West Yatton, Yatton Keynell, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14

Built in 1616 this beautiful three bedroom house offers a Grade II Listed house with attached barn, stable boxes and unmodernised footprint in a rural position. Sitting in an approximate 0.82 acre plot, there would be an option to purchase further land.

West Barn Farmhouse is a remarkably elegant period house with a delightful farm house main façade. Forming part of the main farm originally and now sold separately the house has a date stone of 1616, is Grade II listed and offers an attached barn, two stable boxes to front, split driveway access, front and rear gardens with the option to purchase extra land if required.

Dropping in from the West Yatton to Yatton Keynell lane, the house is accessed via a shared driveway/entrance on the farm approach. Forming part of a traditional farm, courtyard and buildings, this impressive property will be sold independently to include an attached barn, one outbuilding, two stables, gardens and a separately negotiable boundary to include acreage at market value and if required.

Walking in through the front porch and into the spacious sitting room with parquet flooring and feature fireplace, there is a conservatory/lean-to to the rear and wrap around staircase to first floor. To the middle of the house is the dining room with staircase to first floor, further feature fireplace and opening into kitchen area. There is a downstairs utility room, study area and bathroom.

Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Outside, the main house adjoins a Cotswold stone barn with store room to rear, two stable boxes to front and a further store room to front.
Further buildings included is a double detached garage and a small former agricultural building to rear.

The well cared for, established mature gardens to front include an array of shrubs, trees, dry stone wall and gate. Positioned in the centre of the gravel driveway is a working traditional feature well.

Overall the house will require modernisation throughout, is sold with no chain and comes with the option to purchase additional land if required.

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West Barn Farmhouse lies between the market town of Chippenham and the World Heritage City of Bath in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Chippenham provides good local shopping and the Georgian city of Bath has some of the best shopping outside London as well as the Theatre Royal and many other cultural amenities. There are good communications with Junction 17 of the M4 being about 6 miles away providing links to London and the south west. Chippenham has a mainline station from which London Paddington is about 75 minutes, Bristol airport is 27 miles and London Heathrow is 88 miles. There are many good local pubs and restaurants. In particular, Lucknam Park Hotel and Whatley Manor both have Michelin-starred restaurants and exclusive spa facilities.

The area has an excellent choice of private schools. These include Westonbirt, Stonar, Dauntsey's, Marlborough College and St Mary's Calne. Schools in Bath include Kingswood, Royal High, King Edwards, Monkton Combe and Prior Park College.

There are many local sporting opportunities including a number of golf courses. The area has long been associated with equestrian pursuits, including polo at Cirencester and Westonbirt, racing at Bath, Newbury and Cheltenham, and the Badminton Horse Trials.





Property Information - Tenure: Freehold
Services: Oil Central Heating, Mains Water, Drainage and Electricity.
Council Tax Band: G
EPC Rating: Grade II LIsted