Coxland Farm

Coxland Farm is thought to have been built in the 16th Century, with later additions constructed in the 17th Century. The property is Grade II Listed and has retained many original character features including timber beams, inglenook fireplaces, clome ovens, a plank and muntin screen in the entrance hall.

Coxland Farm occupies a private, yet accessible
rural position. Far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside can be enjoyed from much of the house, garden and land. The house
has undergone a great deal of improvement within its current ownership, including rewiring and redecoration. Spotlighting has been fitted throughout, as well as handmade oak doors and
wool carpet to the entire first floor, and to some
reception rooms.

The accommodation is spacious and well presented, with a flexible layout. A traditional
timber front door opens into a cross-passage hallway, which has a characterful plank and muntin screen on one side and a natural stone floor. Central to the house is a former courtyard
covered with a glazed roof, with electrically
operated windows, which provides an atrium
with a natural stone floor. There are five
reception rooms on the ground floor, including
a dining room featuring exposed beams, an
inglenook fireplace with a wood burner and
clome ovens and a plank and muntin screen.
There is a double aspect sitting room which has an inglenook fireplace, wood burner and exposed beams; as well as another versatile beamed reception room with oak floor which is currently used as a gym. Adjacent, there is a study with fitted bookshelves, and to the rear of the house is a large triple aspect drawing room with an inglenook fireplace and wood burner.

Benefitting from lovely views of the garden, the
Ashgrove kitchen has attractive burr oak units, an integrated dishwasher, a central island and a four oven electric AGA with a separate gas hob. A boiler room, a newly-refurbished utility room and a recently-refitted cloakroom, all with limestone flooring, complete the ground floor.

There are five spacious double bedrooms on the first floor as well as a dressing room, with bespoke fitted oak wardrobes, which can also be used as a sixth bedroom. The large double aspect master bedroom has lovely views of the gardens and pasture, plus an en suite shower room with twin basins, a limestone floor and a power shower. A well-presented shower room with a limestone floor and a power shower, plus a family bathroom with a rain shower, service the other bedrooms. If required, there is the potential for this part of the house to be used as an annexe: the utility room could be used as a kitchen, and combined with the adjacent drawing room and the two bedrooms and
bathroom above.

Coxland Farm’s location provides the best of rural living, whilst being accessible for Exeter only 10 miles to the East. The property is situated on the edge of the village of Cheriton Bishop, near the north eastern edge of Dartmoor. The village, which has a thriving community, is mentioned in the Domesday book and is principally a farming community.

Cheriton Bishop has a church, a primary school, superb health centre, Post Office/store, a highlyregarded pub serving good quality food and a farm shop nearby at Crockernwell. The property
is also well placed to take advantage of the excellent walking and riding facilities in the surrounding countryside and nearby Dartmoor
National Park.

Crediton, approximately 6 miles away, has a wider range of facilities. Crediton is one of Devon’s most historic towns with a magnificent parish church. It has a thriving community with a number of useful facilities including a leisure centre with an excellent swimming pool. Crediton also has a well-regarded farmers’ market every other weekend in the Market Square. There is a good comprehensive school, Queen Elizabeth Community College, in the
town.

Exeter, approximately 10 miles away, is the most thriving city in the South West and offers a wide choice of cultural resources, theatres, art centres and museums. There are a variety of excellent schools in Exeter, including St Leonards primary
school, Exeter School, Maynard Girls’ School, and the Cathedral School (a school bus from Cheriton Bishop provides a direct service to the three latter mentioned schools). Exeter University is recognised as one of the best universities in the country. Communication links in the area are excellent.

The A30 dual carriageway is readily accessible and provides a link with Exeter and the M5 motorway to the east and Cornwall to the west. The M5 motorway links with the M4 north of Bristol to provide access to London. Regular intercity trains operate from Exeter St. David’s station to London Paddington and via Salisbury to Waterloo. Exeter International Airport provides flights to an ever-increasing range of domestic and international destinations, including daily flights to London City Airport. Cross-Channel ferry services operate from
Plymouth to Brittany and northern Spain.

The gardens and grounds at Coxland Farm measure approximately 6.41 acres in total. The property is approached via a drive to a large parking and turning area to the side of the house.

There are highly attractive formal gardens at the front of the house, with sweeping landscaped lawns and themed symmetrical flowerbeds which have been restored and re-planted with a range of flora including Desdemona roses. There is a peaceful woodland garden with mature ash, oak and birch trees, accessed via a small bridge across
a pretty stream, which has a Malvern cedar
summerhouse with power connected. The trees
are interspersed by beautiful spring flowers,
rhododendrons and various flowering shrubs. A wildflower meadow is at the foot of the garden, providing a haven for local flora and fauna.

There are four paddocks in total which are all securely fenced and have double drinking troughs. There is mains electric fencing to the lower paddocks, and post and rail fencing to the ‘top’ paddock.

Coxland Farm has the benefit of a wide range of Grade II Listed traditional stone outbuildings, which have been carefully restored to conservation standards to form equestrian facilities of international standard. Whilst mostly laid out to stabling, the barns are large dry spaces with power and lighting which could be adapted to suit a variety of non-equestrian purposes. These comprise:
- An American-style barn with stables, automatic water troughs and feed troughs. There is an outside covered area for the farrier and a wash stand with hot and cold water. To one side is a hay storage area and adjacent is a walled manure-clamp.
- A tack room, kitchen and WC, plus separate
access to a further secure tack room.
- A secondary barn with five further stables, all with automatic drinkers and insulated pipes. There is a lockable workshop adjoining this barn and a large car port with security lighting.
- A dairy with two storage rooms and a hay loft
above.
- Two wood stores with high quality stable doors.
- A further separate barn provides more stables, all with automatic drinkers. Two boxes have cameras which link to the house.
- A 20m diameter circular exercise arena close to the stables with a “Flexiride” surface and full drainage, with Belebro fencing.

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