Upper Oddington, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56

A beautiful and unique Cotswold home in a highly sought after village.

Description

Originally built as a barn around 1720 and converted into a residence in 1860, Little Barn is a truly unique and picturesque property boasting distinctive gothic doors and charming casement windows throughout. The sitting room and dining room feature elegant window shutters and high ceilings, with views over the south facing garden. Period details are preserved throughout, including flagstone floors and open fireplaces.

The charming accommodation comprises an entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, cloakroom, main kitchen, cottage kitchen, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. There is also a cellar.
The property offers the potential to be divided into a main house and a cottage-style annexe, thanks to two entrances, two kitchens, and two staircases. The cottage annexe includes a kitchen, with an original bread oven, two bedrooms, and a bathroom, making it an ideal self-contained living space for guests or as a means of generating income.

Accessed through a timber door set within a Cotswold stone wall, the property leads into a spacious south facing walled garden. A lavender-lined path guides you to the front door, flanked by mature lawns on either side. A garage, plus space for two vehicles, is accessible from the village lane, offering convenient private parking at the front. Within the garden is a large workshop that could easily be used as a home office or gym.

Location

Upper Oddington is an extremely sought after Cotswold village being in a Conservation Area and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village comprises mainly of traditional stone houses scattered along country lanes with immediate access to a network of footpaths and bridleways through open countryside and woodland. Situated at the end of Church Lane is the historic 11th Century church of St. Nicholas, which holds candlelit services and is famous for its superb medieval “Doom” wall painting possibly the largest such medieval painting in the country.

There are two award winning public houses within “the Oddingtons”: The Fox and The Horse and Groom with many more just a few minutes’ drive away in Kingham and Bledington as well as Daylesford Organic Farmshop and spa which is a good walk away across countryside from the front door.

Trains run from Kingham Station directly to London Paddington taking approximately 90 minutes. The nearby towns of Stow on the Wold, Chipping Norton, Burford and Cheltenham provide shopping, banking, restaurants and social and cultural activities. Oxford is just 25 minutes away by train.

There are a range of excellent private and state schools. Theatres are in Chipping Norton, Oxford, Cheltenham and Stratford upon Avon. World renowned festivals of jazz, music, science and literature are held in Cheltenham as is the famous horse racing Festival. Golf Clubs in Burford and Naunton Downs.

Square Footage: 2,986 sq ft



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Additional Info

Agent’s Note: The owners of Little Barn have a right of access over neighbouring land for the maintenance of the property.

Tenure: Freehold.

Local Authority: Cotswold District Council.
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Energy Performance Certificate: EPC Rating = F.

Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Oil fired central heating. Telephone line subject to BT transfer regulations.

Viewing: Viewing by accompanied appointment with Savills Stow-on-the-Wold, tel: .

Particulars prepared: March 2025. Photographs taken: March 2025.