Challoner House

Challoner House is a splendid, detached property, set in a picturesque rural position, beside a beautiful 13th century church. The property has attractive stone elevations, four bedrooms and a variety of attractive original features, complemented by the clean, neutral décor and exposed timber throughout. The main reception room is the impressive 27ft sitting room, with its vaulted ceiling with exposed timber beams, brick-built replace with a stove, and French doors opening onto the rear garden. The ground floor also has a formal dining room, with the kitchen and breakfast room including wooden farmhouse-style units, a recessed range cooker and space for a breakfast table for informal dining. A double bedroom en suite completes the ground floor. A beautiful oak staircase leads from the reception hall to the first-floor landing, from where there is access to the three well-presented first-floor bedrooms. All the bedrooms are en suite, including the principal bedroom, which has a large en suite bathroom. Finishing the accommodation there is a galleried office over looking the sitting room which could double up as a 5th bedroom subject to planning.

Challoner House is in the small community of Warkworth, adjacent to the village of Overthorpe and east of the historic market town of Banbury. The larger village of Middleton Cheney is a mile and a half away and has plenty of the amenities needed for day-to-day life, including a post-office and village store, a library, several charming village pubs, and a primary and secondary school.
For leisure, Cherwell Edge Golf Club is close at- hand. A short drive away in Banbury there are a variety of large supermarkets, with great shopping, amenities and leisure and entertainment facilities. Banbury also provides an excellent selection of schools, including the independent Tudor Hall School and Carrdus School. Central London is just an hour away via Banbury mainline station (to London Marylebone), with the M40 less than two miles away.

At the front of the property, a gravel driveway provides plenty of parking space and access to the detached tripe carport, which is another historic stone construction. A gate leads from the driveway onto the front garden, which has paved pathways and terracing and well-tended flowerbeds. To the left of the lane and driveway as you approach the property, there’s a large grassy paddock, which belongs to the property, while to the side and rear of the house there are lawns, bordered by established hedgerow.

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