5 bedroom house

The Old Vicarage is a significant 19th-century country house in Horton-cum-Studley, a well-placed village at the edge of Oxford.

The Old Vicarage is an attractive house of red brick walls under a tiled roof with many wonderful period features both inside and out. Those features include elegant windows with wooden shutters, servants' bells, open fireplaces, high ceilings and a wonderful staircase.

The house has a tremendously welcoming feel and lends itself perfectly for everyday family living as well as entertaining. There is a large entrance that leads through to the open plan kitchen, dining and living room with views out to the garden and countryside. The rest of the accommodation is set across four floors and includes a sitting/dining room, study, utility/boot room, pantry and W/C on the ground floor. There are five generous bedrooms and three bathrooms set across the first and second floor. The basement has been recently converted into a games room/ gym and benefits from a shower room and a wine store. The current owners have overseen a comprehensive programme of refurbishment, working to conserve the character of the house and modernise thoroughly.

Please note the house is not listed.

The house sits in a plot of approximately 0.8 acres alongside a former stable block which offers potential for converting (subject to consent) and a recently built threebay carport.

The front garden is entered via a spacious in/out gravelled driveway with mature trees and hedges directly in front of the house offering excellent privacy. The rear gardens are mostly laid to lawn and are flanked by mature trees and shrubs on each side. The border at the rear of the garden is open so the far-reaching views across neighbouring farmland towards Bernwood Forest and the Chilterns can be enjoyed. There are also wonderful borders throughout, a chicken
coup, and a treehouse. The garden planting scheme and subtle front and back outdoor lighting scheme were designed by Nicholsons.

Horton-cum-Studley is a thriving village 5 miles outside of Oxford, with a flourishing community. Amenities include the Studley Wood Golf Club and the Millennium Village Hall, where there are playing fields and tennis courts. Village landmarks include St Barnabas Church, designed by William Butterfield who was responsible for Keeble College, and Studley Priory, a large 16th-century house built on the site of an earlier Benedictine priory. In the neighbouring village of Beckley you can find the award-winning community-owned Abingdon Arms pub and in Murcott the Michelin-starred Nut Tree pub and restaurant.

The village is located to the east of Oxford and is wellpositioned for commuting to London by the M40 (junction 8 is approximately 8 miles) or via regular rail links to London Marylebone & London Paddington from Haddenham and Thame Parkway, Oxford Parkway or Bicester.

The village is well located for Oxford schooling which includes The Dragon School, Summerfields, Headington, Rye St. Anthony, Magdalen College School, St Edwards, Oxford High School and d'Overbroecks. Abingdon schools include St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon School, Abingdon Prep, Chandlings and Radley College. Slightly further afield, but within easy reach, are Wycombe Abbey, Harrow, Eton and Stowe to name but a few. Cothill House, Moulsford Prep and Ashfold Prep School are also nearby.

Oxford 7 miles, Thame 10 miles, Bicester 10 miles, London 56 miles, (All distances and times are approximate).

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