The Wood

A substantial period country house of great charm and character with a recently converted detached holiday cottage and further useful outbuildings standing in super gardens and grounds extending to around 3 acres in a popular and private rural location.

Description - Halls are delighted with instructions to offer The Wood, Burlton, Nr Shrewsbury for sale by private treaty.

The Wood a substantial period detached country house of great charm and character with a recently converted detached holiday cottage and further useful outbuildings standing in super gardens and grounds extending to around 3 acres in a popular and private rural location.

The internal accommodation, which has been sympathetically restored by the present Vendors over recent years with great taste and skill, now providing a sociable and family friendly layout including, on the the ground floor, a Study, Morning Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, second Kitchen, Dining Room, Drawing Room with adjoining Snug, Laundry Room and downstairs Cloakroom together with five first floor Bedrooms (Master Bedroom with an En Suite Shower Room) and two further Bathrooms. The property benefits from an oil fired central heating system, double glazed windows and is presented for sale with fitted carpets included in the purchase price.

Outside, the property is accessed from a quiet country lane through a timber gate over a long approach drive leading to a cobbled and gravelled parking area to the front.

The gardens are a super feature of the property and have been landscaped by the present vendors to provide an extensive Indian stone patio terrace to the rear providing an ideal space for outdoor entertaining overlooking an attractively set well-stocked pool surrounded by sweeping lawns interspersed by well stocked floral and herbaceous borders and a number of maturing trees and bushes.

Within the grounds is Vitula Cottage, a detached two bedroomed barn conversion which was converted to a high standard in 2018 and has been operating as a successful holiday let for the past few years. The property is currently let through Sykes Holiday Cottages until May 2022, however, this can be continued should a purchaser wish to do so. Alternatively, the property provides potential for use as an annex, dependant relative accommodation etc depending upon a purchasers requirements.

There are further useful outbuildings including a former Piggery building with Planning Permission in place for conversion and extension into a self contained annex, together with two Potting Sheds, two Greenhouses and a large timber Summer House currently utilised for storage space.

Situation - The Wood is situated in a most attractive and unspoilt rural setting just outside the North Shropshire villages of Loppington and Burlton. Whilst enjoying this attractive and totally peaceful rural location The Wood is within easy motoring distance of the nearby North Shropshire towns of Wem (4 miles) and Ellesmere (8 miles), both of which, have an excellent range of local shopping, recreational and education facilities. The larger centre of country town of Shrewsbury (10 miles) is also easily accessible by car and has a more comprehensive range of amenities of all kinds.

Directions - From Ellesmere take the A528 Shrewsbury Road South for approximately 7 miles to the village of Burlton. In Burlton, turn left on to the B4397 signposted 'Loppington and Wem' and continue for approximately 1.3 miles. Turn left signposted ' English Frankton ' and continue for a further approximately 0.3 of a mile and the gate and drive to The Wood will be found on the left hand side.

The Accommodation Comprises - An attractive hand-made solid oak front entrance door opening in to an Entrance Porch with a door into a Reception Hall.

Study - 4.5m x 3.3m (14'9" x 10'10") -

Morning Room - 4.5m x 4.09m (14'9" x 13'5") - An attractive inglenook fireplace with inset Clearview multi-fuel burning stove standing on a raised hearth with exposed ceiling timbers and brick walling.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 6.11m x 4.7m (20'1" x 15'5") - Including a Belfast sink (H&C) with mixer tap, range of granite work surface areas, base units incorporating cupboards and drawers, range of matching eye level cupboards, multi-fuel wood burning stove set within a brick fireplace, exposed ceiling timbers and a secondary staircase to first floor.

Second Kitchen - Including a fully fitted kitchen comprising a stainless steel sink unit with (H&C) and mixer tap, a range of granite work surface areas, base units incorporating cupboards, an AEG electric hob unit, central breakfast island, a three door Rayburn (oil fired) and exposed ceiling timbers.

Dining Room - 4.7m x 4.4m (15'5" x 14'5") - An attractive open firegrate set within an Inglenook, exposed ceiling timbers, primary staircase to first floor.

Drawing Room - 5.4m x 4.8m (17'9" x 15'9") - An attractive feature fireplace with inset multi-fuel burning stove, bi folding doors leading out to the patio area.

Laundry Room - 4.4m x 3.4m (14'5" x 11'2") -

Downstairs Cloakroom - With a vintage style pedestal hand basin (H&C), low flush WC.

First Floor Landing Area - With a linen storage cupboard..

Master Bedroom - 5.3m x 4.6m (17'5" x 15'1") - Including a vaulted ceiling with an extensive range of fitted bedroom furniture.

En Suite Shower Room - With a circular hand basin (H&C), with double cupboard below, walk-in shower cubicle with mains fed shower, low flush WC.

Bedroom Two - 4.8m x 3.4m (15'9" x 11'2") -

Bedroom Three - 4.5m x 3.3m (14'9" x 10'10") -

Bedroom Four - 4m x 3.3m (13'1" x 10'10") -

Bedroom Five - 2.8m x 2.7m (9'2" x 8'10") -

Family Bathroom One - Including 'His and Hers' pedestal hand basin (H&C), a freestanding bath with central mixer tap and shower attachment, fully tiled shower cubicle with electric shower, chromium heated towel rail/radiator.

Family Bathroom Two - With a P-shaped bath (H&C) with shower attachment, pedestal hand basin (H&C), low flush WC.

Outside - The property is approached through a timber vehicular gate over a long access drive which leads to a cobbled and gravelled parking area to the front of the property.

Gardens - The gardens are a super feature of the property having been attractively landscaped by the current vendors to include sweeping lawns interspersed by floral and herbaceous borders and a number of maturing trees and bushes.

Immediately to the rear is an extensive Indian stone patio terrace providing an ideal space for outdoor entertaining enjoying views over a man-made small pool stocked with Koi, Shubunkin, Goldfish and Rudd, which is crossed by an attractive cast iron bridge making a lovely feature. Beyond this area is a paddock which is currently open to the gardens but could easily be segregated for those wanting to keep animals and includes a separate vehicular access from the drive.

There is a large Conservatory including a seven seat hot tub (available by separate negotiation), well tended raised vegetable garden beds, two Potting Sheds and a substantial timber Summer House which is currently used for storage purposes.

Vitula Cottage - Positioned a short distance away from the main house is Vitula Cottage, a sympathetically converted barn, which is now presented to a very high standard and utilised as a holiday let, returning a very healthy income indeed. The accommodation comprises an open-plan Kitchen/Dining/Living room and ground floor Bedroom with Ensuite Shower room together with a first floor Bedroom and Shower room.

Former Piggery - Of brick construction with planning permission granted for 'Conversion and extension of redundant barn into a self contained
annexe ancillary to the main dwelling'. The building provides immense potential for conversion in to a second holiday letting property or for a dependant relative etc.
Planning reference number: 15/03871/FUL.

Additional Land By Separate Negotiation - There is a further around 8 acres of land available a short walk from the property (approx.500m), as shown on the map image highlighted in blue, available as a whole or part of to suit a purchasers requirements.

Services - We understand that the property has the benefit of a private water supply, private drainage system (x2) and a three phase mains electricity supply.

Local Authority & Council Tax - Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. The property is in Council Tax band 'G'.

Halls Holdings Ltd and any joint agents for themselves, and for the Vendor of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that: (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract (ii) No person in the employment of or any agent of or consultant to Halls Holdings has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, Floor plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only (photographs are taken with a wide angled / zoom lenses) and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents. Halls Holdings Ltd, Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 3DR. Registered in England 06597073.



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