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3 bed House - Detached - Sold
WATLINGTON
£550,000

  • Detached period cottage
  • Attractively presented
  • Centre of Watlington
  • South Facing garden
  • Off-Road parking
  • Sitting room with Inglenook Fireplace
  • Dining room
  • Fitted Kitchen with vaulted roof
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • Bathroom
A delightful and beautifully presented period cottage of extraordinary charm and interest situated in the centre of Watlington with off-road parking and south facing garden

Tenure : Freehold

Description:

This delightful period cottage is cottage is thought to date from the 17th century and has a timber framed interior that incorporates a 'cruck' beam which is an unusual form of construction and of historical interest. The interior features a sizeable reception room with an inglenook fireplace, bay window, oak boarded floors and French doors to the garden. A recent extension to the rear of the cottage incorporates a dining room and a fitted kitchen with vaulted ceiling. There are 3 bedrooms on the first floor including a master bedroom with dressing area. The cottage is set back from the road behind a gravel driveway that provides off-street parking for two vehicles and has a small but charming south-facing cottage garden to the rear. The shops and facilities of the High Street are no more than a five minute walk from the property.

Watlington

Watlington is reputedly England’s smallest town with its origins dating from the 6th century. The town has a range of sports facilities that embrace football and cricket as well as tennis, squash and bowls. There are good local shops including a first class butcher and delicatessen and some excellent restaurants and pubs. Watlington Primary school and Rainbow Corner day nursery and pre-school have an ‘outstanding’ ofsted rating and senior education is provided by the well-regarded Icknield Community College. The Chiltern Hills rise above the town and offer some of the finest landscapes in south-east England. There is much on offer here for outdoor enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers as The Icknield Way (Ridgeway National Trail) passes close to the town. Watlington is also the heartland of the re-introduced Red Kite that now soar above the town’s roof tops.

Services:

Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas fired central heating.

Local Authority:

South Oxfordshire District Council. 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4SB. Email: info@southoxon.gov.uk Tel: 01235 422422

Council Tax:

Band F

Viewing:

Strictly by appointment with the agents - Robinson Sherston (Watlington). Telephone: 01491 614 000

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