Charming thatched cottage in a wonderful location, TA21

Old Vicarage has a superb country village setting on the edge of the village with its large garden backing onto unspoilt countryside. The front of the house is south-facing and set back from the passing lane behind a pretty, walled front garden looking out at the village's handsome parish church. Built during the reign of George II with its upper storey added during the 19th century, Old Vicarage has two storeys at the front and a single storey behind, all sheltering under a traditional thatched roof of combed wheat reed. With its quintessentially traditional exterior it is no surprise that the house is Grade II listed and the interior is full of character too, retaining not only many original architectural fittings but also a wonderful feeling of permanence and cosiness. These fittings include good sized windows on its front that allow in plenty of natural light, an inglenook fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove in the sitting room, chamfered beams, plank doors and exposed roof timbers. It has been the home of the current owners for the past 25 years during which time it has been well maintained and today is beautifully presented. The ground floor has two principal, south-facing reception rooms plus a rear study that looks out across the garden.

The kitchen/breakfast room has windows on two sides plus a vaulted ceiling and is fitted with painted timber units, Belfast sink and an electric AGA. There is an attached games room at the rear that is accessed from the garden. Upstairs there are a total of four bedrooms, all of which face south looking out at the church, part of the village and the surrounding countryside. The principal bedroom has a walk-through dressing room/ occasional bedroom to an en suite shower room and there are two further
bedrooms on the other side of the landing, which share the family bath and shower room and cloakroom on the ground floor.


Outbuildings, Garden and Paddock
The waist-high garden wall of the Old Vicarage fronts onto the junction of the passing lane and a little used lane called Butts Lane, with parking alongside the wall. Butts Lane extends along the eastern boundary of the garden. A pedestrian gate set in the garden wall opens onto a paved path leading to the front porch. Small lawns extend out on either side of the path, border with lavender, flowering shrubs and tall, shaped yew hedging for privacy. Most of the garden lies behind the house, is level and designed to be easily maintained. Areas of lawn bordered by paved paths extend out directly beside and behind the house bounded by an outer screen of trees and tall shrubs. At the bottom of the garden is a paved terrace equipped with a brick-built barbecue and alongside it is a free-standing garden room and a separate stone-built garden store. There is also space here for off road parking, for up to four cars. Just beyond is the kitchen garden consisting of vegetable beds and a selection of apple and plum trees. To one side of it is a pedestrian five-bar gate leading through to a small paddock. In all the garden and grounds extend to about 0.95 acre.

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The Old Vicarage is situated the on the edge of the small village of Langford Budville, which including the surrounding hamlets has a population of 535. The village has a parish church, CofE primary school, the highly rated Martlet Inn, café, village hall and lawnmower shop. The nearby town of Wellington can meet most day to day needs with a good range of shops including a Waitrose supermarket plus a variety of local businesses. Taunton, the county town of Somerset, is also within easy reach. The area has good transport links too. Rail services from Taunton connect with Bristol Temple Meads (52 minutes) and Paddington (1 hour 39 minutes. Junction 26 on the M5 is a three-minute drive and Exeter and Bristol Airports are both easily accessible offering connections to UK and international destinations. The area has a wide choice of schools from both the state and independent sectors. Good schools within a reasonable driving distance include Blundells in Tiverton and the schools in Taunton,.Taunton School, King's and Queen's Colleges,
King's Hall Preparatory School and Richard Huish College.