A grade II listed former manor house

Lower Burston Farm, , , HP22 4RQ

Freehold

Hall • sitting room • dining room • kitchen • conservatory utility cloakroom • master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room • further 5 bedrooms and 2 family bathrooms • Thatched barn with garaging and stabling • dilapidated barn with potential • Mature gardens • woodland and farmland • In all about 52.17 acres

Distances Wycombe, Aylesbury Grammar Tring 6 miles School, the Beacon and (London Euston 30 minutes) Wycombe Abbey. Berkhamsted 14 miles Thame 15 miles There is golf at Woburn, Leyton Milton Keynes 17 miles Buzzard, Aylesbury Park, Amersham 20 miles Silverstone and the Oxford 27 miles Buckinghamshire. Central London 50 miles (Distances and times There are excellent transport approximate) links with The A41, 7 miles, gives access to the M25 or the Situation M1, about 12 miles, Tring 6 miles Lower Burston Farm is a Grade (London Euston 30 minutes) II listed former Manor House in and Leighton Buzzard, 5 miles the heart of Buckinghamshire. (London Euston 33 minutes). The property is positioned on Luton Airport is 24 miles and the edge of the village of Aston Heathrow Airport 45 miles. Abbotts. Aylesbury, about 5 miles to the south and Milton History & Main House Keynes, about 17 miles to the Lower Burston Farm has a north, both towns provide fascinating history with the wider recreational facilities, remains of a medieval village in shopping, theatres and the grounds. Domesday restaurants. documents the village of Burston in the years around Whilst enjoying fast and 1086, when the settlement was convenient access to London in occupation, in some sort of via the M40 and M1 motorways, form and the land was the house takes full advantage cultivated. It also confirms that of some of the area’s most the origins of the settlement go beautiful countryside with back to at least the times of stunning views across the Vale Edward the Confessor. of Aylesbury. The depopulation of Burston There is a selection of excellent dated to the year 1488 when schools locally which include John Swafield had gained Headington and The Dragon in possession of the land and Oxford, Prep enclosed it for sheep grazing. School, Stowe, Winchester House Prep School, RGS High A branch of the Lee family The corridor continues past the came into possession of Lower dining room to the kitchen Burston Farm in 1516 and in passing an original door frame early 17th century Sir Henry Lee on the left which leads through built or rebuilt the property to a second staircase hall, with and acquired a royal license to a door to outside, this access is empark the grounds. The used as the main access to the Manor House, now Lower property, as it leads directly to Burston Farm was rebuilt in the the kitchen. The stairs from 18th and 19th centuries with here lead up to the first floor, to much of the original brick the study with views over the which can be seen today. sunken garden and the master bedroom suite. The medieval village to the east and the deer park to the south The kitchen/breakfast room of the house are both Listed runs the length of the house Monuments. with a large and convenient utility room at one end. The The main house is a kitchen/breakfast room has an characterful Grade II listed Aga and stunning views over property with a wealth of the garden. The conservatory original features throughout is beyond the Kitchen/ the house and outbuildings, breakfast room. From the main including 17th Century door hall the stairs rise up to the first frames, exposed beams, floor. The master bedroom original mullion windows and suite is on the right, accessed fireplaces. The current owners through a hidden door. This have transformed the property bedroom comprises a double through their ownership and bedroom, large bathroom with the quality is clear to see twin sink, separate shower and throughout, with the a dressing room. A door from replacement of all the windows the dressing room leads and oak has been used for the through to the study and the joinery in parts of the house. stairs. There are two further double bedrooms on the first The front door leads into a floor, sharing a family staircase hall with direct access bathroom. On the second floor, to the drawing room with open there are three further double fireplace, French doors to the bedrooms and a bathroom. garden and tasteful cornicing. From the hall a corridor runs The farmhouse sits centrally past the dining room with an within its grounds which original mullion window, extend to over 50 acres. The exposed beams and gas property is approached along fireplace, a second door gives a long, tree lined drive and direct access to the kitchen. opens on to a delightful setting with a pond and the old farm buildings. The gardens are particularly worthy of note. An attractive lower garden is protected on two sides by open fronted outbuildings Directions making a perfect setting for From the M25, leave at junction entertaining. The gardens are 20 on to the A41. Continue to landscaped and bordered by a the end of the A41 dual coppice of trees including carriageway and turn right sweet chestnut, oak, cherry towards Aylesbury, turn right at and walnut. From the house the next roundabout and follow there are wonderful views to the end. Turn right on to the across the former deer park A418 towards Wing and follow which adjoins the site of the the road for 4 miles through medieval village and the belt of and to a crossroads mature woodland beyond. with Aston Abbotts signposted to the left. Follow the road into General Remarks the village and to the village green, continue through the Services village onto Moat Lane and • LPG gas for hob then onto The Lines. The • mains water and electricity entrance to Lower Burston • private drainage system Farm is found about half a mile • central heating via electric outside of the village, over the boiler brow of the hill and the gates are found on the left hand side. Tenure Freehold with vacant Viewings possession upon completion All viewings must be made strictly by appointment only Local Authority through the vendor’s sole Windmill Hill N District Council agent, Savills. If there are any 01296 585858 points which are of particular

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NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited DRAFT NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. MCL: 27867/LOWER BURSTON 1 Date: 13/07/20 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB NOT TO SCALE Tel: (01202) 856800 Lower Burston Farm, Aston Abbotts, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP22 4RQ Gross internal area (approx) 367.5 sq m / 3956 sq ft Huw Warren Hugh Maconochie Cellar 10.1 sq m / 109 sq ft savills savills.co.uk Savills Summertown, Savills Country House Outbuilding 144.5 sq m / 1555 sq ft Oxford Department Total 522.1 sq m / 5620 sq ft (Including Eaves / Excluding Void / Open Areas) 01865 339700 0207 016 3713

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4.69 x 4.13 15'5 x 13'7

16.31 x 10.50 53'6 x 34'5

= Reduced head height below 1.5m 5.50 x 4.01 18'1 x 13'2 (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation)

4.29 x 3.73 5.87 x 3.90 5.38 x 4.13 6.88 x 6.06 15.65 x 6.05 6.20 x 4.90 14'1 x 12'3 19'3 x 12'10 3.90 x 1.86 22'7 x 19'11 51'4 x 19'10 20'4 x 16'1 17'8 x 13'7 12'10 x 6'1

Conservatory 6.39 x 4.04 21'0 x 13'3 (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation)

Void Bedroom 5 4.91 x 3.39 Dining Room Up Dn 16'1 x 11'1 Dn Kitchen 4.64 x 4.51 Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3 Up Sitting Room Bedroom 4 Bedroom 2 6.42 x 5.30 15'3 x 14'10 6.49 x 4.31 4.81 x 3.51 6.37 x 4.89 4.17 x 3.84 4.67 x 4.19 21'1 x 17'5 21'4 x 14'2 15'9 x 11'6 20'11 x 16'1 13'8 x 12'7 15'4 x 13'9 Bedroom 6 4.37 x 2.89 14'4 x 9'6 Second Floor

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Utility 4.90 x 3.74 16'1 x 12'3 Eaves

Up Study 4.33 x 2.32 Entrance Eaves Hall 14'2 x 7'7

IN Ground Floor Cellar First Floor For identification only. Not to scale. © 20/07/16 HW

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