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"Delightful period village home with impressive walled garden.

Description

Garden Cottage is a quintessential, but deceptively spacious detached cottage set in the popular south Northamptonshire village of Charlton. The Grade II listed property has been sensitively maintained and improved by the current owners, who have been there almost 25 years. This is a unique opportunity, offering well presented accommodation with views and a wonderful walled garden.

An enclosed porch and tiles hallway lead into a charming, dual aspect sitting room with an array of character features, including an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed beams and window seat. A useful study snug provides extra space.

There is then a dual aspect dining room with tiled floor, wood burning stove and window seat. This leads into the kitchen, with fitted units, utility area and back door.

The first floor provides a well proportioned, dual aspect principal bedroom with walk in cupboard, a second dual aspect double bedroom with storage and a generous bathroom.

The second floor provides further double bedrooms with exposed beams and wooden floors. One of these includes a secured stable door providing enviable views across to open countryside. There is also a shower room on the second floor.

The impressive walled garden is south facing and landscaped to provide a wonderful oasis. It includes a terrace, ideal for alfresco dining, lawn, array of fruit trees, flower beds and vegetable beds.

The property also benefits from a gated gravel driveway and parking area with room for several cars and a timber garage store.

Location

The parish of Newbottle and Charlton is situated in open South Northamptonshire countryside bordering North Oxfordshire.

Within a Conservation Area, the village has a thriving community with the 13th century church of St James, C of E primary school, village hall, pub restaurant and playing fields for cricket and football. Local amenities can be found at the Post Office and Co op in nearby Kings Sutton 2 miles . More specialised amenities are found at the market town of Brackley 4.5 miles with more extensive facilities in Banbury 8.5 miles , Buckingham 11.6 miles , Bicester 12.5 miles , Oxford 26 miles , Northampton 26 miles and Milton Keynes 25 miles .

Communication links include easy access to the M40 motorway at J10, Ardley for the south or J11, Banbury 7 miles for the north. Mainline train services to London Marylebone run from Bicester about 50 minutes and Banbury about 60 minutes .

Secondary schools in the area include Magdalen College School Brackley with preparatory schools at Winchester House Brackley , Beachborough Westbury . Public schools at Stowe, Tudor Hall girls and Bloxham, with bus services nearby to the Oxford schools.

Sporting and leisure activities in the area include Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew; golf at Buckingham, Middleton Cheney and Whittlebury Park; horse racing at Warwick and Stratford upon Avon; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Oxford, Stratford upon Avon, Milton Keynes and Northampton; numerous local walks and bridleways, Stowe National Trust Gardens.

Please note all times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage 1,880 sq ft



Additional Info

Mains water, electricity and drainage. Gas central heating.

Garden Cottage has a right of way for access from Main Street via Drury Lane."