The Parsonage, , (with adjoining cricket ground) The Parsonage the house, finished with original wood flooring and including a fine staircase. This area is further High Easter, enhanced by high ceilings, moulded skirtings Essex, and original architrave. The reception rooms are elegant and well proportioned including many CM1 4QZ original features such as architraves and alcoves, fireplace, cornice and ceiling rose, which A beautifully appointed Grade II listed complement the high ceilings. The home Office Georgian village house set in beautiful features an attractive cast-iron fireplace, book gardens of approximately 5.5 acres, to shelving and built-in cupboards. A deep sash include the adjoining cricket ground. window and half-glazed door provides a good deal of natural light. The room is finished with 5.2 miles, Felsted School 6.5 attractive cornice to the high ceiling. miles, Stansted Airport 11.4 miles (Stansted Express rail service to London and rail services At the rear of the house, a superb kitchen/ to Cambridge), Bishop’s Stortford 15.5 miles (rail family room takes centre stage, which has been service to London and Cambridge), carefully designed and includes a family area 11.6 miles A12 13.3 miles overlooking the gardens and grounds. A thoughtfully designed kitchen fitted by Naturally Six reception rooms including home Cinema Wood of Bishop’s Stortford with contrasting room, Dining room, Library/Music room, painted cabinetry. A central island unit finished Drawing room I Study and home Office I with a granite top incorporates a breakfast Bespoke kitchen/family room I Utility room I bar, sink, drawers, integrated freezer and Miele Workshop/Boot room I Wine room I Laundry | 3 microwave. Adjacent are matching painted Cloakrooms | Gym I Indoor swimming pool units providing housing for TV, under storage, integrated carousel unit with granite top Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, over. The remainder of the kitchen is painted in a dressing room and roof terrace I Six further light contrasting colour and includes a four-oven bedrooms I 3 further bathrooms Aga, larder and glass display cabinets. On the opposite side of the room is a tall double larder Garaging and workshop I Tennis court fridge, integrated Miele dishwasher, pie-crust About 2.86 acres butler’s sink and fitted plate racks. A sitting area at the end of the kitchen has five sets of French Adjoining cricket ground (2.66 acres) doors framing lovely views of the gardens and leading onto the garden terraces and courtyard. The utility room is comprehensively fitted with a range of bespoke The property painted timber units. The Parsonage is listed as being of Architectural or Historical Interest Grade II and the listing An exceptional indoor swimming pool situated states that it dates from the early 19th century. at the rear of the house, with direct access onto The Parsonage forms the centrepiece of this the west facing terraces, provides a fantastic attractive Essex village and enjoys wonderful entertaining space. westerly views over the adjoining countryside. The bedrooms are situated on the first and It has been owned by only a handful of families second floors, the first floor with five principal throughout its history and is for sale now for the bedrooms including a wonderful master first time in 27 years. bedroom with en suite dressing room, bathroom and private balcony. The second floor has two An impressive hall runs through the centre of bedrooms including a wonderful master bedroom with en suite dressing room, bathroom and private baclony. The second floor has two attic bedrooms and a bathroom. An extensive transformation of the lower ground area was completed within the last 10 years providing a contemporary conversion approached over glass and wood stairs from the main hall to a brick floor hall with underfloor heating, featuring a beautiful temperature controlled wine room at one end. A glazed door opens to a home cinema, again finished with a brick floor with underfloor heating. Two folding doors provide access to storage, a desk and media controls. A further door opens to the exterior with stairs rising to the driveway. Further rooms within the lower ground area include a cloakroom, a laundry room with fitted base and eye-level cupboards, an adjacent drying room and laundry chute, and a workshop, again fitted with base and eye-level cupboards.

Outside The Parsonage has a frontage of some 220 ft to Barnston Road predominantly of lawns intersected with a horseshoe gravel drive which culminates in a substantial parking area at the front and side of the house, and an undercover car port and two secure garages. The gardens to the south are predominantly lawned and lie adjacent to the cricket ground. The rear gardens and grounds enjoy a westerly aspect and immediately behind the house is a series of terraces finished with York stone and red brick, providing entertainment areas ideal for al fresco dining. A central terrace covered with grapevine provides a shady area and lies adjacent to the inner courtyard planted with two mature olive trees. The remainder of the gardens are predominantly lawned with a series of mature island beds and at the centre lies an area of topiary privet hedging providing a lovely feature. Towards the rear of the gardens is a children’s play area, all-weather flood-lit tennis court and beyond is a grass leisure field or paddock adjoining open farmland with far- reaching views over the adjoining countryside. The gardens offer a great deal of privacy with mature trees to all boundaries. The village cricket ground, owned by The Parsonage, lies adjacent to the house.

Location The picturesque village of High Easter, which is renowned for its restaurant, The Punch Bowl, remains quintessentially English and boasts, amongst other things, a cricket ground, a village cafe (The Snug), village hall and its adjoining playing fields and a pretty village church. The market town of Great Dunmow lies north of the village and provides a good range of shops and restaurants, while a more comprehensive range of facilities can be found in the nearby and town of Bishop’s Stortford. Commuters into London or elsewhere can access the main line to Liverpool Street from Chelmsford, Stansted and Bishop’s Stortford or the Central Line underground service from Epping. A country road leads to the A120 which connects to the M11 at junction 8. There is an excellent choice of educational facilities, including the grammar schools at Chelmsford and Colchester, Felsted School, Bishop’s Stortford College, New Hall and Brentwood School, all within easy driving distance. Within the village is a pre-school.

Directions From Chelmsford take the A1060 towards Bishop’s Stortford. Pass and turn right to the Easters. Proceed through following the signpost to High Easter. Continue through the village of High Easter, passing The Punch Bowl restaurant, continuing to the cricket pitch on the left-hand side and turn left signposted to Barnston where The Parsonage will be found on the left-hand side.

General Local Authority: District Council (01799 510510); Essex County Council (0845 7430430) Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Council Tax: H

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