The Manor House
Abbess Roding, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0PA
Guide Price
£2,750,000
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Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jan 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
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- Property Tags: Tennis Court
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A substantial red-brick Victorian former rectory.
Description
The house is approached via a heavy oak door, through a vestibule into the fine stone-floored reception hall, which includes a welcoming open fireplace and features a fine staircase running through the middle of the house to an atrium at the top. From the hall there are doors to the cellars and cloakroom. Overlooking the grounds to the west is the library/office featuring an open bookcase with pediment, marble fireplace and deep windows overlooking the topiary garden. Folding doors open to the drawing room, also approached from the reception hall, a lovely south and west-facing room with French doors and deep windows. The room features high ceilings, a marble fireplace and hearth. The adjoining dining room is a magnificent well-proportioned room extending to over 27 ft in length with lovely southerly views over the gardens and featuring a beautiful marble fireplace. At the opposite end of the house is a cosy sitting room with windows framing lovely views over the grounds towards St. Michael’s Church, a carved wood fire surround is set within a wall of book shelving which also includes a secret door into the kitchen. The kitchen is fitted with a range of antique pine units incorporating a matching dresser, four-oven AGA, integrated appliances, twin butler sink unit and finished with a clay-tiled floor. There is a walk-in pantry and a rear door providing access into a Mediterranean-style courtyard finished with clay tiles, a completely private area which is ideal for al fresco dining. From here there is access to a large boiler room and useful store.
From the hall steps lead down to the cellars which run under half of the house comprising six useful storage rooms.
A fine staircase rises to a galleried first floor landing. The principal bedroom suite occupies the whole of the west wing comprising a large bedroom framing lovely views of the grounds, en suite bathroom and fitted en suite dressing room. There are two further double en suite bedrooms on this floor together with a utility room. Stairs then rise to the second floor where a full gallery features a lantern providing a good deal of natural light. There are three bedrooms on this floor, two en suite and a lovely family bathroom with oval bath.
Outside
The house has a discreet entrance with a timber five-bar electric gate opening on to a substantial parking area in front of the house. There is a beautiful view from the front drive towards St Edmund’s Church. The grounds are protected by a bank of mature trees adjoining open farmland. The swimming pool is protected by high hedging surrounded by paving and has an adjoining pavilion providing changing rooms and shower facilities. Beyond is an all weather tennis court which lies adjacent to a lightly wooded area and immediately behind the house is an attractive topiary garden.
Historical Note
An 1859-built red-brick house constructed for Lawrence Capel Cure to the south of St Edmund’s Church as a replacement for a former rectory called The Manor at Abbess Roding. Lawrence was the rector of St Edmund’s, Abbess Roding from 1858 until 1912.
Location
Hatfield Heath: 4.5 miles; M11/Stansted Airport: 10 miles; Chipping Ongar: 5.7 miles; Felsted; 12 miles. All distances approximate.
A discreetly situated village house surrounded by a beautiful stretch of open countryside and traditional villages. The house lies less than 30 miles from Canary Wharf and within a mile of the M11. Close by, in the Village of Leaden Roding, is a country store providing an excellent range of foods whilst there is a selection of eateries and pubs in the surrounding villages.
The large town of Chipping Ongar which has an excellent choice of local boutique shops together with a Tesco and Sainsbury’s. More comprehensive facilities can be found at Epping, Chelmsford and Brentwood. There is a primary school in Ongar and the recently constructed academy school. Other nearby schools include Coopersale Hall, Chigwell, Bancroft’s and the Forest and to the north are Bishops’s Stortford College and Heath Mount.
Square Footage: 7,663 sq ft
Acreage: 4.42 Acres
Directions
From the Four Wantz roundabout at Ongar, proceed north on the B184 towards Fyfield. Continue through Fyfield village, staying on the B184 (Dunmow Road). Pass School Lane on the right-hand side, taking the next turning on the left into School Lane. Continue to the T-junction then turn right where the entrance will be found after a short distance on the left-hand side, before St Edmund’s Church.
Postcode: CM5 0PA
Additional Info
Services: Mains water and drainage, electricity, oil. Gigaclear broadband.
Local Authority: Epping Forest District Council, Council Tax band = H.
Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents Savills.
Marketed by: Savills, Chelmsford
Description
The house is approached via a heavy oak door, through a vestibule into the fine stone-floored reception hall, which includes a welcoming open fireplace and features a fine staircase running through the middle of the house to an atrium at the top. From the hall there are doors to the cellars and cloakroom. Overlooking the grounds to the west is the library/office featuring an open bookcase with pediment, marble fireplace and deep windows overlooking the topiary garden. Folding doors open to the drawing room, also approached from the reception hall, a lovely south and west-facing room with French doors and deep windows. The room features high ceilings, a marble fireplace and hearth. The adjoining dining room is a magnificent well-proportioned room extending to over 27 ft in length with lovely southerly views over the gardens and featuring a beautiful marble fireplace. At the opposite end of the house is a cosy sitting room with windows framing lovely views over the grounds towards St. Michael’s Church, a carved wood fire surround is set within a wall of book shelving which also includes a secret door into the kitchen. The kitchen is fitted with a range of antique pine units incorporating a matching dresser, four-oven AGA, integrated appliances, twin butler sink unit and finished with a clay-tiled floor. There is a walk-in pantry and a rear door providing access into a Mediterranean-style courtyard finished with clay tiles, a completely private area which is ideal for al fresco dining. From here there is access to a large boiler room and useful store.
From the hall steps lead down to the cellars which run under half of the house comprising six useful storage rooms.
A fine staircase rises to a galleried first floor landing. The principal bedroom suite occupies the whole of the west wing comprising a large bedroom framing lovely views of the grounds, en suite bathroom and fitted en suite dressing room. There are two further double en suite bedrooms on this floor together with a utility room. Stairs then rise to the second floor where a full gallery features a lantern providing a good deal of natural light. There are three bedrooms on this floor, two en suite and a lovely family bathroom with oval bath.
Outside
The house has a discreet entrance with a timber five-bar electric gate opening on to a substantial parking area in front of the house. There is a beautiful view from the front drive towards St Edmund’s Church. The grounds are protected by a bank of mature trees adjoining open farmland. The swimming pool is protected by high hedging surrounded by paving and has an adjoining pavilion providing changing rooms and shower facilities. Beyond is an all weather tennis court which lies adjacent to a lightly wooded area and immediately behind the house is an attractive topiary garden.
Historical Note
An 1859-built red-brick house constructed for Lawrence Capel Cure to the south of St Edmund’s Church as a replacement for a former rectory called The Manor at Abbess Roding. Lawrence was the rector of St Edmund’s, Abbess Roding from 1858 until 1912.
Location
Hatfield Heath: 4.5 miles; M11/Stansted Airport: 10 miles; Chipping Ongar: 5.7 miles; Felsted; 12 miles. All distances approximate.
A discreetly situated village house surrounded by a beautiful stretch of open countryside and traditional villages. The house lies less than 30 miles from Canary Wharf and within a mile of the M11. Close by, in the Village of Leaden Roding, is a country store providing an excellent range of foods whilst there is a selection of eateries and pubs in the surrounding villages.
The large town of Chipping Ongar which has an excellent choice of local boutique shops together with a Tesco and Sainsbury’s. More comprehensive facilities can be found at Epping, Chelmsford and Brentwood. There is a primary school in Ongar and the recently constructed academy school. Other nearby schools include Coopersale Hall, Chigwell, Bancroft’s and the Forest and to the north are Bishops’s Stortford College and Heath Mount.
Square Footage: 7,663 sq ft
Acreage: 4.42 Acres
Directions
From the Four Wantz roundabout at Ongar, proceed north on the B184 towards Fyfield. Continue through Fyfield village, staying on the B184 (Dunmow Road). Pass School Lane on the right-hand side, taking the next turning on the left into School Lane. Continue to the T-junction then turn right where the entrance will be found after a short distance on the left-hand side, before St Edmund’s Church.
Postcode: CM5 0PA
Additional Info
Services: Mains water and drainage, electricity, oil. Gigaclear broadband.
Local Authority: Epping Forest District Council, Council Tax band = H.
Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents Savills.
Marketed by: Savills, Chelmsford
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.