MANOR HOUSE Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

MANOR HOUSE

SOUTH GREEN, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

Approximate Distances:Oxford: 10 miles, Woodstock: 4 miles

Bicester: 7 miles & Mainline Station (London Marylebone from 50 minutes) M40 (Junction 9): 6 miles

Beautifully renovated Grade II listed village house, perfect for the Oxford

school run and London commute

Main House: Entrance hall with cloakroom, dining hall, drawing room, sitting room,

kitchen/breakfast room, larder, scullery, rear hall with access to the attached barn

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, 5/6 further bedrooms, 3 further bathrooms (one en-suite), large attic studio, cellar

Coach House and Barn: Ground floor: Home office and garage

First floor: 2 bedrooms, living room, kitchen/dining room, bathroom, cloakroom (with independent entrance)

Barn: planning consent to convert to double height family room/kitchen with gallery study and utility room

Garden and Grounds:Planning consent for a double garage with studio above, swimming pool and pool house,

garden pavilion, walled vegetable garden and glass house.

In all about 1 acre

Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

HISTORYEarly records show Kirtlington Manor dating from AD 945 and further records show visitations from King Edward the Martyr in the year 977. Before the Norman invasion, in the 11th Century Edward the Confessor held the L-shaped Manor featuring the polygonal turret, which still houses the staircase today. The house has only been owned by two families in the last 100 years.

SITUATIONManor House occupies a lovely position fronting the village Green, with south facing views of the church to the rear across the gardens and within a short walk of the wonderful grounds of Kirtlington Park designed by Capability Brown between 1755-62.

Kirtlington lies adjacent to the River Cherwell and comprises mostly

period stone houses and thatched cottages on two village greens. Its

amenities include a pre-school nursery group, village hall and cricket

pitch, primary school, The Oxford Arms public house, the Dashwood

Hotel and Restaurant, a post office/general stores and the 12th

century Parish Church of St Mary’s. The nearby towns of Bicester and

Woodstock provide a full range of shopping facilities, with further

extensive educational, transport, cultural and shopping facilities in the

University City of Oxford, only 10 miles away.

There is an excellent choice of independent schools in the area

including The Dragon School, Summerfield’s, Radley, Oxford High

School, Headington School, St Edwards, Stowe, Cothill and

Chandlings, to name but a few.

The village is extremely well placed for travel being only 10 miles from

Oxford city centre, approximately 6 miles from Junction 9 of the M40,

and the railway station at Bicester provides a regular train service to

London (Marylebone about 50 minutes). There is also a regular bus

service to Oxford. The new Oxford station at Watereaton, planned to

open in the Autumn of 2015, is within 6 miles of the house and will

provide a service to Marylebone.

Sporting activities in the area include a golf course on the edge of the

village. Kirtlington is well known for polo; The Kirtlington Polo Club

was started in 1926, in the beautiful setting of Kirtlington Park.

Hunting with the Bicester.

DESCRIPTIONSet within about 1 acre of gardens and grounds, this substantial

Grade II listed historic Manor House has undergone an extensive and

sympathetic program of restoration over the last 3 years using mostly

reclaimed materials. The exterior stone work on all of the buildings

has been repaired and repointed, windows refurbished and new roofs

and drainage installed. Internally, the property benefits from new

plumbing and heating, electrical systems, insulation and underfloor

heating. The result, a new house, yet one retaining all of its period

charm and history.

Dating from the late medieval period and 16th/17th centuries, the

house has many features including flagstone and wooden flooring,

exposed timbers and moulded medieval beams, sash windows with

shutters and window seats and a stone fireplace in the drawing room.

A particular feature of the house is the polygonal stair-turret on the

south side.

Internally the accommodation provides well-proportioned rooms

arranged over three floors. Please refer to the floor plans for room

dimensions and layout.

The barn adjoins the house and has been re-built; this has planning

consent to create a magnificent double-height kitchen and family

room with galleried study and utility room.

Coach houseAccessed from the village Green with its own private entrance, the first floor flat comprises excellent ancillary accommodation in the form of 2 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, bathroom and separate cloakroom. On the ground floor there is a garage and a large home office or gym.

Ground Floor

Approximate Gross Internal Area Main House: 501.8 sq m / 5,401 sq ft

Coach House: 181.9 sq m / 1,958 sq ftBarn: 184.4 sq m / 1,985 sq ftTotal: 868.1 sq m / 9,344 sq ft

For illustrative purposes only - Not to scale

Cellar

Main House

Coach House

Barn

First Floor Second Floor

Second Floor

First Floor

OUTSIDEThere is a driveway to the side of the house approached via large painted double gate to a parking area. The walled gardens are arranged at the rear of the house, simply laid out by Nicholson’s Nurseries, with lovely paths and ha-ha, all enjoying views of the Church. Immediately to the rear of the house is a large paved terrace.

general remarks

SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the house. Gas-fired central heating. The house is net-worked with Cat 6 cabling.

LOCAL AUTHORITYCherwell District CouncilBodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon. OX15 4AA. Tel: (01295) 252535

PostcodeOX5 3HJ

PLANNINGPlanning permission and listed building consent are in place to convert the barn to a family room/kitchen and for the following outbuildings: a double garage with studio above, a swimming pool and pool house, a garden pavilion and a walled vegetable garden with glass house.

FIXTURES and FITTINGSThose items mentioned in these sale particulars are included in the freehold sale. All other fixtures, fittings and furnishings are expressly excluded. Certain such items may be available by separate negotiation. Further information should be obtained from the selling agents.

DIRECTIONSFrom Oxford take the A34 north towards Bicester. After a short distance turn left onto the B4027 towards Bletchingdon. On the northern edge of Bletchingdon (after the green) turn right, signposted Kirtlington. Continue into the village and after passing the village shop on your right and a memorial on your left take the next right hand turn to South Green. The Manor House will be found on the right hand side on the far corner of Church Lane.

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with Savills and Penny & Sinclair.

MANOR HOUSE

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)

IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, Penny & Sinclair and their clients give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and the agents have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

Brochure produced May 2015. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.

James PennyPenny & Sinclair Oxford256 Banbury Road Oxford, OX2 7DE

james@pennyandsinclair.co.uk+44 (0) 1865 318013www.pennyandsinclair.co.uk

Giles LawtonLondon Country Department33 Margaret StreetLondon, W1J 6ER

glawton@savills.com+44 (0) 207 016 3780www.savills.co.uk