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The Watermill Sulgrave, Oxfordshire
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The WatermillSulgrave, Oxfordshire OX17 2RS
A stunning former Mill house offering flexible family
accommodation with a two bedroom annexe, tennis court, swimming
pool and land
Banbury 7.5 miles, Banbury to London Marylebone 60 minutes,
Brackley 5 miles, Milton Keyes 26 miles, Oxford 30 miles
Main House: Entrance hall | Drawing room Open plan sitting room
and dining room | Library Kitchen | Six bedrooms (two en suite) Two
further bathrooms | Utility room | Cloakroom Office | Cellars
Separate Annexe: Open plan kitchen/sitting room/dining room |
Two bedrooms Shower room | Play room | Games room
Heated swimming pool | Hard tennis court Outside play area
including frame and tree house | Fully enclosed gardens landscaped
in part by James Alexander Sinclair Orchard | Mill pond | Mill
stream Ponds and new tree plantation
About 7.02 acres
SituationSulgrave is a popular historical conservation village
situated on the borders of south Northamptonshire and north
Oxfordshire between Brackley and Banbury. Sulgrave Manor was the
ancestral home of George Washington, dating back to the mid-16th
century. Local facilities within the village include: a public
house, village shop (winner of the best Rural Retailer Award 2005
for the south) with post office and church. More extensive shopping
and recreational facilities can be found in the market towns of
Brackley and Banbury.
Schools in the area include a primary in nearby Culworth;
secondary in Middleton Cheney (Chenderit); prep schools Carrdus
(Overthorpe), Winchester House (Brackley) and Beechborough
(Westbury); public schools Stowe, Tudor Hall, Bloxham and several
in Oxford and Warwick.
Trains from Milton Keynes to London Euston take approximately 35
minutes whilst Banbury to London Marylebone takes approximately 60
minutes. Easy access to the M40 at Junction 11. Birmingham Airport
only 35 miles away.
The Watermill Believed to date back to the 16th Century, The
Watermill is built of limestone under a slate roof and is Grade II
Listed. Situated on the edge of the village, it is a unique
property with flexible family accommodation arranged over several
floors.
Alleged to have been granted to the Washington family - direct
ancestors of George Washington, the first President of the USA, its
unusual layout takes into account the former mill workings. In
1788, a steam engine built by James Watt was installed, for which
at the time, over £600 was raised on the London Stock Exchange.
The entrance hall on the ground floor is double aspect with
flagstone floor. To the right is the library with open fireplace
and beyond a double bedroom with en suite shower room.
Stairs rise from the entrance hall to the former wheel house,
now converted into the drawing room with corner fireplace and the
former wheel itself as a distinctive feature. Adjacent to the
drawing room is a large cloakroom with access to the garden.
A staircase rises from the landing to the open plan dining
room/sitting room and kitchen. Situated on the top floor of the
house, the vaulted beamed ceiling and double aspect rooms offer a
sense of space and light. The kitchen has wooden wall and base
units with granite work surfaces. A spiral staircase leads down
from the kitchen to the utility room below, with a stable door to
the outside. French doors lead from the kitchen out onto the
terrace, adjacent to the Mill pond.
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Accessed from the sitting room and dining room is a corridor off
which are two bedrooms and a bathroom. A staircase leads down to
the floor below, comprising another shower room and three further
bedrooms (one with en suite bathroom).
The staircase continues down and links back to the library.
Accessed from the outside to the front of the house is the
office and below the wine cellar, whilst to the rear, steps lead
down to the games room. A small detached barn behind the house is
currently used as a play room.
AnnexeThe property has the benefit of a detached annexe ideal
for guests, income stream or staff. Formerly a stone barn since
converted in a ‘loft style’ with open plan kitchen/dining/sitting
room with vaulted ceiling, and two mezzanine floors providing two
double bedrooms as well as a shower room and WC. French doors lead
out from the annexe to the swimming pool.
OutsideApproached from Stockwell Lane over a gravel driveway
through electric wooden double gates. The driveway sweeps down
between the house and the annexe to a circular parking area.
The garden immediately surrounding the house is about 2.24 acres
and has been in part designed by the renowned landscaper James
Alexander-Sinclair and is divided into several different areas to
take in the topography of the landscape around the house. To the
front of the house, a rockery with stone steps leads down to the
front door. To the side of the house is the Mill Pond which is
fully fenced and flanked by gravel and wild grasses and lawn area
with many spring bulbs. To the rear of the house, the mill stream
has been trained down the far side and is a delightful feature.
Adjacent to the annexe is a large lawn area that leads to the
swimming pool, tennis court and playground, beyond which is the
orchard.
On the other side of the driveway are an additional 4.78 acres
of land comprising several pond, lakes and a new plantation.
GeneralServices: Mains water, electricity and private drainage.
Oil fired boiler.
Public Rights of Way: Please note a footpath crosses the bottom
of the property. Details from the selling agents.
Council tax: The property is in Tax Band G.
Postcode: The postcode of the property is OX17 2RS.
Local authority: South Northants District Council, Springfields,
Towcester, Northants, NN12 6AE. Telephone: 01327 322 322.
Directions to viewFrom Banbury take the A422 towards Brackley.
At the top of the hill at the end of the dual carriageway, turn
left at the roundabout onto the B4525 towards Thorpe Mandeville.
Continue along this road for about 3 miles and turn left as
sign-posted Thorpe Mandeville and Sulgrave. After a further 2
miles, turn right as signed to Sulgrave. On entering the village
continue into the centre and just after the village shop on the
left hand side, turn left onto Stockwell Lane. Proceed down the
lane and fork right into The Watermill.
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This plan is for identification purposes only. Its accuracy can
in no way be guaranteed. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map
with permission of the Controller
H.M.S.O Crown copyright reserved. Licence No. ES100018525
The Watermill, SulgraveAbout 7.02 acres
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.
Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:2500
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Banbury20 Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 0AH
01295 [email protected] struttandparker.com
Savills Banbury36 South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 9AE
01295 [email protected] savills.co.uk
IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP and Savills give notice
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checked for you. Photographs taken April 2016. Particulars prepared
April 2016.
FloorplansHouse Excl. Cellar internal area 4,035 sq ft (375 sq
m) Annexe internal area 840 sq ft (78 sq m)Playroom internal area
236 sq ft (22 sq m) Pool House internal area 161 sq ft (15 sq m)
Total internal area 5,272 sq ft (490 sq m)For identification
purposes only.
