A tranquil home with gardens and separate cottage.

Description

Situated in the heart of Deddington village, Castle View is a quaint, quintessentially English cottage with the benefit of Stile Cottage, a separate cottage tucked away behind a Hornton stone wall.

Lot 1 - Castle View A pretty 17th century cottage with later additions. Fire brick dated 1757. Grade II listed of Hornton stone construction under a tiled roof. Wealth of period features include open fireplaces, exposed timbers, window seats, pine floor boards, panelled internal doors. The property has undergone a sympathetic modernisation programme and offers a light kitchen/breakfast room with a three oven Aga, pantry, conservatory and open fire place. Other key features include a cellar, unusual for a cottage and ample storage. Whilst the sitting room, is divided in two, it could revert back to one room by the removal of two book cases, and has an open fireplace with a gas fired coal Jotul stove. Externally, and more importantly, is a dis-proportionately large garden to the rear. This garden is level and enclosed, and has an abundance of mature trees, borders, beds and fan trained fruit trees. Immediately to the rear is a paved seating area capturing the afternoon and evening light, ideal for summer entertaining. There are two garden stores for the green fingered, and a gateway leading to The Stile.

Lot 2 - Stile Cottage started its life in the early 18th century as a building within the grounds of Castle View, and therefore Grade II listed under its curtilage, the cottage has had, over the years, many uses ranging from a gardener’s cottage through to stabling and more recently a venue for bridge parties. Once owned by John Hopcraft, a renowned landowner in the early 19th century, the cottage was converted into a two-storey house in 1994. Approached up a secluded lane off Goose Green and through a private pedestrian gate, a path leads to an entrance porch to the side of the property. Internally the accommodation is open plan, offering plenty of natural light with double French doors looking over the garden. The cottage sits on a plot approximately 94ft x 24ft with the majority of the garden to the west of the property with a small eating terrace and established flower beds. The garden is secluded from Castle View and would make a lovely annexe.

Location

The much sought after village of Deddington is characterised by the delightful market place which hosts a farmers’ market. With origins believed to date to the 6th or 7th century AD, the village is rich in history with the grand St Peter and Paul’s church dating to the early 13th century. It benefits from several shops including a popular delicatessen, restaurants, Co-op, florist, tea room, hairdressers, public houses, library, doctors surgery, dentist, pharmacy and school. More extensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities are available in the nearby towns of Banbury (6 miles), Bicester (12 miles), Chipping Norton (10 miles) and Oxford (19 miles).

Renowned private members club Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew is just 7 miles away and the highly regarded Nicholsons Garden Centre is located just outside the village at North Aston. Extensive selection of well regarded educational establishments in the area include Deddington C of E Primary School and Warriner Senior school (Bloxham); Independent schools include St Johns Prep (Banbury), Carrdus School (Banbury), Bloxham School and Tudor Hall (girls) in Bloxham.

Bus services to many of the Oxford schools, which include The Dragon, Summerfields, Headington, St. Edwards and Magdalen College School. Well located for both London and Birmingham and the North with junctions 10 and 11 of the M40 being about 7 and 8 miles away respectively; direct trains from Bicester North to London Marylebone, (from 60 minutes); Banbury to Birmingham (from 56 minutes); Birmingham International Airportis about 47 miles away and Heathrow about 62 miles. There is bus that runs to Banbury and Oxford.

Recreational activities in the area include tennis, cricket and football clubs in the village; polo at Kirtlington and Cirencester; racing at Stratford, Warwick and Cheltenham; numerous golf clubs including Tadmarton Heath and Rye Hill; Bannatyne’s Health Club in Bodicote; world renowned shopping at Bicester Village; Blenheim Palace at Woodstock and theatres in Chipping Norton, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon.

Please note all travel times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,309 sq ft



Additional Info

The neighbouring property has a flying freehold over the pantry at Castle View