Manor Farm

Located on the edge of the village with far reaching views of the Berkshire Downs, Manor Farm is a handsome detached period farmhouse built over three floors with accommodation in excess of 3732 square feet. The property offers immense character and charm with many original character features so indicative of a property of this period. These include inglenook fireplace, exposed timbers, exposed brickwork and sash windows. The accommodation comprises a welcome reception hall with a woodburner and back boiler, and an elegant drawing room with adjacent study. There is a sizeable utility room/ laundry with access to the rear garden. Of particular note is the kitchen breakfast room with pantry, Everhot range and adjacent dining room with inglenook fireplace. To the first floor, there is a principal bedroom with dressing room and ensuite shower room. There are three further bedrooms, a family bathroom and shower room. To the second floor, there are two further bedrooms with exposed vaulted ceilings.

The Old Dairy in the courtyard is a fully furnished single storey conversion, ideal as additional accommodation as a rental or other uses, comprising kitchen/breakfast room, large sitting room, 2 bedrooms and bathroom and patio.
Outside

The property is accessed via a gravel driveway that provides ample parking for several cars and is flanked by a lawn. Manor Farm owns the driveway with a Right of Way over it. A path leads to the front door via a wrought iron gate, with mature herbaceous hedging and flower borders behind a dwarf wall with brick pillars. To the rear, there is a gravel driveway with a turning circle laid to lawn. There is a range of farm buildings measuring approximately 6277 square feet, which all have potential for further development, subject to the necessary consents. They currently consist of a large brick built barn with ample storage with mezzanine room above. The threshing barn is adjacent to a substantial Dutch barn again offering immense potential. At the rear of the threshing barn there is a part covered yard comprising of a potting shed, log stores and kennel. Of particular note is the elegant Dovecote, which really complements this character of the period farmyard. In the granary building there are two old stables, two WC’s, a storage area/kitchenette. Above this is a large former Art Studio/Workshop. In addition to the lawns and orchard, there is a delightful woodland, paddocks and pond in grounds of approximately 9.49 acres.

Situation

Stanford in the Vale is a thriving downland village close to the market towns of Faringdon and Wantage in the heart of the Vale of the White Horse and within close proximity of The Cotswolds. The village provides a primary school, pre-school, supermarket, newsagent and post office, hairdresser, pub, village hall and garage. The larger centres of Oxford and Swindon offer further a range of shopping, cultural and leisure opportunities. There is a wide selection of both state and private schools within the locality including Radley College, Abingdon School, St Helen & St Katherine and St Hugh’s, together with well-regarded comprehensive schools in Wantage and Faringdon. There are excellent road links via the A420 to Oxford (16 miles), Swindon (15 miles), Lechlade (10 miles) and London (75 miles). Mainline trains services from Oxford and Didcot to both London Paddington and London Marylebone. There are regular buses from the village that connect up to Didcot Parkway, Oxford and Swindon.

Additional Information

Also available in 2 separate lots.

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