Egerton House, Egerton, Kent Egerton House Reception Rooms
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Egerton House, Egerton, Kent Egerton House reception rooms. Previous owners of Egerton House include the Dering and Hussey families, Egerton House Road, with the current owner’s family having been in Egerton, Ashford, Kent, residence for over 60 years. TN27 9BD In addition to the principal house there is a cottage occupied by a secure tenant. A magnificent Grade II Listed period house of significant standing, in a The elegant façade and gracious entrance portico wonderful location with spectacular lead into a welcoming hall, from where all the main ground floor rooms can be accessed. A handsome views, now in need of modernisation library with intricate dentil cornicing and moulded and updating. door surrounds leads to the drawing room, a beautifully proportioned room with similarly fine Headcorn 5.5 miles, Ashford 10 miles, Maidstone cornicing and a delicately patterned plasterwork 12.5 miles, M20 (J8) 8.5 miles, Canterbury 19 miles ceiling. Large sash windows flood the room with light and there are two fireplaces. This room is Entrance hall | Drawing room | Sitting room utilised as a music room and has been used for Library | Kitchen/dining room | Utility room public recitals, with licensing for an audience of 80. Ground floor bedroom | Shower room Cloakroom | Extensive 3 room cellar The kitchen/dining room is at the centre of the Annexe: Sitting room | Kitchen house in the oldest part of the building. It has 2 Bedrooms | Bathroom a wonderful full height ceiling and a minstrel’s 1st floor: Sitting room | Kitchen | Cloakroom gallery running the width of the room at one end. 3 Bedrooms | Bathroom and a further Off the hall is a sitting room and a further room, sitting room | Kitchen | Cloakroom currently used as a bedroom. To the rear of the 2nd floor: 3 Bedrooms | Bathroom ground floor is a self-contained annexe. Stables | Garaging | Outbuildings The accommodation on the first and second floors Gardens | Paddocks is currently divided into two self-contained flats. On the first floor is the original Georgian master Garden Cottage Sitting room | Kitchen bedroom, which offers a suite of magnificent 2 Bedrooms | Bathroom | Greenhouse rooms, whilst the former staff quarters on the second floor provides further useful About 13.8 acres accommodation. The property The sale of Egerton House offers the purchaser Set on high ground to the west of the popular a prime opportunity to recreate one of the most village of Egerton, Egerton House has unparalleled important country houses in mid-Kent. With views over the Weald of Kent. A house has sensitive restoration and minimal disruption to the occupied this site for many centuries. The core of layout of the accommodation, the house would the property dates back to medieval times, with very readily revert back to a wonderful family a timber-framed building being found behind the home. Georgian façade. The property was significantly enhanced and enlarged under the ownership of the Cornwallis family (c.1770), who added the wing to the front thereby creating a series of elegant and spacious Outside There is a large shelter belt of ancient woodland to the south of the house with lovely vistas and walks to be enjoyed. Immediately to the rear of the house is a large former coach house and stables built in mellow red brick, garaging for up to six cars, three further sheds and an outside WC. Behind the stables is a magnificent garden (one of a pair of walled gardens). There are also two large pasture paddocks. Garden Cottage Further down the track and beyond the stables is a charming detached country cottage comprising a sitting room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. Location Egerton House stands on the slopes of the Greensand Ridge in an area of delightful countryside a little to the west of the picturesque village of Egerton. Facilities within the village include a store, inn, primary school, church and village hall; it is one of the most sought after villages in the area. Headcorn offers a variety of shops, and station with services to London Cannon Street/ Charing Cross from 68 minutes. Further afield, Maidstone, Ashford and Canterbury offer a more comprehensive range of amenities, with the High Speed train service from Ashford International to London St Pancras taking just 37 minutes. The M20 is easily reached at junction 8 or 9, for fast access to the Channel Tunnel, ports and the national motorway network. Restricted Height Floorplans House internal area 9,385 sq ft (871.9 sq m) For identification purposes only. Restricted Height Restricted Height Restricted Height Floorplans Outbuildings internal area 2,256 sq ft (209.6 sq m) Garden Cottage internal area 1,375 sq ft (127.8 sq m) For identification purposes only. Restricted Height Directions From the A20 at Charing: Take the Pluckley Road, passing the station. Continue along this road, passing the ruined church at Little Chart and proceed into Pluckley village. Take the first turning on the right (signposted Egerton). Continue into Egerton village. In the centre of the village turn right. On leaving the centre of the village, take the next three left hand turns and the house will be found on the left. General Local Authority: Ashford Borough Council (01233 331111); Kent County Council (03000 414141) Services: Egerton House has mains electricity and water, septic tank drainage; oil and solid fuel heating. Canterbury 2 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2SL 01227 451123 [email protected] www.struttandparker.com @struttandparker IMPORTANT NOTICE /struttandparker Strutt & Parker gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. 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