaulted ceiling and a Veranda. On the other to the west and a Pergola and Terrace enjoy side of the lane a good sized Parking Area lies all evening sun. An old fashioned Orchard in front of the Double Garage which provides lies beyond the gardens as does a Home Meadow which again leads down to the River excellent storage and it provides a home for the Meadow which has river frontage. As previously water treatment equipment. A farm gate leads mentioned, both mainly Single but some Double into a further Paddock which stretches out to the Bank Fishing is enjoyed for approximately three east and has a variety of native trees. In all the quarters of a mile, stretching to the south and gardens and grounds amount to approximately a small distance to the north. The Linhay is a 2.39 hectares (5.905 acres). Approximate Gross Internal Area: 231.8 sq.m. / 2,495 sq.ft. (Excludes Restricted Head Height & Outbuildings / Includes Garage) Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale. Outbuilding 1 Garage Outbuilding 2 Ground Floor First Floor Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved. Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright Property Information Directions (Postcode EX14 9BB) 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:2500 Post code: EX14 9BB On proceeding through the village of Yarcombe on the A30 in an easterly direction, continue down the Services: Mains electricity. Private drainage and hill passing a sign to Stockland and, on ascending water. Oil fired central heating. the hill, turn right by an old Baptist Church. Local Authority: East Devon District Council, Continue along this road, enjoying the glorious The Knowle, Station Road, Knowle, Sidmouth views, and take the first fork left. Proceed over Devon EX10 8HL the ford and climb the hill on the other side and Stotehayes will be found on the corner. www.eastdevon.gov.uk Important Notice: Jackson-Stops & Staff give notice that:- 1.These particulars Telephone: 01395 516551 have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us. 2. We have not carried out a detailed Tax Band: F or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate Contents, Fixtures and Fittings: Unless only and should not be relied on. 3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs specifically mentioned in these particulars, all were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale. 4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. and statues, carpets and curtains are specifically Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been excluded from the sale. Certain items may be obtained. 5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects available by separate negotiation. of the property. 6. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have Viewing: By appointment with Jackson-Stops & no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract Staff’s Taunton office : 01823 325 144 between you and the seller. Details and photographs prepared August 2016. Taunton 01823 325144 [email protected] 8 Hammet Street, Taunton TA1 1RZ jackson-stops.co.uk.