Stockleigh House STOCKLEIGH POMEROY, CREDITON, DEVON

Stockleigh Pomeroy 0.3 miles • Tiverton 8.5 miles (London Paddington 2 hours) Crediton 3.5 miles • Exeter 8.5 miles (All distances and times are approximate) A delightful Grade II listed former rectory dating back to the mid-19th Century with extensive grounds, secondary accommodation and a range of traditional outbuildings, sat in 18 acres.

Entrance Hall Kitchen/Breakfast Room Drawing Room Dining Room Study Cloakroom Utility Room Pantry

Principal Suite with Dressing Room and En-Suite Bathroom Second Bedroom with En-Suite Bathroom Four Further Bedrooms with Fitted Wardrobes Family Bathroom and Shower Room

Wine Cellar Stabling Extensive Garaging and Storage Swimming Pool

Walled Garden Bluebell Wood Pasture

Stockleigh Cottage

Entrance Hall Kitchen/Dining Room Sitting Room Study Cloakroom Family Bathroom

Master Bedroom with En-Suite Bathroom Two Further Bedrooms

In all about 18.12 acres

Knight Frank LLP 19 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD Tel: +44 1392 423 111 [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation Stockleigh House is situated in glorious Devon countryside, just outside the hamlet of Stockleigh Pomeroy and 3.5 miles from the popular market town of Crediton. Communication links to the area are good, with M mainline railway stations at Tiverton and Exeter providing regular services to London Paddington. The M5 Motorway network can also be joined at either Tiverton or Exeter and Exeter International Airport offers many services to UK and international destinations, including regular flights to London City Airport. There is an excellent farm shop nearby and the village S of Cheriton Fitzpaine (2.5 miles) has a Post Office, pub, cricket and football clubs and annual folk festival. The local market town of Crediton has very good amenities, including a leisure centre, two supermarkets, a wide selection of independent shops, eateries and an award-winning farmers market. Exeter, a thriving cathedral and University City, is approximately 20 minutes’ drive away and offers a modern shopping centre including John Lewis, several leisure centres, theatres and a wide variety of pubs and restaurants. There are several nearby local villages offering primary E schools, the closest being Cheriton Fitzpaine (2.5 miles). Crediton (3.5 miles) has the well-regarded Queen Elizabeths and the market town of Tiverton with the independent and highly regarded Blundells School, which offers discounted fees to pupils living within a 10 mile radius, which Stockleigh House is well-placed for. There are also various excellent schools in Exeter, including the Maynard School and Exeter School. Centrally located within the county, both the beautiful W north and south coasts are easily reached, as are both the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks which offer many opportunities for the walking, riding or cycling enthusiast. There is also a 18 hole golf course at Newton St Cyres (3.5 miles). National hunt racing takes place at Newton Abbot, Exeter and Taunton. Exeter is also home to the premiership rugby team, Exeter Chiefs. Description Stockleigh House is a Grade II listed former rectory that was built in circa 1840. The house was altered in the later 19th Century and extended again in the late 1950s. The property is constructed of rendered walls under an attractive hipped slate roof with brick chimneys. The accommodation is arranged over two floors, with the main reception rooms accessed off the central entrance hall. The rooms have a wealth period features, including decorative cornicing and fireplaces as well as large sash windows and are well-proportioned, allowing for formal entertaining as well as manageable day-to-day living. The drawing room is on the southern corner of the property with a lovely dual- aspect, the dining room is on the east side of the house and the study is on the west. The kitchen/breakfast room is at the east end of the house, with direct access to the walled garden. A utility room and downstairs WC complete the ground floor accommodation and there is also a wine cellar and basement on the lower ground floor. Upstairs, the principal suite has a large dressing room and an en-suite bathroom. There are five further bedrooms, one of which is en-suite and two further family bathrooms.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Stockleigh House: 4720 sq.ft / 438.4 sq.m (Excludes Outbuildings and includes Garage)

Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage

Ground Floor First Floor

Lower Ground Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Stockleigh House Cottage: 1360 sq.ft / 126.3 sq.m (Excludes restricted head height)

First Floor

Stockleigh Cottage There is also a three bedroom cottage in the grounds which is not listed and has previously been used for staff accommodation and, more recently, rented out on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST). Ground Floor Outbuilding: Ground Floor Outbuilding: First Floor

Outbuildings North-east of the house are a range of useful outbuildings and garages that could be adapted to suit a variety of different uses, subject to the appropriate planning permissions. East of the walled garden are a row of stables and sheep sheds that have been used for various purposes in recent years.

Gardens and Grounds The gardens, grounds and the wider setting are a major feature of Stockleigh House. To the west and north are well-maintained lawns interspersed with rhododendrons and various mature trees and shrubs. Attached to Stockleigh House on the south-eastern side is a charming walled garden that houses the swimming pool, various greenhouses, a vegetable garden and an established rose garden. The property has just over 18 acres of land including pasture, orchards and a bluebell wood which create a stunning rural setting in a very peaceful location, and yet only 20 minutes’ drive from Exeter city centre.

Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. NOT TO SCALE. Services Oil-fired central heating, mains water, private drainage. Fixtures and fittings All items usually known as tenant’s fixtures and fittings whether mentioned or not in these particulars together with all items of equipment and garden statuary are excluded from the sale but some may be available by separate negotiation. Local Authority STOCKLEIGH HOUSE Mid Devon District Council. www.middevon.gov.uk Tel: 01884 255255 Viewing Strictly by appointment only with agents Knight Frank Tel: 01392 423111 Directions (Postcode EX17 4AT) From Crediton, take the A3072 towards Tiverton and after circa 4 miles, turn right by the red telephone box, signposted to Stockleigh Pomeroy. Follow this road for about a mile and the property will be found on the right hand side, but in a large car it would be best to use the entrance a little further along the road (but still on the right hand side) by Stockleigh Cottage.

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.”

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: 2017 Particulars: 2017 Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.