Location

Byfield is a thriving village on the borders of south Northamptonshire, north Oxfordshire and south Warwickshire.

The village has local facilities including a village shop/post office, garage, medical centre, primary school, public house, tennis club, cricket club, bowls club, village hall and parish church.

The market towns of Daventry (Waitrose) and Banbury (Sainsburys and Tesco) provide more extensive facilities. Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon provide cultural facilities.

Communication links include the M40 motorway (J11) at Banbury about 9 miles and M1 (J 16) Upper Heyford about 12 miles and trains from Banbury to London/Marylebone peak time from approximately 56 minutes.

Independent schools in the area include prep: - Winchester House, (Brackley), Beachborough, (Westbury) and Bilton Grange (Dunchurch); Public schools are Bloxham and Tudor Hall, (Bloxham), Stowe, Rugby and Princethorpe (Nr Leamington), Warwick and King's High (Warwick).

Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Hellidon, Tadmarton and Middleton Cheney; horse racing at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick; motor racing at Silverstone and full indoor sports complexes at Banbury and Daventry.

All distances and times are approximate.

Description

Classic former farmhouse of ironstone construction under a pitch cedar shingle roof.

This Grade II listed house dates back to the 1650's with later addition of 1715 (date stone) and is positioned towards the edge of the village.

Period features include open fireplaces, bread oven, shutters, window seats, exposed timbers, flagstone floors and quarry chequerboard tiled flooring, leaded lights, bay window, exposed elm and pine floor boards, and four panel pine internal doors.

The house has been sympathetically extended and modernised including the addition of a lovely light garden room leading off of the kitchen breakfast room and out onto the stone terrace and garden beyond. This room enjoys a southerly and easterly aspect and lends itself to all year round entertaining.

There is a charming drawing room with inglenook fireplace, perfect for winter evenings and a snug with further fireplace.

An oak staircase leads to three spacious double sized bedrooms with one en suite and a family bathroom.
Two stairways lead to the second floor bedroom accommodation which is ideal for children, teenagers, a play room or home office. The rooms have generous ceiling heights being vaulted and enjoy good light.

Partly walled, level and well-tended gardens enjoy an easterly aspect and are predominately lawn with flower borders and beds, ornamental pond, magnolia tree, fruit trees, stone terrace, compost area and stone feature made from the footings of an old barn.

Gravel driveway and parking area lies to the side of the house with space for several cars and leads to a barn comprising two bay car port, workshop and garden stores with loft storage over.

Key attributes of this lovely property include edge of village setting, 17th century architecture, period features, generous garden room and bedrooms sizes which are light and airy,three   generous receptions rooms, various quality fittings, pretty garden and useful outbuildings.