Raybourne House ISLIP,

Raybourne House MILL STREET, ISLIP, OXFORD An impressive village house with separate cottage set in delightful walled gardens

Oxford 7 miles • 2 miles • M40 (junction 9) 4 miles

Main House Entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, family room, study, cloakroom four bedrooms, en suite bathroom, en suite shower room and a further shower room, home office/library/sitting area with vaulted ceiling, boarded loft, utility.

Cottage Family/games room, kitchen, double bedroom, large first floor sitting room/ second bedroom, shower room, cloakroom

Double garaging with storeroom, parking

Courtyard garden, formal gardens, garden store

Summertown Sales Savills Summertown 255 Road 256 , Oxford Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DE OX2 7HN [email protected] 01865 516161 01865 339700 Directions From Oxford proceed north on the A34. Take a left turning there are lovely walks to be enjoyed along the nearby an impressive family home of 6086 sq ft, which includes a signposted Islip, and follow the signs to the centre of Islip footpaths and bridleways. There is good access to the M40 substantial, separate independent cottage, detached double Village. On entering the village, proceed over the railway junction 9 in about 4 miles, and of particular note is the village garage and store room with additional garden store. The bridge and past the primary school on the right. Take the next station with connections to Oxford and , with the ground floor provides excellent living and entertaining space, turn right and then immediately left into Church Lane. At the line being upgraded, which will then provide direct trains to with two elegantly proportioned formal reception rooms with T junction, turn right into Mill Street where the property will . high ceilings. The entrance hall, featuring the original servants be found on the right hand side. bells, leads through to the welcoming ‘farmhouse style’ The historic city of Oxford offers a comprehensive selection of kitchen/breakfast room which, with contemporary bi-fold shops, leisure and educational facilities, including a number doors opening to the attractive courtyard, makes it perfect Situation of excellent preparatory and senior independent schools, for informal entertaining and family gatherings. The charming Lying in a conservation area renowned for its outstanding including Magdalen College School, Oxford High School, St family room, which adjoins the kitchen, has a useful study natural beauty, the ancient village of Islip is situated on the Edwards, Summerfields and The Dragon School. beyond, and has much character with exposed timbers and River Ray, a tributary of the , about seven miles inglenook fireplace. A second staircase leads from the family north of Oxford. The village has a well regarded primary Description room to the impressive open plan home office/library/sitting school, and there is a Norman church, two public houses, a Lying in an enviable setting in the village within beautifully area, with the feeling of space enhanced by the vaulted health centre and a thriving community shop. For sporting laid out high walled gardens, this elegant Georgian house has ceiling and exposed roof trusses. enthusiasts, village clubs include and football teams been effectively combined with the adjoining barn to create and, for those wishing to enjoy the immediate surrounds, On the first floor, the master bedroom has a very stylish en suite bathroom with bath and shower, the guest bedroom has an en suite shower room, and there are two further bedrooms, together with an additional shower room.

The Cottage The cottage lies on the far side of the courtyard and provides excellent ancillary accommodation. On the ground floor, the large family/games room overlooks the courtyard, and there is a separate kitchen and useful downstairs cloakroom/ shower room. On the first floor is the main bedroom and en suite cloakroom, together with a large sitting room/second bedroom. The layout makes it practical for both young and old, and it could be suitable as a generous, self contained guest suite, for additional family accommodation, or as a teenage suite.

Outside High automatic timber double gates open to the driveway, which provides extensive parking and leads to the substantial garage block with adjoining storeroom. Stone steps lead past a gravelled terrace up to the balustraded terrace, which looks out over the sheltered courtyard garden, and which provides a sheltered ‘al fresco’ dining area, and leads to the formal gardens.

The delightful high walled garden, which extends to around half an acre, is a particularly appealing feature of the property.

The garden has its own place in local Islip history, since it became a renowned Physic garden, created by botanist Dr William Owen James, who lived there between 1920 and 1958 and later went on to head the Department of Botany at Imperial College London.

The garden has been attractively landscaped, with formal lawns bordered by mature clipped box hedging, carefully placed terraces designed to enhance the use and enjoyment of the garden, together with well stocked borders with trees, flowers and shrubs, and a flourishing rose garden. Gross internal area ( approx ) = 357sq m / 3838 sq ft Cottage = 150 sq m / 1610 sq ft Outbuildings = 59 sq m / 638 sq ft Total = 566 sq m / 6086 sq ft For identification only. Not to scale.

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Dn

Office Bedroom 4 8.10 x 5.60 5.10 x 3.10 26'7 x 18'4 16'9 x 10'2

Garage 5.80 x 2.30 Up 7.30 x 5.80 19'0 x 7'7 Bedroom 3 23'11 x 19'0 5.31 x 4.20 17'5 x 13'11 Garden Store Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3 5.50 x 4.30 5.50 x 3.60 18'1 x 14'1 18'1 x 11'10 Outbuildings Dn (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation)

Dn = Reduced headroom below 1.5 m / 5'0

First Floor Bedroom / Sitting Room 9.50 x 4.90 Dn 31'2 x 16'1 Bedroom 5.20 x 4.00 Up 17'1 x 13'1

Family Room Study 8.10 x 5.80 5.20 x 3.10 Cottage - First Floor 26'7 x 19'0 17'1 x 10'2

Dining Room Up 4.80 x 4.20 Up 15'9 x 13'9

Drawing Room 7.50 x 4.30 24'7 x 14'1 Games / Family Room 9.50 x 4.70 31'2 x 15'5 Utility Kitchen / Breakfast Room Kitchen 7.70 x 4.50 3.40 x 1.80 25'3 x 14'9 11'2 x 5'11 Up Cottage - Ground Floor IN

(Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Ground Floor Tenure Freehold with vacant possession on completion

Services Mains services connected, gas heating

Local Authority Council

Postcode OX5 2SZ

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Fixtures, Fittings, etc. All fixtures, fittings and garden statuary are specifically excluded unless otherwise mentioned within these sales particulars.

Important Notice Savills and their clients 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 has not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Details prepared January 2014.

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