Stylish and spacious detached Grade II* listed former manor house with beautifully landscaped gardens. Jefferay House, Chiddingly Place, Chiddingly, , BN8

£1,750,000 Freehold

Drawing room/reception hall • Kitchen/breakfast room • Dining room • Four bedrooms (one en suite) • Family bathroom • Annexe: study/office, reception room, kitchen, shower room • Mezzanine sitting room • Open bay car port • Machinery store/garage • Off street parking • Gardens • EPC exempt

Local Information Communications: The The property is situated in the surrounding areas are linked by pretty East Sussex village of the A22, which in turn links to the Chiddingly, in the Low Weald, coast and the M25 orbital close to the South Downs motorway, Gatwick and Heathrow National Park. Chiddingly has a airport. thriving community, with two pubs, a primary school, a church, Mainline Rail Service: a village hall and a village shop (London Bridge from 70 minutes), and café in nearby Muddles Lewes (London Victoria from 70 Green. minutes), Polegate (7.8 miles, London Victoria from 90 minutes). Uckfield (eight miles, about 17 minutes by car), Lewes (10 miles) Schools: There are many highly and Eastbourne (13 miles) regarded schools in the area, provide more comprehensive both state and private, including shopping and leisure facilities, St Bede’s, Chiddingly Primary including independent cinemas, School, , leisure centres, swimming pools, and supermarkets, shops, bars and Uckfield College. A number of restaurants. private schools offer bus services for students which stop near or in There are many leisure activities the village. available locally, including local clubs for rugby, cricket and All distances and times are theatre; across Sussex activities approximate. Journey times taken include show jumping at from Google. Hickstead, sailing at Eastbourne and Brighton and golf at one of the many courses across the county, including East Sussex National which also provides a hotel, spa and gym. Nearby Glyndebourne hosts the world class opera house, and there are many historic houses across the region. The surrounding countryside and the South Downs National Park offer miles of footpaths and bridleways. .

About this property the ground floor, an attractive Jefferay House is a wonderful Sussex marble fireplace with a Grade II* listed property with an working wood-burning stove and interesting history. It is a glazed door framing the south- understood that there has been a easterly views and giving access dwelling on the site for over 500 to the courtyard garden. years, which was extensively rebuilt in the late sixteenth It opens onto the superbly century to create a manor house appointed kitchen/breakfast room, for Sir John Jefferay, Baron which is well-equipped with an Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. extensive range of bespoke oak Jefferay House was originally the units and matching wall mounted east wing of the manor house, cupboards and plate rack, set which is believed to have had the beneath granite and wood work only example of a double height surfaces and with a butlers sink baronial hall in the region. It is and integrated dishwasher. These offered chain-free. are complemented by a central island unit with granite work The property has been surface and integrated refrigerator sympathetically restored to an and freezer and by a Britannia exceptionally high standard, and range with a six ring gas hob and offers a superb combination of two electric ovens. An oak door beautiful original features joined opens to the understairs utility with modern comforts such as recess for housing a washing underfloor heating in the drawing machine and dryer. Set into room, dining room and some wooden flooring in the kitchen/breakfast room. kitchen is a trap door with steps leading down to the fully tanked The elevations are brick under a cellar/wine store. pitched clay peg tiled roof, and incorporate many of the original The dining room is double aspect, stone mullioned windows, set with and offers potential to open the leaded glass. There is an whole ground floor into one impressive triple chimney stack, space. Steps lead down to the and the property offers spacious annexe which can also be accommodation arranged over accessed via its own entrance three floors, with high ceilings, from the courtyard. It provides a and a striking combination of versatile space currently exposed brick walls and open comprising a study/office, plasterwork set with timbers reception room, galley kitchen throughout. There are wonderful and a Jack and Jill shower room. views across rolling fields to the These rooms can be used as village church from many rooms additional bedrooms, workspace on the south east elevation. or to provide self-contained ancillary accommodation. The timber front door opens to the vaulted drawing room. Points of On the first floor is a superb note include the Sussex galleried landing, which is open limestone flagstone flooring, over the drawing room. A wood which extends through much of staircase leads up the mezzanine

second floor, which is an ideal Tenure sitting room or study space. Freehold

The principal bedroom and its en Directions suite shower room occupy the From Haywards Heath, proceed north eastern portion of the first east on the A272 until floor; there are three further and join the A22 southbound bedrooms and a bathroom. towards Eastbourne. Stay on the A22 for just under ten miles until Outside reaching Golden Cross, and just The gardens are a particular after the petrol station take the feature of Jefferay House. The turning on the left, signposted formal courtyard to the south east Chiddingly. Follow the road into is beautifully landscaped, and Muddles Green, and at the T- includes brick and paved junction turn left, passing the pathways, separating abundantly village primary school on the stocked flower and shrub beds. right. Continue into Chiddingly village and bear left at the Six Beyond lies a parking area and Bells Inn. Jefferay House will be an open bay car port and secure found after a short distance on garage attached to the annexe; the left hand side. this area is approached via a private drive over which Jefferay Viewing House has right of way. Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01444 446000. The main walled garden has a If there is any point which is of wide expanse of lawn surrounded particular importance to you, we by landscaped beds, and walls invite you to discuss this with us, with espaliered fruit trees especially before you travel to including cherry, plum, apple and view the property. pear.

To the front of the house is a further gravelled parking area which leads to a lawned entrance courtyard with path to the front door. The plot extends to about a third of an acre.

Services Mains electricity and water. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage (Klargester).

Outgoings Wealden District Council, 01892 653311.

Rohan Vines Haywards Heath +44 (0) 1444 446 000 Chiddingly Place, Chiddingly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 savills savills.co.uk [email protected]

Important Notice Savills, its clients and any joint agents give notice that 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 20210709TJPS photographs taken July 2021.