• Attractive former farmhouse on the edge of the village +
• Spacious kitchen and garden room, ideal for entertaining +
• Bright and generous second floor bedrooms +
• Enclosed gardens +
• Stone barn with two car cart bay and workshop +
• Village shop and post office, garage and medical centre. +
• EPC Rating = D +

Charming village living with over 3000sqft with carport,workshop and outside storage.

Description

Classic former farmhouse of ironstone construction under a pitch cedar shingle roof.

This Grade II listed house dates back to the 1650’s with later addition of 1715 (date stone) and is positioned towards the edge of the village.

Period features include open fireplaces, bread oven, shutters, window seats, exposed timbers, flagstone floors and quarry chequerboard tiled flooring, leaded lights, bay window, exposed elm and pine floor boards, and four panel pine internal doors.

The house has been sympathetically extended and modernised including the addition of a lovely light garden room leading off the kitchen breakfast room and out onto the stone terrace and garden beyond. This room enjoys a southerly and easterly aspect and lends itself to all year round entertaining.

There is a charming drawing room with inglenook fireplace, perfect for winter evenings and a snug with further fireplace.

An oak staircase leads to three spacious double bedrooms with one en suite and a family bathroom.

Two stairways lead to the second floor bedrooms which have generous ceiling heights being vaulted and enjoy good light.

Partly walled and level gardens are predominately laid to lawn with flower borders and beds, ornamental pond, magnolia tree, fruit trees, stone terrace, compost area and stone feature made from the footings of an old barn.

Gravel driveway and parking area lies to the side of the house with space for several cars and leads to a barn comprising two bay car port, workshop and garden stores with loft storage over.

Key attributes of this lovely property include edge of village setting, 17th century architecture, period features, generous garden room and bedrooms sizes which are light and airy, generous reception rooms, various quality fittings, pretty, private and secure garden and useful outbuildings.

Location

Byfield is a thriving village on the borders of south Northamptonshire, north Oxfordshire and south Warwickshire.