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OLD MILL HOUSE Moreton Pinkney • South northaMPtonShire OLD MILL HOUSE Moreton Pinkney • South northaMPtonShire Approximate distances: Banbury 11 miles (Banbury/London Marylebone from about 52 minutes) • M40 (J11) Banbury 10 miles Towcester 10 miles • Brackley 11 miles • M1 (J15a) Northampton 14 miles • Milton Keynes 25 miles Take a step back in time.... Lot 1: Grade II Listed Old Mill House (shown shaded yellow on the lotting plan) Reception hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Dining room • Kitchen • Larder • Cloakroom Rear lobby • 4 bedrooms • Family bathroom Potential bedroom 5 (requiring conversion) Double garage • 4 loose boxes • Gardens • Orchard • Greenhouse • Grazing Lot 2: Grade II Listed Barn, & range of outbuildings (shown shaded blue on the lotting plan) Former threshing barn • Milking parlour • Workshop and stores General purpose agricultural barn In all about 1.72 acres For sale as a whole or in 2 lots savills.co.uk 36 South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 9AE Tel: +44 (0) 1295 228 000 [email protected] YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE IMPORTANT NOTICE ATTACHED TO THESE SALE PARTICULARS. SITUATION Moreton Pinkney is an attractive rural village comprising mainly of ironstone houses and cottages, set in undulating south Northamptonshire countryside. Amenities in the village include St Mary’s parish church and a public house (currently undergoing refurbishment). Convenient village shop in neighbouring village of Sulgrave. Further amenities found at Woodford Halse (Co-op and Post Office) and the market towns of Banbury, Towcester and Brackley. More extensive facilities can be found at Milton Keynes, Northampton and Oxford. Well situated for access to both the M40 (J11) Banbury and M1 (J15a) Northampton. Intercity train services from Banbury to London/Marylebone (from about 52 minutes) and Milton Keynes to London/Euston (from about 35 minutes). Primary school at Culworth with Chenderit senior school at Middleton Cheney. Private preparatory schools include Carrdus (Overthorpe), St. John’s Priory (Banbury), Winchester House (Brackley) and Beachborough (Westbury). Senior independent schools include Rugby, Stowe, Northampton High (girls), Bloxham and Tudor Hall (girls). Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Cherwell Edge (Chacombe), Staverton, Whittlebury and Hellidon Lakes (Country Club); horse racing at Towcester; motor racing at Silverstone and a full indoor sports complex in Banbury. DESCRIPTION LOT 1 (as shown shaded yellow on the lotting plan) Grade II Listed house of ironstone construction under a pitch slate roof. Wealth of period features including open fireplaces, flagstone floors, exposed timbers, mullion windoows, drip mouldings, window seats, shutters, wainscoting, oak staircase, exposed floorboards, panelled internal doors. Double garage and loose boxes. An arched opening leads to a central farmyard providing parking and access to double garage, loose boxes and the main house. Beyond are gardens laid to grass and orchard interspersed with a variety of fruit trees. Greenhouse. Paddock grazing accessed from the garden and from the lane. About 1.46 acres. LOT 2 (as shown shaded blue on the lotting plan) Extensive range of traditional outbuildings including former late 17th century Grade II threshing barn, milking parlour and tank room plus workshop and various stores. General purpose 6 bay agricultural barn with steel portal frame, concrete floor, light connected. Concrete yard. Currently these have planning permission for the conversion of historic barn to a residential dwelling and new detached garage. About 0.26 acres. The whole extends to about 1.72 acres. Key aspects of the property: ripe for modernisation and conversion; views to south; land; outbuildings; scope to create principal home with annexe accommodation for granny/income stream/working from home, or modernise/convert the entire property and sell off part, as separate. This is undoubtedly a unique opportunity to purchase a property steeped in history and ready for change and improvement. Available as a whole or in 2 lots. OLD MILL HOUSE Gross internal area (approx.): House: 215 m² (2,324 ft²) Courtyard Outbuildings: 305 m² (3,283 ft²) Outbuildings: 577 m² (6,211 ft²) Total: 1,097 m² (11,808 ft²) FOR IDENTIFICATION ONLY NOT TO SCALE Outbuildings (Not shown in actual location/orientation) Ground Floor First Floor OLD MILL HOUSE Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS SERVICES Mains water and electricity. Mains drainage. Night storage expressly excluded. Certain such items may be available heating. BT connected. by separate negotiation. Further information should be PLANNNG obtained from the selling agents. There is planning permission dated 1 July 2015 for the DIRECTIONS (POSTCODE NN11 3SQ) conversion of existing 17th century barn to a dwelling and From Banbury, M40 (J11), take the A422 towards Brackley. new detached garage. Application No. S/2015/0579/FUL. At the roundabout at the top of the hill, take the first exit For further information please contact the vendor’s agent. on the B4525 and after about 2 miles, take the left turn as COUNCIL TAX signposetd Culworth. Continue along this road passing Band E signs to the villages of Thorpe Mandeville and Culworth. Proceed to Moreton Pinkney and just before the village LOCAL AUTHORITY there is a sharp right hand bend. Immediately after this South Northamptonshire District Council. bend Old Mill House can be found on the left hand side. Tel: 01327 322322 VIEWINGS TENURE By appointment with Savills. Prior to making an FREEHOLD appointment to view, Savills strongly recommend that you FIXTURES AND FITTINGS discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your Those items mentioned in these sale particulars are interest in the property with a member of Savills’ staff who included in the freehold sale. All other fixtures, fittings has seen the property in order that you do not make a and furnishings i.e. carpets, curtains light fittings are wasted journey. IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. 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. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. 15/09/08 NR .