5 bedroom house
Hornton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 6DF
Guide Price
£1,750,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse
Property Tags: N/A
Land Tags: Overage / Clawback
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jun 2022
- Removed: Oct 2022
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: Overage / Clawback
Stunning, versatile period property in a rural setting.
Description
Formerly a charming period cottage, The Quarries has been transformed into an impressive and versatile home finished to a high standard, set in a rural position within approximately 0.7 acres of private grounds. Built of Hornton stone and sensitively renovated and extended the house provides light
and spacious accommodation with a wealth of period features and high-specification modern finishes. The self-contained annex, garaging and potential for further accommodation further enhance its appeal.
A spacious entrance hall features an impressive hand crafted oak staircase and exposed stone wall. A generous and south facing kitchen / dining / family room forms a real focal point in the house. The stylish 1909 shaker style kitchen was designed by an award winning local kitchen designer and includes base units and breakfast bar with a quartz work surface, double sink, soft closing oak drawers, dual ovens with an induction hob and integrated appliances. The triple aspect room also has plenty of space for a dining and seating area with bi-fold doors on to the impressive terrace, providing a wonderful area to entertain.
Leading from the kitchen is a south facing dining hall with exposed stone wall, lantern ceiling and oak framed full length glass panels with bi-fold doors into the garden. This leads to a charming snug / play room and onto a delightful sitting room, which forms the heart of the original cottage. Full of charm, the sitting room includes an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, period stone staircase, further oak framed glass panels and lantern ceiling at one end. A separate office / playroom provides one of many working from home options and has a door to the rear courtyard.
Accessed from the hall and with it’s own external entrance from the courtyard is a versatile studio with oak framed glass panels, vaulted ceiling and mezzanine area accessed via an oak staircase, which works well as a cinema room, study or bedroom.
In addition there is a WC, a useful utility/boot room with wall and base units and quartz worktop, Belfast sink and back door.
The first floor includes a wonderfully light principal bedroom suite with a triple aspect and views over the garden and surrounding countryside. It also features a vaulted ceiling, handmade in-built wardrobe, dressing area with further in-built wardrobes and a stylish en-suite shower room.
There are three further double bedrooms, including access from a second flight of stairs, and two family bathrooms, which are fitted with Villeroy & Boch suites. There is a charming further bedroom on the second floor.
There is underfloor heating throughout the entire ground floor (with individual digital thermostats to each room). Every room in the house has hard-wired internet connectivity and TV distribution. There is an integrated audio system, independently controlled in all principal rooms, linked to the main AV hub in
the server room.
The bothy forms part of the central courtyard at the property and is built from Hornton Stone. It provides a wonderful additional space with vaulted ceiling and is currently used as a double bedroom with newly fitted kitchenette and en suite shower room.
The property features extensive off-street parking and also benefits from a substantial oak framed and clad three bay garage, including an enclosed workshop and a spacious storage area above, which has the potential to be converted for a variety of uses, subject to planning permission. There is also a spacious summerhouse in the garden overlooking the terrace.
The landscaped gardens have been transformed by the current owners with well stocked flower beds around the courtyard, a large terrace leading from the kitchen and a delightful seating area with pergola and climbing Jasmine, providing an ideal spot to entertain and unwind. There is also an impressive vegetable garden with raised beds made from Hornton stone and large expanses of lawn. A further charming herb garden is tucked away on the other side of the house.
The property also benefits from planning permission (ref 20/01302/F) for a further three bay oak frame building with lean to extension to one side and storage space in the roof. This part of the property also has potential for alternative uses, subject to planning permission.
Location
Hornton is a picturesque, historic village set in rolling North Oxfordshire countryside. The Quarries is set just outside the village and backs onto open countryside.
Local amenities include a well-regarded primary school, a 12th Century church and with an active community, a host of activities and popular Dun Cow public house. There are more extensive facilities in the market towns of Banbury (7 miles), Stratford-upon-Avon (14.4 miles), Chipping Norton (16 miles), Warwick (16.5 miles). Excellent communication links with access to the M40 (J11) at Banbury for the North and South. Mainline train services from Banbury to London Marylebone (from 56 minutes). Airports at Birmingham (36.5 miles) and Heathrow (72 miles).
There are a number of well-regarded local schools including a popular village primary school in Hornton. The village is in the Priority Area (at time of print) for the Warwickshire Grammar Schools at Stratford and Alcester - King Edward VI (KES) for boys, Stratford Grammar School (for girls) and Alcester Grammar School (mixed). For private schooling - Kings High (girls), Warwick (boys), Tudor Hall (girls), Bloxham (co-ed) and Sibford (co-ed). Preparatory schools in the area include St Johns’ Priory (Banbury), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Sibford, Warwick Prep, Winchester House (Brackley) and Beachborough (Westbury).
Sporting and leisure activities in the area include golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill and Brailes; theatres at Chipping Norton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford; Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew; indoor sports complex, cycling club and cinema in Banbury, motor racing at Silverstone and British Motor museum at Gaydon; horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham. There is a good footpath and bridleway network through the surrounding rolling countryside and Upton House and Gardens National Trust property is less than a mile away.
All mileages and distances are approximate.
