WALNUT HOUSE LITTLE NESS |

An exceptional country house with land and outbuildings situated in a beautiful rural location just nine miles from Walnut House Entrance hall | Dining room | Drawing room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility room | Cloakroom In all about 5.3 acres Snug | Master bedroom suite | Five further bedrooms | Four further bath/shower rooms Little Ness | Shropshire | SY4 1NB Oswestry 9 miles An exceptional country house with land and outbuildings Five bay open fronted garage | Stables | Two storey barn providing ancillary accommodation Shrewsbury 9 miles Gym | Workshop/garden store | Gardens | Duck pond | Kitchen garden | Field Chester 34 miles situated in a beautiful rural location just nine miles from Shrewsbury Situation Walnut House is situated in a beautiful rural location with excellent walking and out-riding immediately available from the property. The Cliffe and Nesscliffe Hill are just a short walk away accessed via the bridleway. The village amenities at nearby Ruyton XI towns include a church, a primary school, The Talbot Country Inn, a garage, local village shop and post office along with the well renowned Preparatory School, Packwood Haugh. The Corbet secondary school can be found at the neighbouring village of Baschurch. Both Oswestry and the County Town of Shrewsbury are within easy commuting distance and offer an extensive range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities. Regional airports include Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and East Midlands.

Walnut House Originally a sandstone cottage, Walnut House has been greatly re-modelled to create a fabulous country house offering extensive accommodation, finished beautifully to offer a comfortable and contemporary family home. There is fantastic attention to detail throughout the house with solid oak doorframes, skirting boards and staircase, and luxurious fixtures and fittings, along with a Sonus sound system and Lutron lighting. The impressive entrance hall with galleried landing has a limestone floor which extends to the kitchen/ breakfast room, a stunning space fitted with a David Orton kitchen that incorporates a large central island, a beautiful range of units, granite work surfaces and Fisher and Paykel appliances, along with a four oven Redfyre oil-fired range. The kitchen opens up to a larger dining area which has a log burner and French doors out to the terrace, which provides a great space for entertaining. The spectacular drawing room has oak flooring and a large inglenook fireplace with a Clearview log burner along with two sets of French doors out to the gardens. The dining room is adjacent and also has French doors to the terrace and gardens. More informal reception space is provided by the snug which has a welsh slate flag floor, Clearview log burner and features the old bread oven. To the first floor there are five bedrooms including the master bedroom suite, a stunning room with a large walk in dressing room and en suite bathroom with a sunken Kohler Jacuzzi bath and separate shower. This room also features an early 18th century Parisian log burner. Both the guest bedroom and third bedroom have en suite shower rooms and built-in wardrobes. The other two bedrooms are served by the main bathroom which has a bath and separate shower. View from the field On the second floor there is an impressive open plan bedroom with en suite shower room to one end. There is also access here into the loft space which provides useful storage.

Outside The grounds have been beautifully landscaped to create a wonderful and tranquil setting, which incorporates a number of elements including a walled kitchen garden garden with raised vegetable beds and a Hartley Botanic greenhouse, a duck pond, a chicken enclosure, both protected by black estate railings, and an area of woodland. The impressive French oak garage has five bays. The adjoining stable block has one stable, a smaller pony stable, a kennel and a gym.

The barn is an reclaimed oak structure which was rebuilt on site to create useful ancillary accommodation, currently used as a large home office with games room, kitchen and WC below. This building has the potential, subject to the necessary consents, to be converted into a two bedroom annexe. The gardens and drive are well lit and have The barn electric gated access. The field is approximately 5.3 acres and has water, power and drainage in place.

Directions From Shrewsbury take the B4380 Holyhead Road to . Proceed over the River Severn and turn right signed to Forton. Take the next left signed to Adcote and Little Ness. Follow this road through Adcote and proceed over the crossroads signed to Little Ness. Continue through the village and after approximately a mile Walnut House will be found on your left hand side.

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© Collins Bartholomew Limited 2011. All rights reserved. Plotted Scale - 1:470845 F/P GENERAL Services Oil-fired central heating, mains water and electricity, F/P WALNUT HOUSE private drainage. Main House internal area 5,657 sq ft (525 sq m) Local Authority: , Tel: 0345 678 9000 Master Bedroom Suite 9.60 x 6.36 31'6" x 20'10" Garage internal area 720 sq ft (86 sq m) Council tax: Current band D (Maximum) Bedroom Master Bedroom Suite 9.60 x 6.36 Barn internal area 1,289 sq ft (120 sq m) Fixtures and fittings: Only those items known as fixtures and fittings 31'6" x 20'10" (Maximum) Bedroom Stables internal area 174 sq ft (16 sq m) will be included in the sale. Certain items such as garden ornaments, Bedroom Dressing Bedroom 3.71 x 3.65 Room Gym & Kennel internal area 269 sq ft (25 sq m) carpets and curtains may be available by separate negotiation. 12'2" x 12'0" 3.36 x 2.94 13.05 x 4.16 3.73 x 3.70 42'10" x 13'8" 12'3" x 12'2" (Maximum)Bedroom 11'0" x 9'8"Dressing Bedroom 3.71 x 3.65 Room Workshop/Garden Store internal area 247 sq ft (23 sq m) Wayleaves, rights of way and easements: The property will be sold 12'2" x 12'0" 3.36 x 2.94 13.05 x 4.16 3.73 x 3.70 42'10" x 13'8" 12'3" x 12'2" (Maximum) 11'0" x 9'8" Total internal area 8,559 sq ft (795 sq m) 7.62 x 3.01 subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights 25'0" x 9'11" 7.62 x 3.01 25'0" x 9'11" of way, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

Bedroom Agents’ note: There is a bridleway running between the boundary of the 6.53 x 4.70 To Attic 21'5" xBedroom 15'5" 6.53 x 4.70 To Attic grounds to the main house and the field. Bedroom Lower (Maximum)21'5" x 15'5" 4.27 x 4.08 Bedroom Level Lower (Maximum) 14'0" x 13'5"4.27 x 4.08 Level 14'0" x 13'5" Workshop/ Workshop/ VIEWING GardenGarden Store Store Strictly by confirmed appointment through Strutt & Parker or Second Floor First FloorFirst Floor Second Floor Miller Evans. Kitchen Kitchen 3.01 x 2.993.01 x 2.99 9'11" x 9'10"9'11" x 9'10"

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IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute Gym an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance 6.53Gym x 2.86 only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements 21'5"6.53 xx 9'5" 2.86 Drawing Room 21'5" x 9'5" are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves Drawing9.57 Room x 9.43 of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & 31'5" x 30'11" Home Office 9.57 x 9.43 Games Room 12.72 x 4.90 Parker LLP does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in 31'5" x(Maximum) 30'11" Home Office 9.54 x 4.78Games Room 41'9" x 16'1" (Maximum) 31'4" x 15'8" 12.72 x 4.90 relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter 9.54 x 4.78 41'9" x 16'1" 31'4" x 15'8" into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker LLP does not accept responsibility for Kennel any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, 2.94 x 1.97 F/P let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office Utility Room Snug 9'8"Kennel x 6'6" Boiler 3.72 x 3.60 3.74 x 3.71 2.94 x 1.97 and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken April 2015. F/P Utility Room12'2" x 11'10"Snug 12'3" x 12'2" 9'8" x 6'6" Particulars prepared April 2015. Boiler 3.72 x 3.60 3.74 x 3.71 Stable 12'2" x 11'10" 12'3" x 12'2" 2.90 x 2.20 9'6"Stable x 7'3" 2.90 x 2.20 6.63 x 3.34 9'6" x 7'3" Barn Ground Floor Barn First Floor Cooker Point 21'9" x 10'11" Stable Dining Room 3.25 x 2.90 6.63 x 3.34 6.53 x 4.23 10'8" x 9'6" Barn Ground Floor Barn First Floor Cooker Point 21'5" x 13'11" 21'9" x 10'11" Stable Dining Room 3.25 x 2.90 6.53 x 4.23 10'8" x 9'6" Kitchen 21'5" x 13'11" 5.78 x 5.30 19'0" x 17'5"

Kitchen Garage Covered Garage Garage 5.78 x 5.30 5.40 x 2.90 Driveway 9.48 x 5.40 5.40 x 3.20 19'0" x 17'5" 17'9" x 9'6" 31'1" x 17'9" 17'9" x 10'6"

Breakfast Room Garage Covered Garage Garage 4.97 x 3.87 5.40 x 2.90 Driveway 9.48 x 5.40 5.40 x 3.20 16'4" x 12'8" 17'9" x 9'6" 31'1" x 17'9" 17'9" x 10'6"

Breakfast Room 4.97 x 3.87 16'4" x 12'8"

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Based on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 mapping with the permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright Licence No ES 100018525 Not to Scale. Drawing No. P7017-01 | Date 02.06.15 Strutt & Parker Shrewsbury Miller Evans Shrewsbury 14 Shoplatch, Shropshire SY1 1HR 4 Barker Street, Shrewsbury SY1 1QJ 01743 284200 01743 236800 [email protected] [email protected] struttandparker.com millerevans.co.uk