6 bedroom detached house

An elegant country house with origins believed to date back to the 18th Century offering a wealth of character and set in delightful grounds of 8.71 acres.

Description

Sherfield Mill is an elegant period country house offering extensive accommodation over three floors, with generous room proportions and a wealth of character. On entering the house is a generous reception hallway with an impressive staircase, off this welcoming space is access through to the well-proportioned drawing room with its central fireplace and southerly views over the garden. There is an attractive garden room beyond the main drawing room with a log burner and views over the grounds. The dining room which provides formal space for entertaining is adjacent to the kitchen/breakfast room and there is a utility room which makes for a practical setup. A study provides good space for working from home . There are six bedrooms and three bathrooms over the two floors above. The house offers further scope for improvement and extension, subject to the necessary planning consents.

OUTSIDE
The gardens create a magnificent setting for the property, extending in all to approximately 8.845 acres with the tributary of the river Blackwater meandering through the grounds. There are impressive formal gardens and a productive vegetable garden and fruit cages, with an avenue of mixed Lime trees leading down to the tennis court and swimming pool and the paddock beyond. There are many specimen trees, including Hornbeams, impressive Oak trees and a Tulip tree.

Location

Sherfield English is situated within easy reach of Romsey (approximately 5 miles) offering its excellent shopping, restaurants, educational, leisure and cultural amenities, including Broadlands House and the Park. More extensive facilities can be found further afield at Southampton or the Cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury.

Communications are excellent with easy access to the M27 providing further links to the M3, A31, A36, A34 as well as Southampton and Bournemouth International Airports. Mainline railway stations can be found at Romsey, Winchester, Southampton Parkway, all providing services to London and nationwide.

The local area is renowned for its range of both private and state schools including: the preparatory schools of Hampshire Collegiate School, Twyford and Stroud. Salisbury offers the Cathedral School and Godolphin School for girls. Winchester also has an excellent range of schools which include Twyford, Pilgrims, St Swithun’s for Girls, Winchester College and the well regarded Peter Symond’s Sixth Form College.

Square Footage: 3,541 sq ft


Acreage: 8.71 Acres

Additional Info

Mains water & electric. Private drainage (sewage treatment plant). Oil.

There is a footpath that runs along a section of the boundary.