Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary, Nr Exeter. Devon. EX6 6AZ

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1 Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary, Nr Exeter. Devon. EX6 6AZ A delightful circa 16th Century house, gardens and orchards, in all extending to approximately 1 acre, situated in the unspoiled countryside approximately 1/4 mile from the village of Tedburn St Mary and 5 miles from Exeter. Further approximately 8 acres available as separate lots Price Guides: Lot 1: House, barn and gardens in all approx 1 acre. 495,000 Lot 2: Approximately 5.6 acres including 1 acre of woodland 40,000 Lot 3: Approximately 2.35 acres of pasture in two enclosures. 30,000 FREEHOLD

2 Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary Nr Exeter, Devon. EX6 6AZ A rare opportunity to purchase a traditional Devon farm house situated amongst the rolling countryside 5 miles to the west of Exeter. Lillybrook is situated in a sheltered valley and for the buyer seeking a rural lifestyle is a perfect home. The farmhouse is a fine old building, originating from the 16th Century and Grade II Listed, the house has been added to and adapted over the ensuing years to create what is now a comfortable and beautifully presented home, with a warm and comfortable atmosphere and period features throughout. Ancillary buildings include a circa 16th Century barn, which may have some potential for alternative uses, an open fronted garage and implement store and a log store. The gardens are superb, with undulating lawns, mature trees, a vegetable garden and two areas of orchard. There is available as separate lots additional pasture and woodland extending to approximately 8 acres (including just over an acre of woodland). Lillybrook is situated a short distance from the centre of the village of Tedburn St Mary, a popular location favoured for the unspoiled surroundings, access to the countryside via a network of quiet country lanes, footpaths and bridleways and ease of access to the A30 arterial route and the city of Exeter, which is only five miles from the property. Tedburn has a range of local amenities, including a village shop, school, and two public houses. Exeter is Devon s principal city and economic centre and one of the most popular cities in the UK to live. The city has a wide range of amenities befitting its status as a modern provincial city. Accommodation (with approximate dimensions) Half glazed stable entrance door into the kitchen which is open plan to the dining room. Kitchen: 15' 3'' x 11' 8'' (4.64m x 3.55m) max L-shaped. Casement window overlooking the garden and a further single paned window to the side elevation. Plank door opening onto a winding staircase up to the first floor landing. The kitchen is fitted with a range of country style fittings including beech block effect worktops with cupboards and drawers below providing plenty of storage space. Tiled splash backs. Plumbing for washing machine. 1¼ bowl ceramic sink and drainer with a swan neck mixer tap fitting. Plumbing for dishwasher. Under counter oil fired central heating boiler. Space for a range cooker. Central work island with a polished granite worktop and oak fittings including drawers, cupboards and shelving for storage baskets. further area of granite work surface with a dresser unit below. Halogen spotlights. Arch to Dining Room: 12' 1'' x 11' 0'' increasing to 14'6 (3.68m x 3.35m) Casement window overlooking the gardens. Double panel radiator. Timber panelled ceiling. Picture rails. Panel door and steps down into the hall / study, a door to the ground floor bedroom and a half glazed panel door into a lobby which in turn leads through a second half glazed panel door into a

3 Shower Room: 5' 0'' x 8' 10'' increasing to 12'2 (1.52m x 2.69m) Double casement window overlooking the garden. Wainscot wall panels. Double panel radiator. W.C. pedestal wash basin, double size shower cubicle. Picture rails. Ground Floor Bedroom 3: 12' 2'' x 12' 2'' (3.71m x 3.71m) Two casement windows facing south and east allowing for lots of light. Picture rails. Double panel radiator. Internal Hall/ Study: 14' 4'' x 5' 9'' (4.37m x 1.75m) A former cross passage. French doors opening to the front garden. Plank & Muntin screen. Double panel radiator. Wall light. A useful office area with a tall south facing window. Plank door to the Sitting Room: 15' 3'' x 13' 8'' (4.64m x 4.16m) A comfortable room in the medieval core of the house with two oak muntin screens and an interesting cross beam with stop champfers. Bookshelves built into a former door opening which would lead to the internal winding staircase. A dual aspect room with casement windows to the front and rear elevations overlooking the gardens. The dominant feature of the room is the large fireplace which houses a wood burning stove and is stone lined with a substantial mantel beam and a bread oven with a cast iron door. Radiator. Plank door through to a Lower hall: 9' 6'' x 4' 8'' (2.89m x 1.42m) The original cross passage entrance which has a heavy ledge and brace external door to the south / front elevation of the house and the attractive garden areas to be found there. One wall is the reverse of the oak screen in the sitting room and at the end of the hall the screen continues at a right angle with a plank door into a Cloakroom: W.C., wash hand basin. Very old mullion window and wall light. The lower hall has a second plank door which leads down steps into a second sitting room. Second sitting room: 11' 10'' increasing to 14'10 x 14' 0'' (3.60m x 4.26m) A dual aspect room with a south facing window and west facing window and a ledge and brace door to the garden with a central window. This room was possibly part of the ancient agricultural part of the property and is now a comfortable second sitting room or bedroom. double panel radiator. Stone fireplace housing an inset wood burning stove.

