Ewelme, Wallingford

A delightful detached family home with generous garden and opportunities to extend occupying a quiet setting in this attractive and historic village

Tenure : Freehold -

Description: - Lower Croft is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac setting in the centre of the village, just a five-minute walk from the excellent village stores and the historic church, almshouses and school. It is set back from the road providing ample private parking together with an attached garage. An attractive and well-established south-facing garden is richly stocked and wraps around three sides of the house.

The interior accommodation benefits from generally spacious and well-lit rooms. There are three reception rooms and a generous family kitchen with adjacent utility room and connected garage. The spacious sitting room is south-facing and opens into a conservatory and from there into the garden. The large master bedroom on the first floor has an en-suite shower room and a fine outlook over the gardens. There are two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Occupying a plot of almost a third of an acre there are thought to be opportunities to extend or remodel the accommodation subject to obtaining the usual building and planning consents.

Location: - Ewelme must be one of the most attractive villages in South Oxfordshire and it has a long and extraordinary history. There are strong connections with the Tudor dynasty, and it is believed that both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were conceived at Ewelme Palace. In 1437, Alice Chaucer, Duchess of Suffolk, grand-daughter of Geoffrey Chaucer and daughter of Thomas Chaucer founded the church, cloisters, almshouse and school complex. The primary school continues to occupy the building to this day and is believed to be the oldest school building in the country still functioning as a school. This mediaeval complex is of great historic importance and visitors come from all over the world to visit it. Jerome K Jerome, author of ‘Three Men in a Boat’ is buried in the church. The village is also renowned for its water-cress beds which are now managed by the Chiltern Society. There is a public house, ‘The Shepherds Hut’and a successful village store that is run as a village co-operative.

The Gardens: - There is a gated approach to the front entrance of the house with the gardens wrapping around three sides of the plot and incorporating a large paved terrace that sits alongside the attached conservatory.

The gardens are south-facing and well established and include a number of specimen trees together with mature and well-stocked beds and borders. A large timber framed garden store and greenhouse, with electricity, sits to the flank of the house.

Services: - Mains Services: Electricity / Water / Drainage
Heating: Oil fired central heating
Local Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Council Tax: G
EPC Rating: D

Viewing: - Strictly by appointment with the agents - Robinson Sherston (Watlington). Telephone: