North Molton

A beautifully situated and spacious period farmhouse with a separate cottage and a range of traditional buildings, all set within a ring fence of pasture and mature woodland. Grade II listed house with 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 5 reception rooms, attractive gardens, separate cottage with potential to extend (stp), stables and sand school. Total about 47 acres. Council Tax Band G.

Situation - Burch is set in an absolutely stunning south-facing position at the end of its own lane and enjoys a highly attractive outlook over its own land.
The sought-after village of North Molton is only two miles and offers a very good range of amenities including a primary school, two Churches, public house, garage and excellent sports club. The thriving market town of South Molton is only 4½ miles and offers a further excellent range of facilities and amenities including schooling to secondary level. The A361 (North Devon Link Road) bypasses the town and provides an excellent road link to the regional centre of Barnstaple to the west and to Tiverton and the M5 (Junction 27) to the east where there is a railway station at Tiverton Parkway on the London Paddington line.
Exmoor is close by, with the National Park boundary just over a mile away and the renowned North Devon coastline is within easy reach by car.

Description - Burch is centred on a Grade II listed farmhouse believed to date from the late 17th Century with significant alterations and remodelling over the years to create a wonderful and spacious home full of charm and character. The house retains many fine features throughout but there is a modern 'twist' at the western end of the house where a former annexe has been converted into a bright and spacious open-plan kitchen and living area with a vaulted ceiling. There are three further and more formal reception rooms, a dedicated study and ancillary rooms on the ground floor with six bedrooms and three bathrooms on the first floor.

The Farm House - The spacious BOOT ROOM has a slate floor and coat hooks and off the room is a CLOAKROOM with low level WC and a Belfast sink with a timber drainer.
The DINING ROOM has a slate flagstone floor and a large open stone fireplace with an open grate. There is a wall cupboard to the right of the fireplace and a door leads to a secondary staircase (with under stairs cupboard) to the first floor.
The impressive open-pan KITCHEN/LIVING ROOM is a relatively recent enhancement to the house and has wooden flooring with underfloor heating throughout. The kitchen area is fitted with a bespoke range of units with marble worktops, dual bowl ceramic sink, integrated dishwasher, cooker point, three oven electric Aga and space for American style fridge freezer. The living area has an open fireplace with slate hearth and glazed double doors leading out to the front paved terrace.
Off the kitchen/living room is a PLAYROOM with doors off to a LARDER with slate shelving, UTILITY with Belfast sink, slate worktops, plumbing for washing machine and space for dryer and a CLOAKROOM with WC and wash basin.
Returning to the dining room, a passage has a door off to an OLD DAIRY/WINE CELLAR and continues into a SITTING ROOM with a brick fireplace and hearth with cupboards either side with shelving over. There is extensive book shelving along one wall and two wall cupboards with further shelving over.
The front ENTRANCE HALL has a glazed door to the front garden and the primary staircase to the first floor. There is also a door leading through to the aforementioned WINE STORE. Leading off the hall is a LIVING ROOM with fireplace with marble surround and mantel and an inset 'Jetmaster' fire, part timber panelled walls and glazed double doors to the gardens.
The second KITCHEN or UTILITY has a tiled floor and is fitted with a range of units with dual sinks, storage recess and a door into the impressive STUDY with a vaulted ceiling and wood burning stove. Off the kitchen is a further BOOT ROOM with door to the outside.

On the FIRST FLOOR, the main GALLERIED LANDING leads to 6 DOUBLE BEDROOMS and TWO BATHROOMS with the MASTER BEDROOM also having a large EN-SUITE BATHROOM. A secondary staircase leads back down to the dining room.

Bears Cottage - This barn conversion is set across from the house and adjoins a further threshing barn which offers excellent potential to extend into if required (stp). There is an OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN/DINING/SITTING ROOM with on the ground floor with a BEDROOM and BATHROOM on the first floor. Bears Cottage has scope for some improvement.

Outside - The property is approached over its own driveway that runs through the land and sweeps up to the farmstead where is plenty of room for parking. Outside of the kitchen/living room is a lovely, south-facing paved terrace and leading off this is a large, level lawned area with wonderful views over the land included with the property. There is also a large area of lawn to the front of the house with a notable large oak tree. Set to the rear of the house are further gardens including a landscaped and planted area with summerhouse.

There is a useful range of STONE OUTBUILDINGS including a former threshing barn attached to Bears Cottage and a large, detached 'L' shaped, two storey BARN around a courtyard comprising former shippons/stables on the ground floor with storage above. There is a also a timber framed STABLE BLOCK with two stables.
Set below this courtyard is a wonderful SWIMMING POND with pontoon, created in 2020. Adjacent to the large barn and courtyard is a all-weather SAND SCHOOL (40m x 20m).

The Land - The land with Burch comprises a very appealing ring-fenced block of pasture land and mature, deciduous woodland with a stream running through.
In total the property extends to just under 47 ACRES.

Services And Further Information - Mains electricity and water. Private drainage system (compliance with General Binding Rules is unknown. Purchasers to satisfy themselves with their own inspection.) LPG-fired central heating via radiators.
Mobile - Available outside from all major providers (Ofcom), Broadband - Standard available (Ofcom)
Burch Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building. The garden and retaining wall that adjoins the farmhouse is also Grade II listed.
A public footpath goes through the farmstead.

Viewing - Strictly by confirmed prior appointment please through the joint selling agents, Stags on or Savills on .

Directions - From South Molton, take the B3227 eastwards out of the town and after about three quarters of a mile take the first left unsigned turn onto Folly Lane. Stay on the road and continue for a further three miles and take the right turn at Lambscombe Cross signed to Bickingcott and Molland. Continue for a further half a mile and the entrance lane to Burch will be found on the left before the bottom of the hill.
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