4 Plank door with a Norfolk latch and a panel wall concealing the staircase. Useful store cupboard below the stairs. First Floor: The first floor of the house includes two large double bedrooms each with a separate staircase. The main bedroom has a winding stair in a former external stair turret leading from the kitchen. The second bedroom has a straight staircase from the second sitting room. The bedrooms are connected via an L-shaped internal landing which has a casement window overlooking the gardens, a radiator and useful linen cupboards, one incorporating the factory lagged hot water cylinder. The landing has plank doors leading to the bedrooms and bathroom. Bedroom 1: 14' 0'' x 15' 0'' (4.26m x 4.57m) A lovely room in the old part of the house with a vaulted ceiling and exposed half-cruck roof timbers and purlins. Casement window to the front elevation with a seat below and internal shutters and a second small casement window in the gable elevation. Victorian fireplace, with decorative tiled panels, radiator. Bathroom: 9' 6'' x 8' 6'' increasing to 12'6(2.89m x 2.59m) Low level casement window to the front elevation. Double panel radiator. Exposed roof timbers. W.C., panel bath with a shower screen and mixer tap shower fitting. Pedestal wash hand basin. Bedroom 2: 15' 0'' x 13' 10'' (4.57m x 4.21m) Above the second sitting room with its own staircase lending this bedroom and the sitting room below suitable for bed & breakfast letting or even as a informal separate unit for a teenager or relative. Casement windows to the south and west elevations. Small hatch to roof void. Double radiator.

5 Outside: Buildings: Lillybrook includes a range of buildings for storage, animal housing and workspace. Traditional Detached Barn: 12' x 32' 0'' (3.65m x 9.75m) approximate internal measurements A Grade II Listed circa 18th century building formerly an open fronted Linhay of cob construction and with a weather boarded front divided internally into three individual bays with potential for alternative uses ancillary to the main dwelling. Part Open Fronted Fuel Store: 19' 5'' x 7' 4'' (5.91m x 2.23m) Approx Timber pole construction with cement fibre cladding. Open fronted Timber Framed double Cart Lodge : 20' x 17' (6.09m x 5.18m) + lean-to Fuel store and garden tractor lean-to attached 17' x 4'6" (5.18 x 1.37m). Gardens and Land: The grounds at Lillybrook are a particular delight and ideal for the keen gardener At the front of the house, with a southerly orientation are sunny sitting areas between the house and Linhay barn, beyond which are cottage style gardens which wrap around the house and open out to an expanse of lawn, vegetable gardens and orchards. of the property is a stand of mature broadleaf woodland, adding amenity and conservation value and a source of fire wood. The extent of the lot 1 is approximately 1 acre. Lot 2 includes two pasture fields to the east of the house and a stand of broadleaf woodland extending to approximately 1 acre. There is separate road access and natural water. Lot 2 extends to approximately 5.6 acres. Lot 3 includes a pasture field to the north of the Lillybrook and second enclosure to the western end of the site. Bordered by the Lillybrook which flows across country eventually joining the river Creedy near Crediton, this area adds a small level pasture enclosure, a good location for a stable block or livestock building and an attractive separate parcel of ground for cultivation or keeping poultry. There is natural water and separate vehicular access to both enclosures. The extent of the third lot is approximately 2.35 acres.

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7 General Remarks: Lotting: The property will be sold as a whole or in two lots. If sold in lots the property will be sold in lot order, ie contracts will not be exchanged on lot 2 prior to lot 1 etc. Local and Planning Authority: Teignbridge District Council: Planning Matters: The house and traditional barn are both Grade II Listed Council Tax Band: D Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements: None Included Viewing: By telephone appointment through Rendells Estate Agents, Tel: EPC Rating: N/A Services: mains electricity, mains water, private drainage Plans and maps: Produced with permission of HMSO, Crown copyright all rights reserved, Ordnance Survey Licence No Rights of way: The property is to be sold subject to all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way. Directions: From the centre of Tedburn St Mary at the mini roundabout (close to the garage) take the road down the hill towards Whitestone and Exeter. Lillybrook is at the foot of the hill on the left. Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary

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