Manor Farm

Manor Farm is a highly attractive Grade II listed period house which is thought to date from the 18th century with alterations being carried out in the early to mid-19th century. The property occupies a private position within the village behind a high brick wall and sits in delightful mature gardens. The house offers spacious and adaptable accommodation which is over three floors. There are, to the ground floor, four good reception rooms together with a vaulted kitchen beyond which is a boot room and laundry room.

To the first floor there are five bedrooms and two bathrooms and to the second floor there is an open plan sitting/games room/bedroom.
In addition, and with its own separate access adjoining the side of the main house, is a self-contained one bedroom annexe which is also accessible from within the main house.

Equestrian facilities and Groom's Accommodation
Manor Farm has a superb equestrian set up centred around a courtyard of 16 loose boxes which are located in traditional buildings. In addition, there is an open fronted covered lorry park and tractor store with an adjoining barn providing useful storage for hay, bedding materials and also further general store for rugs and other equipment. There are two tack rooms and two feed rooms. Also, within the yard there is the groom's annexe which has an open plan living room with kitchen, two bedrooms and a shower room. A short distance from the yard is an all weather ménage with rubber and silicon surface measuring approximately 55 x 40 adjacent to which is a Monarch four horse walker.

Opposite the house is the pastureland divided into six paddocks all of which are post and railed with water troughs connected.

Garden and grounds
The house sits in an attractive mature garden which is in the main wall with areas of lawn and well stocked rose, shrub and herbaceous beds. To the rear of the house is a further area of lawn with terrace. Adjacent to the kitchen are raised vegetable beds together with a greenhouse.

Services
Water via Church Commissioners, mains electricity, oil heating, electric heating to the cottage, septic tank drainage.

Manor Farm is situated on the outskirts of the popular village of Bishopstone which is located in the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within a Conservation Area. Within the village there is a thriving village pub, The Royal Oak, a primary school and church. Hungerford and Marlborough are within a short driving distance and provide extensive shopping facilities with the larger commercial centres of Swindon, Newbury and Oxford all within easy reach.

Communications are excellent with the M4 junction 15 within 4.5 miles providing access to London, the west country and also links to the A419 giving access to the M5. Main line station at Swindon provide services to London Paddington.

The surrounding countryside has numerous public bridleways and footpaths, one of which is the Ridgeway which lies to the south of the village.

There are many excellent schools in the area including Pinewood, St Johns in Marlborough, St Mary's and St Margaret's Calne and Marlborough College.

Distances
Swindon 7.5 miles (London Paddington 60 minutes),
Marlborough 11.5 miles,
Hungerford 15 miles,
M4 (J.15) 4.5 miles
(All distances and times are approximate)

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Hungerford