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" A beautifully presented Cotswold stone house with delightful gardens and situated adjacent to the Church in a lovely village position.

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DIRECTIONS From Stow-on-the-Wold take the B4068 signed to Lower Swell. Upon entering the Village bear round to the left and then to the right. Pass The Golden Ball Inn and turn right at the War Memorial and immediately right again. 2 Church Piece will be found on the right hand side adjacent to the church.

LOCATION 2 Church Piece is situated in the popular Village of Lower Swell which has an attractive village green with a monument, the Parish Church of St Mary as well as The Golden Ball Public House. Located approximately a mile and a half from Stow-on-the-Wold, where a varied selection of shops, business and educational facilities can be found. It is also said... 'The Squirrel can hop from Swell to Stow, without resting his foot or wetting his toe'. Lower Swell is also conveniently placed for Moreton-in-Marsh (5.5 miles) which has a main line station with daily services to Oxford and London (Paddington).

LOCAL AUTHORITY Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX. Tel: 01285 623000

COUNCIL TAX Band 'D'.
Amount payable for 2010/2011: ?1,453.82.

SERVICES Mains electricity, drainage and water are connected to the property. LPG central heating. Please note that we have not tested any equipment, appliances or services. Prospective purchasers are advised to commission their own investigations prior to formulating an offer to purchase.
DESCRIPTION 2 Church Piece is a delightful mid-terrace house constructed of natural Cotswold stone under a tiled roof. It has an attractive front fa?ade with a decorative entrance canopy and double glazed windows, set within traditional styled mullions. It is a mainly two storey property with a single storey extension added more recently. All three houses forming Church Piece are believed to have been built in the 1950's to house workers as part of the Abbottswood Estate. They are now in private ownership. It now enjoys particularly comfortable accommodation, with an Entrance Hall, Drawing Room with a delightful example of a decorative cast iron fire place, Kitchen/Dining Room with hand made units and separate Sitting Room, which could double as Ground Floor Bedroom Suite, utilising the Shower Room if required. On the First Floor there are three bedrooms and a Bathroom. The Gardens have been meticulously maintained. The property has a generous gravelled parking space and a useful detached Timber Shed/Outbuilding.

The accommodation is described in detail.

Entrance canopy, semi glazed and panelled front door to

Staircase Hall with under stairs storage cupboard. Telephone point.

Drawing Room 11'6' x 10'7' open fireplace with an attractive and decorative cast iron grate surround and mantelpiece, with a slate hearth, television point.

From the Staircase Hall door to

Kitchen/Dining Room 16'5' x 12'10' maximum overall, comprising a hand built Kitchen with a two bowl Belfast sink with chrome mixer tap, set within a timber surround with drainer and cupboards beneath, space and plumbing for washing machine, separate space and plumbing for dish washer, electric two oven Redfyre cooker with two induction hobs with tiled splash back, extractor hood and cupboard above. Further oak work surface with range of drawers and cupboard beneath, matching eye level cupboards with central display shelving and wine rack above. Tiled floor.

Recess fitted with a Esse gas log effect stove. Pair of doors to the airing cupboard, incorporating an Ideal Mexico 2 gas fired central heating boiler and foam lagged copper hot water cylinder with immersion heater and slatted timber shelving. Three recessed ceiling spot lights. A wide pair of principally double glazed panelled doors, lead to the rear garden.

From the Kitchen door to

Sitting Room 20'7' x 10' maximum. A split level room, providing a large reception room or alternatively a ground floor bedroom suite, with a door leading directly to the Cloakroom/Shower Room. Two wall light points and two recessed ceiling spot lights. Recess fitted with a multi fuel stove. Television and telephone points. Pair of double glazed doors leading to the garden terrace. Door to

Cloakroom/Shower Room 9'5' x 4'4' overall and incorporating the shower cubicle with a chrome over head shower, wash hand basin, low level W.C., tiled floor, three recessed ceiling spot lights, heated towel rail.

From the Staircase Hall stairs with painted newel post balustrading and hand rail, lead to the

First Floor Landing, access to the roof space.
Bedroom One 11'6' x 10'6' plus recess and incorporating a range of built in wardrobe cupboards with hanging rail and storage above. Fireplace with a painted surround, mantelpiece and hearth. Telephone point.

Bedroom Two 11'6' x 7'1' plus 3'5' x 3'2' plus a built-in wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail.

Bedroom Three 9' x 8'.

Bathroom 6'5' x 5'5' with a matching white suite comprising painted panelled bath with chrome mixer taps and shower attachment, wash hand basin with chrome mixer taps, low level W.C., part painted panelling to dado height, tiled floor and heated towel rail.

OUTSIDE The front access to 2 Church Piece is via a timber pedestrian gate set adjacent to the wrought iron gate of St Mary's Church. A path flanked by lawn of which part is in the ownership of No. 2, leads to the Front Door. The front garden is principally laid to lawn, interspersed by a number of shrubs and young specimen trees and housing the LPG tank, which is disguised by wicker fencing. Immediately abutting the house is an attractive flower border. The rear garden may be approached from a pair of doors from the Kitchen or alternatively a pair of doors from the Sitting Room, leading to a paved terraced area.

The remainder of the garden is principally laid to lawn and surrounded by well tended evergreen hedge and trellising with mature Honeysuckle and Clematis. There is a well tended shrub and flower border at the end of the garden, together with an immaculately presented vegetable patch, with timber edging. There are also a number of specimen shrubs including an Acer and a Cherry. The path leads to a timber gate, which in turn leads to a gravelled parking area suitable for parking two or three cars, with an access on to the Cotswold Way, which in turn leads to the road. Set to one side is a substantial Timber Shed 13'9' x 10'6' with double glazed casement windows, power, light and blinds.

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