JEFFRIES COTTAGE, ALTON, GU34 3BL GUIDE PRICE £1,495,000

sothebysrealty.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01932 860 537 A well maintained 17th Century thatched cottage situated in the medieval hamlet of Hartley Mauditt being 2.5 miles NW of Alton. There are 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in total split across the main house and the detached annexe.

Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as 'Herlege' meaning hartland or woodland. 'Hartley' signifies a pasture for deer. Jeffries Cottage is an attractive Grade II listed property surrounded by beautiful open countryside with far reaching rural views and sits within this pretty hamlet with its 13th Century Parish Church, St Leonards. The cottage retains a wealth of period features throughout including exposed beams and an original bread oven. It is beautifully presented and has been sympathetically updated. As you enter the house there is a spacious entrance hall with tiled floors and off the hall lies a cloakroom and a utility/boot room with a stable door leading in to the garden. There is a double aspect good sized kitchen/dining room with a large open fireplace and wooden floors throughout the downstairs. There is a door through to a reception room with a wood burning stove, and door out on to the garden. Following through is a double aspect sitting room with exposed beams and open fireplace. On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The master bedroom has an original fireplace with views out over the front of the house. In the annexe which is a separate building to the main house, there are a further two bedrooms and a shower room together with a large entertainment space which would make an ideal home office or games room. The cottage is approached via a gravel drive with generous turning and parking for several cars. The level garden to the rear of Jeffries Cottage is mostly laid to lawn with an attractive stone terrace. There is a heated outdoor swimming pool which is in a secluded, slightly elevated spot at the bottom of the garden. There is barn style garaging for two cars, a store room, a log store all sitting within about 1.6 acres. The cottage is set amidst fine Hampshire countryside between the villages of Selborne and Chawton. In Chawton there is a tea room, pub and the Jane Austen House Museum. West Worldham is approximately three miles from the thriving market town of Alton which benefits from a good range of individual shops, a cinema, a sports centre, two secondary schools, a sixth form college and a railway station to London Waterloo. There is a good selection of primary and independent schools in the surrounding towns including Churchers in Petersfield, Lord Wandsworth College in North Warnborough, Edgeborough in Frensham and Alton School. Agents Note: Whilst every care has been taken to prepare these sales particulars, they are for guidance purposes only. All measurements are approximate are for general guidance purposes only and whilst every care has been taken to ensure their accuracy, they should not be relied upon and potential buyers are advised to recheck the measurements.

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