The Dower House

The Dower House is a delightful family home situated with over an acre of gardens in the historic heart of this thriving village near Oxford. The front of the house was originally built in the 17th Century, allegedly as a dormitory house for monks, as an overflow house when the Weston Manor Hotel was a Monastery. The property was extended in the Victorian era to incorporate additional bedrooms and reception rooms, all further enhanced by the high ceilings and, later, the installation of Arts and Craft fireplaces, one with the signature of Robert Houseman's wooden mouse carving. The current vendors refurbished the property, adding a further bedroom, bathroom, reception room, cloakroom, utility plus a barn for garaging and storage. This separate building currently has planning permission for ancillary accommodation and would equally make a wonderful home office. Further more, there is planning permission for a substantial extension to the rear of the existing house. The grounds, which run to approx. 1.1 acres, with ample parking to both sides of the property, are mainly laid to parkland, with many fruit trees and various indigenous trees. The whole garden is behind dry stone walling, hedging, wooden fencing, and wrought iron double gates to the main entrance.

The Dower House is situated in the centre of the thriving village of Weston-on-the-Green, seven miles to the north of Oxford. Weston on the Green is a vibrant village conveniently located between Oxford and Bicester. The village has a great community with a wide range of amenities including a country house hotel, two pubs, a village post office/stores and a farm based ice cream shop and café! The area enjoys breath-taking countryside while benefitting from all the amenities associated with city life. There is a park and ride and three mainline rail stations to London all within 6 miles and excellent road and rail connections to London and the Midlands (via the A34/M40) and the national motorway network. As you would expect the educational institutions are second to none and include the following: Oxford and highly regarded independent day schools including The Dragon, Oxford High, Magdalen College School are all within a short drive or bus-journey. World renowned shopping facilities at Bicester Village and Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford plus gym facilities including spa, indoor and outdoor swimming and indoor tennis courts at Bicester Golf and Country Club.

Village Shop 1.1miles,
Kirtlington 6 miles,
Oxford Parkway 7 miles (London Paddington 55 minutes),
Bicester North Station 6.2 miles (London Marylebone 53 minutes),
Bicester Village North Station 5.8 miles (London Marylebone 45 minutes),
Bicester Village Shopping Centre 5.1 miles,
Central London 63 miles
(Distances and times approximate).

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