Inglenook Cottage, High Street, Whittlebury
£435,000 Freehold
Pretty Semi-Detached Cottage
3 / 4 Bedrooms & Two Bathrooms
20ft Sitting room with Inglenook
15ft Dining Hall, Kitchen with Range
Breakfast Room, Bathroom, Utility
Ground Floor Bedroom / Office
Superb 16ft x 15ft Master Bedroom
Mature 0.18 acre gardens
EPC Energy Rating - E
Inglenook Cottage, 47 High Street, Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, NN12 8XH
Inglenook is a pretty stone semi-detached cottage,
believed to date from the late 15th Century, with later
additions. Standing close to the centre of the village, the
cottage retains some exceptional period features,
including two 'cruck' frames from the original building,
stone walls and ceiling timbers and a later inglenook
fireplace with an exposed bressumer beam and pillars.
With three first floor bedrooms and a ground floor suite
suitable for a dependant relative or as a work from
home office, the cottage offers flexible accommodation
in mature gardens of 0.18 acres.
LOCATION: WHITTLEBURY is situated on the A413 approximately 4 miles south of
the small historic town of Towcester and 7 miles north of Buckingham. M1
Junction 15A is some 10 miles distant with access to the M40 Junction 10 at
Brackley and Junction 11 at Banbury. The village comprises mainly period
properties and good quality modern homes. There is a public house, St Mary's
Church of England church, the nearest Roman Catholic and Baptist churches are
at Towcester. There is a primary school in the village and State s econdary
education is available at Sponne School, Towcester. Leisure facilities include golf
in the village and at nearby Silverstone, motor racing at Silverstone, horse racing
at Towcester and the leisure centre at Towcester. Towcester and Silverstone
offer day to day shopping facilities whilst Milton Keynes, some 10 miles to the
south, has one of the largest shopping complexes in Europe. There is a good, fast
rail service from Milton Keynes to London Euston (35 minutes) and the A43 road
gives easy access to the major road network.
ACCOMMODATION: Dining Hall, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Breakfast Room, Bedroom
Four / Office, Utility Room, Bath / Shower Room, Study / Landing Three Bedroom,
Shower Room.
DINING HALL: 15' 7" x 10' 3" (4.75m x 3.12m) Entered from an oak door with leaded window either side, this room features a slate tiled floor and part exposed stone walls. Stairs
rise to the first floor landing and there is a double radiator, leaded windows either side of the inglenook to the sitting ro om and a stable style latch door to the inner hall.
SITTING ROOM: 19' 11" x 14' 2" (6.07m x 4.32m) The focal point of this room is the stone inglenook fireplace with an
exposed bressumer beam and pillars and a cast iron canopied fire on a raised quarry tiled hearth. There is a bay with a leaded
window to the front elevation and three further windows including one with a seat below and two with deep sills. There are
four wall light points, two single radiators, a shelved recess, a TV point and a stable door to:
INNER HALL: Open plan to the
kitchen with an under stairs
storage cupboard, a pine
corner cupboard and a shelved
recess with a wall light point.
KITCHEN: 11' 10" x 10' 1"
(3.61m x 3.07m) (plus 7'5 x
5'10) Designed as a free
standing kitchen, featuring a
range recess with exposed oak
timbers and a fitted four hob
range cooker with double
oven, grill and griddle. There is
an enamel 'Belfast' sink unit
with wooden work tops either
side, a cupboard below and
concealed plumbing for a
dishwasher adjacent. Opposite
is a free standing shelved
cupboard and of particular
note, a full sized butchers
block. There are slate floor
ti les, ceiling beams, a leaded
window to the side elevation, a
single radiator and a recess
suitable for a fridge / freezer. A
doorway leads to:
BREAKFAST ROOM: 11' 11" x
8' (3.63m x 2.44m) With a
terracotta tiled floor, the
breakfast room has built in
storage cupboards housing the
Vaillant boiler, recessed ceiling
lights, a leaded window and
door to the side elevation and
a single radiator.
BEDROOM FOUR / OFFICE: 15' 4" x 11' 11"
(4.67m x 3.63m) This is a dual aspect room
with two leaded windows to the side
elevation and double leaf doors to the rear
garden. There are two single radiators, two
telephone sockets, three wall light points
and a range of solid pine fitted cupboards,
drawers and a wardrobe.
UTILITY ROOM: 7' 11" x 4' 10" (2.41m x
1.47m) Ideal for conversion to an en-suite if
required, this room has a single drainer
stainless steel sink unit with a cupboard
below, eye level storage cupboards and a
terrazzo tiled floor. Plumbing is provided for
an automatic washing machine and there is
a pitched ceiling exposed timbers, a Velux
roof light window and an access hatch to a
loft area.
BATHROOM: 8' 5" x 7' 10" (2.57m x 2.39m)
Featuring a freestanding roll top slipper
bath with ball and claw feet and a hand
held mixer tap shower attachment. There is
a corner shower cubicle with a height
adjustable shower and hinged screen door,
a wall mounted wash hand basin and a high
flush WC. There is a terracotta tiled floor, a
pitched ceiling with exposed timbers, a
double glazed Velux roof light window and
two tubular radiators.
LANDING / STUDY AREA: With exposed floorboards and part exposed stone walls, the landing has an access hatch to the loft
and doors to the first floor bedrooms.
BEDROOM ONE: 16' 5" x 15' 2" (5m x 4.62m) With a dual pitched ceiling, exposed cruck timbers and part exposed 'A' frames,
there are leaded windows to three aspects, a single radiator and recessed ceiling lights. There is a range of hand -made pine
fitted wardrobes, exposed floor boards and part exposed stone walls.
SHOWER ROOM: Fitted
in a white suite of a
square cubicle with a
height adjustable
shower and hinged
screen door, a low level
WC and a circular wash
hand basin on a
washstand with
cupboards and drawers
below. There is a
chrome ladder
radiator, and a shelved
storage.
BEDROOM TWO: 10' 9" x 8'
(3.28m x 2.44m) Providing a
fitted double wardrobe, a
part exposed stone wall, a
leaded window to the front
elevation and a single
radiator.
BEDROOM THREE: 11' 10" x
10' (3.61m x 3.05m) This
room has limited ceiling
height with a dual pitched
ceiling and exposed centre
beams. There is a leaded
dormer window to the side
elevation, recessed ceiling
lights and an access hatch to
a 'crawl' loft space.
OUTSIDE FRONT: The property stands behind a wood chipped front garden providing flower and
shrub borders, with a low stone retaining wall and a pathway leading to the front door.
A gravelled driveway adjacent to the cottage leads to a hardstanding area for several vehicles.
REAR GARDEN: Next to the parking area is a paved terrace with a timber pergola over and
grapevine. Adjacent is a timber garden shed and access to the rear terrace behind bedroom four /
office. This terrace is bounded by a low stone wall with shaped flower beds and borders the lawn
and a pathway leading beneath colonnade pergolas toward the rear of the garden. There are deep
flower, shrub and tree borders and beyond the lawn, a brick based greenhouse.
This area of the garden provides ample space for two sizeable vegetable gardens, either side of the
pathway.
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