8 bedroom house

A substantial unlisted attached house of 7,125 sq ft presented in very good order.


Description

Cedarwood House is said to have been built in 1845 for Henry Wilberforce, youngest son of abolitionist William Wilberforce. Henry Wilberforce was the vicar of East Farleigh (the
Ancient Parish Church of East Farleigh was founded in 961 AD) from 1843 to 1850. Cedarwood House continued as the vicarage for East Farleigh for over a hundred years.

When the current owners took possession they had to reform the property from a number of apartments back into a house and in the process completely overhauled all the services and
modernised the appropriate parts. The main drawing room features windows on three sides and the ceiling heights of approximately 11’ 6” which sets the tone for some fabulous
proportions not seen in many modern homes. An Amdega conservatory was added to the kitchen making this a very sociable room which overlooks and opens to the garden.

All things being relative, the garden can be considered a manageable size and the views to the south are of pasture. A heated swimming pool with adjacent pool room housing the
pool plant and a garden room have been added by the owners.

To the front there is a generous double garage, a single garage and ample parking.
Over the first and second floors the house comprises nine bedrooms (one used as an office) and four bath/shower rooms, with a further shower room on the ground floor.
This lovely home provides very generous proportions and a number of rooms which will happily accommodate a family in or out of “lockdown”.

Location

The property sits in a delightful yet accessible semi-rural location on the outskirts of East Farleigh.

Shopping, leisure and sports facilities can be found in Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge. Bluewater shopping centre is accessed via the M20/M2.

Education opportunities exist within the area in both the private and state sector, at all levels. These include local primary schools and the Maidstone Grammar Schools. In the independent sector notable schools in the area include Sutton Valence, Bethany, Kent College, Dulwich Prep, Sevenoaks, Kings Rochester and The Schools at Summerhill.

Commuter rail services into mainline stations including London Charing Cross can be found at Paddock Wood, Staplehurst or Marden whilst connections to London Victoria can be found at West Malling and Barming. Ebbsfleet International is about 21 miles away. East Farleigh has a station which runs into Maidstone in one direction and to Paddock Wood in the other.

Square Footage: 7,125 sq ft




Acreage: 0.8 Acres

Directions

Travelling from the village of Staplehurst on the A229, north towards Maidstone, turn left at the main traffic lights on the crossroads of the A229 and B2163. Continue along this road
towards East Farleigh until reaching the Dean Street/Hunton Hill crossroads. Turn right into Dean Street, continue and take the first left turn into Forge Lane. Continue to the end of Forge
Lane and turn left in to Vicarage Lane, continuing up to the right hand bend at the top of the hill. Shortly afterwards turn left up a tarmac drive between two houses and Cedarwood House is set well back.


Additional Info

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The neighbouring coach house has a right of way over the drive belonging to Cedarwood House to access their property.

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