Aston Street, Aston Tirrold, OX11

The property lies beside St Michael’s Church and its gated drive runs alongside the west wing of the house sweeping past the charming walled front garden, onto formal lawns and the tennis court to arrive at the extensive garaging and rear drive.

The main entrance to the house steps through a central sash door with 4-pane rectangular overlight and painted ovolo moulded surround with fine carved shell hood on scroll brackets. Opening into the grand dining hall centred around the fireplace with a historic painting of the house taking centre stage, leading to the beautiful late 17th century open well staircase with barley-sugar twist balusters.

The staircase rises centrally to the principal first floor rooms. The formal drawing room has a triple aspect over the walled gardens, restored fine sash windows with working shutters and Delf tiling to the working fireplace.

To the other side of the dining hall lies the pretty dual aspect morning room and a generous study whose bay windows affords views across the rolling lawns.

From the dining hall a door opens into the inner reception hall, leading to the library, lined with bespoke bookshelves, central fireplace and dual access to both the orangery and kitchen/breakfast room. A charming passage to the kitchen is lined with family memorabilia and an Edwardian call box housing the bells of the house.

Support is abundant for a house of this size and the kitchen, with a bay window overlooking the gardens, houses an Aga, good breakfast space and a walk-in larder. The service door leads to a generous laundry room, originally the butlers pantry complete with fitted cupboards and the fully fitted service kitchen.

The wide open well staircase opens onto the first floor landing and the current principal bedroom suite. There are seven further bedrooms and a sitting room on the first floor, some of which could convert to dressing rooms, en suite bathrooms or nurseries. Four bath/shower rooms are situated on the first floor, two en suite and a further WC.

The second floor has dual staircase access and is considerable in size and scope, offering further flexible accommodation, including a sitting room, kitchen and shower room.

This country house provides one of the most outstanding opportunities in Oxfordshire. Much loved and cared for during its present ownership the house offers a variety of opportunities for the new family.

Outside

The Manor sits in a mature landscape of varied, historical garden spaces, including a swimming pool, encircled by pleached limes and walled gardens to the west, a kitchen garden, orchard, two paddocks and to the east formal lawns, tennis court and pond, extending to around 7 acres. There is a private gate giving the owners of Aston Tirrold Manor access to St Michael’s Church from the walled gardens. The whole creates a private and tranquil idyll in the centre of one of Oxfordshire’s best villages. The three bedroom cottage is worthy of separate mention, being a generous single build, with its own private garden.

Situation

Aston Tirrold together with the adjoining village of Aston Upthorpe, lies on the edge of the Berkshire Downs, in a sought after part of South Oxfordshire. The village comprises many attractive period houses and local facilities include three churches, a popular village pub/restaurant (The Fat Frog), a recreation ground and historic village hall which has a weekly Post Office and café. There is a very well thought of primary school in South Morton and the Downs and The Ridgeway are within walking distance. There are gallops on the protected downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with many bridle/biking and footpaths affording a variety of opportunities for the sporting and nature loving enthusiast. There are excellent schooling facilities within the area including The European School, Cranford House at Moulsford and Moulsford Preparatory School for Boys. Easy access to Abingdon Boys School, St Helen’s & St Katherine’s, Radley, The Dragon Preparatory School, St Edwards School, Summerfields, Oxford High, Headington School, Tudor Hall, Cothill, The Oratory School and The Oratory Preparatory School, Bradfield College, and Pangbourne College.

Additional Information

Local Authority – South Oxfordshire District Council

Services – Mains Water, Gas and Electricity, Private Drainage

Tenure – Freehold

Council Tax – H Band