The Willows, Blackgrove Road, Quainton, , HP22 4AH

Aylesbury 6 miles ( 55 minutes), Bicester 10 miles, Oxford 22 miles, Leighton Buzzard 13 miles (Euston 36 minutes) Distances approx. The Willows, Blackgrove Road, Quainton, Buckinghamshire IN A RURAL LOCATION JUST OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE AN EARLY VICTORIAN DETACHED HOUSE WITH AN OUTBUILDING, SUPERB VIEWS AND MATURE GARDENS. IN ALL OVER A THIRD OF AN ACRE PLOT. Porch, Reception Hall, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen and Breakfast Room, Utility Room, Cloakroom, Master Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom, Three further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom OUTSIDE – Lots of Parking, Lawns and Well Stocked Gardens Bordered by a Stream, Brick Outbuilding and Timber Sheds.

GUIDE PRICE £595,000 Freehold

EDUCATION LOCATION Preparatory schools at Ashfold, and Oxford. Quainton takes its name from the Old English words Cwen + Tun and means Village Primary School at Quainton. ‘The Queens Farmstead or Estate’ prominent on the skyline is the 14th century th th Secondary School. church which is exceptionally rich in large late 17 and 18 century Public schools at Stowe, Berkhamsted and Oxford. monuments. The centre point of Quainton is the picturesque village green Grammar Schools at and . which looks up towards the 1830 windmill. In the middle of the green is a fourteenth century preaching cross and in a picture from the late 1800’s the old DESCRIPTION whipping post is visible where miscreants were tied and flogged! Until the The building now called The Willows was originally two workers cottages outbreak of Dutch Elm disease the village was embosomed by trees. Quainton serving Lower Denham Farm and dating back to 1850, the owners have the old now has a public house, café, motor repairs and a general store. deeds detailing the whole of its history. Its conversion into one dwelling and The surrounding market towns and villages provide a wealth of historical and extension was we believe completed some 30 years ago. The property has interesting places to visit including Waddesdon Manor, House and rendered elevations under a slate roof and enjoys a rural location with just one Quainton Steam Railway. Extensive shopping facilities are situated at Bicester neighbour and lies about a quarter of a mile outside the village, both front and Village Retail Outlet, the refurbished Friar’s Square Centre in Aylesbury, and rear aspects look out across the surrounding countryside. Milton Keynes. Although the current accommodation is perfectly comfortable for a family there The A41 provides easy access into Aylesbury, Bicester and the M40 network. is great scope for enlarging particularly the ground floor with maybe opening Rail connections are fast and convenient on the Chiltern Turbo reaching out and adding to the kitchen which would provide a stunning room onto the Marylebone in under an hour from Aylesbury. Services to Euston are garden. available from and Leighton Buzzard. Aylesbury Parkway now At the entrance is a porch and then a double glazed door into a large reception provides a link to Marylebone at . hall that has a box bay window and the staircase where the landing has a gallery. Beneath the carpet is parquet flooring which is uncovered and on in the SERVICES – Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. LPG heating. dining room. Both the sitting and dining rooms also have box bay

There are two principle lawns dotted with a variety of fruit trees including a beautiful aged Bramley as well as a Cherry, Plums and a Greengage. The deep flower beds are abundantly stocked and scattered around are trellis and an arbor with Honeysuckle and Wisteria, all of which can be taken in from a paved patio. On the right are raised growing beds and a timber greenhouse. The garage is a brick outbuilding with a metal up and over door and personal door, it has a concrete floor, windows, power and light and with some work could be employed as an office or studio. Elsewhere in the garden are more sheds, one of timber (10’ x 6’) and another of timber and tin with a potting room which we believe used to house livestock. Attached to the garden is a triangle of grassland currently a place for the compost heap and bonfires.

VIEWING – Strictly via the vendors agent W Humphries

DIRECTIONS – From Aylesbury take the A41 towards Bicester and at the crossroads prior to Waddesdon turn right towards Oving and Whitchurch. Continue on this road up to the next crossroads and then turn left to Quainton. After nearly a mile The Willows can be found on the left hand side. windows and each a working fireplace of brick with quarry tiled hearths, the latter housing a multi fuel stove. The kitchen and breakfast room are defined by a part dividing wall, the breakfast room with some exposed brick and sliding doors out to the garden. In the kitchen are a range of cream units incorporating display cabinets and a wine rack, the worksurfaces are laminated in a sycamore effect and built in is a five burner gas hob and ‘Neff’ double oven. There is a very useful pantry and the whole room has terracotta flooring which continues into the utility room, off the utility is a cloakroom with a wc and wash basin. Upstairs on the landing is access to the loft which is boarded and has a light. The master bedroom has built in wardrobes along one side and a four piece ensuite bathroom with a separate shower. There are two further double rooms and a big single. In the bathroom above the bath is a ‘Mira’ shower and adjacent the airing cupboard is a linen closet.

OUTSIDE The whole plot is over a third of an acre and enclosed by mature hedging and a small stream, the rear boundary in a culvert. The Willows is accessed through a wide five bar gate, the gravel driveway provides a parking bay for 3/4 vehicles and separates the garden whilst making its way to the garage.



IMPORTANT NOTICE W. HUMPHRIES for themselves and as Agents to the Vendors of the property give notice that: 1 These particulars have been prepared to give a fair overall description of the property whilst some descriptions are inevitably subjective, all information is given in good faith. No statement within these particulars should be relied upon as being either a statement or a representation of fact. The descriptions within do not contribute part of any offer or contract. 2 All measurements, areas and distances mentioned in these particulars are approximate and are issued as a guide only. If such details are fundamental to a purchase, purchasers must rely on their own enquiries. 3 Photographs incorporated within these particulars show only certain parts of the property and no assumptions should therefore be made in respect of parts of the property which may not be shown. 4 Nothing in these particulars should be seen as a statement that the property or any fixture described is in good condition or otherwise. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition of any property or item included within the sale. None of the appliances or services mentioned in these particulars have been tested by W. Humphries and no warranty is given or implied by them that they are in good working order. 5 If reference is made either to alterations to the property or a change of use, no warranty is given by W. Humphries or the Vendors/Lessors that any planning or other consents or Building Regulations approval has been obtained. Where references are made to potential uses (subject to planning) this information is given in good faith although purchasers must take their own enquiries to the relevant authorities. 6 Most importantly if there is any particular aspect of the property about which you would like further information, we invite you to discuss this with us before you travel to view the property. J042 Printed by Ravensworth 01670 713330

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