Additional Info
There is an overage proposed on part of the land available. Please contact Savills directly for more information.
Council Tax Band - G
Marketed by: Savills, Banbury
Description
Formerly a charming period cottage, The Quarries has been transformed into an impressive and versatile home finished to a high standard, set in a rural position within approximately 0.7 acres of private grounds. Built of Hornton stone and sensitively renovated and extended the house provides light
and spacious accommodation with a wealth of period features and high-specification modern finishes. The self-contained annex, garaging and potential for further accommodation further enhance its appeal.
A spacious entrance hall features an impressive hand crafted oak staircase and exposed stone wall. A generous and south facing kitchen / dining / family room forms a real focal point in the house. The stylish 1909 shaker style kitchen was designed by an award winning local kitchen designer and includes base units and breakfast bar with a quartz work surface, double sink, soft closing oak drawers, dual ovens with an induction hob and integrated appliances. The triple aspect room also has plenty of space for a dining and seating area with bi-fold doors on to the impressive terrace, providing a wonderful area to entertain.
Leading from the kitchen is a south facing dining hall with exposed stone wall, lantern ceiling and oak framed full length glass panels with bi-fold doors into the garden. This leads to a charming snug / play room and onto a delightful sitting room, which forms the heart of the original cottage. Full of charm, the sitting room includes an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, period stone staircase, further oak framed glass panels and lantern ceiling at one end. A separate office / playroom provides one of many working from home options and has a door to the rear courtyard.
Accessed from the hall and with it’s own external entrance from the courtyard is a versatile studio with oak framed glass panels, vaulted ceiling and mezzanine area accessed via an oak staircase, which works well as a cinema room, study or bedroom.
In addition there is a WC, a useful utility/boot room with wall and base units and quartz worktop, Belfast sink and back door.
The first floor includes a wonderfully light principal bedroom suite with a triple aspect and views over the garden and surrounding countryside. It also features a vaulted ceiling, handmade in-built wardrobe, dressing area with further in-built wardrobes and a stylish en-suite shower room.
There are three further double bedrooms, including access from a second flight of stairs, and two family bathrooms, which are fitted with Villeroy & Boch suites. There is a charming further bedroom on the second floor.
There is underfloor heating throughout the entire ground floor (with individual digital thermostats to each room). Every room in the house has hard-wired internet connectivity and TV distribution. There is an integrated audio system, independently controlled in all principal rooms, linked to the main AV hub in
the server room.
The bothy forms part of the central courtyard at the property and is built from Hornton Stone. It provides a wonderful additional space with vaulted ceiling and is currently used as a double bedroom with newly fitted kitchenette and en suite shower room.
The property features extensive off-street parking and also benefits from a substantial oak framed and clad three bay garage, including an enclosed workshop and a spacious storage area above, which has the potential to be converted for a variety of uses, subject to planning permission. There is also a spacious summerhouse in the garden overlooking the terrace.
The landscaped gardens have been transformed by the current owners with well stocked flower beds around the courtyard, a large terrace leading from the kitchen and a delightful seating area with pergola and climbing Jasmine, providing an ideal spot to entertain and unwind. There is also an impressive vegetable garden with raised beds made from Hornton stone and large expanses of lawn. A further charming herb garden is tucked away on the other side of the house.
The property also benefits from planning permission (ref 20/01302/F) for a further three bay oak frame building with lean to extension to one side and storage space in the roof. This part of the property also has potential for alternative uses, subject to planning permission.
Location
Hornton is a picturesque, historic village set in rolling North Oxfordshire countryside. The Quarries is set just outside the village and backs onto open countryside.
Local amenities include a well-regarded primary school, a 12th Century church and with an active community, a host of activities and popular Dun Cow public house. There are more extensive facilities in the market towns of Banbury (7 miles), Stratford-upon-Avon (14.4 miles), Chipping Norton (16 miles), Warwick (16.5 miles). Excellent communication links with access to the M40 (J11) at Banbury for the North and South. Mainline train services from Banbury to London Marylebone (from 56 minutes). Airports at Birmingham (36.5 miles) and Heathrow (72 miles).
There are a number of well-regarded local schools including a popular village primary school in Hornton. The village is in the Priority Area (at time of print) for the Warwickshire Grammar Schools at Stratford and Alcester - King Edward VI (KES) for boys, Stratford Grammar School (for girls) and Alcester Grammar School (mixed). For private schooling - Kings High (girls), Warwick (boys), Tudor Hall (girls), Bloxham (co-ed) and Sibford (co-ed). Preparatory schools in the area include St Johns’ Priory (Banbury), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Sibford, Warwick Prep, Winchester House (Brackley) and Beachborough (Westbury).
Sporting and leisure activities in the area include golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill and Brailes; theatres at Chipping Norton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford; Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew; indoor sports complex, cycling club and cinema in Banbury, motor racing at Silverstone and British Motor museum at Gaydon; horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham. There is a good footpath and bridleway network through the surrounding rolling countryside and Upton House and Gardens National Trust property is less than a mile away.
All mileages and distances are approximate.
Additional Info
There is an overage proposed on part of the land available. Please contact Savills directly for more information.
Council Tax Band - G
Marketed by: Savills, Banbury
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.