Location

Farthinghoe is a rural south Northamptonshire village close to the border of North Oxfordshire.

The village has a primary school, The Fox public house/restaurant, repair garage and parish church.

More specialised requirements at the market towns of Brackley (Tesco & Waitrose) and Banbury (Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury's).

Local secondary school is Chenderit (Middleton Cheney). Selection of local independent schools include preparatory at Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury), and St John's Priory (Banbury). Senior public schools:- Stowe School, Bloxham School and Tudor Hall (girls) also in Bloxham.

Communication links include intercity train services from Banbury and Bicester North to London Marylebone and Birmingham and access to M40 at either J10 for the south or J11 for the north.

Leisure activities in the area include golf at Middleton Cheney, Whittlebury Park and Buckingham; theatre at Milton Keynes, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon; motor racing at Silverstone; Bicester Village. RH at Aynho; Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew.

All distances and times are approximate.

Description

A unique family home in a desirable village location, fully renovated in 2016.

Lying in a Conservation Area, the property comprises a charming former Victorian coach house and stables providing versatile living with a spacious family house and integral annexe, all enjoying extensive gardens, particularly a delightful Victorian walled garden with swimming pool.

Various period features act as reminders of its Victorian origins and former use. These include arched brick lintels, external stone steps, curved entrance and passageway with cobbled flooring.

In more recent times the property has had Victorian styling including cornicing, coving, deep window boards, open fireplace with marble surround. As a result of its provenance the property has generous ceiling heights and offers a feeling of space and light throughout.

Key attributes include generous kitchen/breakfast room leading into dining/family room, very much the hub of the house, useful study, sitting room which is currently a play/games room, numerous bedrooms and bath/shower rooms catering for large families and guests. The upstairs accommodation offers considerable flexibility in its layout, allowing for the principal suite with dressing room and shower room to become staff/au pair accommodation or teenagers/twins bedrooms. This versatility is one of the key attractions.

Whilst the main house and integral annexe are divisible, the house can be lived in as one larger dwelling or there is scope to create a larger annexe for family.

Externally the property offers off road parking, two garages, gardens and paved entertaining areas.

Through the courtyard lies a Victorian walled garden accessed via arched entrance gates. Being entirely enclosed by high mellow red brick walls, there is plenty of privacy. The gardens are laid out in a series of rooms divided by York stone paths interspersed with box, yew and beech hedging, wisteria and areas of lawn. There is a vegetable garden, triple greenhouse with vine, extensive composting area, garden store, and orchard area. There is also a beautiful swimming pool and pool house with outdoor kitchenette, toilet, and supporting pool pump room. The pool was renovated in 2016 and is served by an air source heat pump and solar power. Amounting to approximately 0.33 acre the walled garden is a lovely addition to the main house, as it is a haven for summer entertaining or a retreat from a busy day. There are further gardens to the front with a parking area and to the rear, where it is mainly laid to lawn.

The entire property is positioned towards the end of a driveway nestled beside The Old Rectory. (The Old Rectory have a right of way over part of the driveway).

In all about 0.8 acres.