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FIELD HOUSE SHILTON, OXFORDSHIRE A stunning Grade II listed property in a sought-after village, offering wonderful accommodation in the main house, a two bedroom state of the art converted barn with a billiard and cinema room, swimming pool with pool house and gym, further outbuildings, tennis court and paddocks. In all about 5.36 acres. MAIN HOUSE Reception Hall. Drawing Room. Dining Room. Kitchen and Breakfast Room. Sitting Room. Study. Boot Room Principal Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room and Bathroom. 4 Further First Floor Bedrooms. Family Shower Room Linen Cupboard. Second Floor Bedroom 6. Bathroom. Attic Store THE BARN Cinema Room with concealed Kitchen. Utility Room. Larder. Shower Room. Two Bedrooms including one en-suite Reading Room. Billiard Room. Wine Store. Strong Room Vault STUDIO BARN Studio/Garage. First Floor Office/Storage. Outside Kitchen POOL BARN Pool Room. Shower Room. Gym. Workshop OUTSIDE Beautifully landscaped gardens with Ha-Ha. Rose Garden. Outdoor heated Swimming Pool and Terrace Tennis Court. Garden Store. Wood Store. Boiler Room. Paddocks. Spinney with Play Area One
Situation & Amenities Burford 2.5 miles, A40 2 miles, Witney 6.5 miles, Oxford 18 miles, Swindon M4 (J15) 19 miles, Cheltenham 24 miles, Charlbury (BR Station) 11 miles (all distances approximate) Shilton is a very attractive, sought-after village situated close to Burford and on the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire border. The village is centred around a pretty village green and has a ford to cross the Shill Brook. In the village there is a pub, a village hall and a church. Field House is in the Shilton Conservation Area. A short drive away, Burford provides day-to-day shopping facilities, schools and restaurants. Lechlade, Witney and Cirencester are among other local centres. Cheltenham and Oxford are the region s main centres providing extensive shopping, cultural, sporting and educational amenities. Road communications are good with the A40 approximately 2 miles to the north and connection to the M40 J8a (for London) and J9 (for the north) and the M5 at Cheltenham and Gloucester. The nearest railway is at Charlbury (about 11 miles) with trains to London Paddington from 66 minutes. There are other main line stations at Oxford and Swindon with trains also to London Paddington and Marylebone. There are a variety of private schools in the area including St. Hugh s, Cokethorpe, Hatherop Castle, Cothill, Radley, Cheltenham College, Marlborough, St. Edwards and the Dragon School. Ample sporting opportunities include golf courses at Burford, Witney, Lyneham, Frilford Heath and Naunton Downs. National Hunt racing held at Cheltenham, Newbury and Stratford-upon-Avon. From Shilton there is access to the national footpath and bridleway network. Two FIELD HOUSE
Description Field House is a beautiful Grade II Listed country house, which has been painstakingly updated in recent years, and which now boasts period charm alongside state of the art facilities and outbuildings. Nothing has been overlooked in the design or implementation, and the property is ideal for family life and entertaining. Three
Accommodation MAIN HOUSE A large reception hall with flagstone floors with access to the kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, which in turn leads to a comfortable sitting room with open fire and views across the gardens. To the left of the hall is the dining room and beyond, the drawing room, again with an open fire. A study, laundry room and cloakroom are found to the right of the entrance hall. Four FIELD HOUSE
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The accommodation on the first floor comprises the principal bedroom with adjoining bathroom, both of which are light and airy and overlook the garden and paddocks. There are three further double bedrooms and a single bedroom, all served by a family shower room. A staircase leads to the second floor sixth bedroom with a further bathroom. Six FIELD HOUSE
THE BARN The barn has been newly built and offers fantastic facilities. The ground floor offers great flexibility as an entertaining area (with hidden kitchen) and open fire, or as a fully blacked out cinema room with retractable screen. There is underfloor heating throughout. There is also a utility room and an airconditioned larder. A staircase leads to a basement level with full-size Billiard table, which also doubles as dining table. Fitted bookshelves and high-tech lighting create a wonderful atmosphere. To the rear of the basement is a temperature controlled wine store and a strong room vault built to such high standards that it carries the same insurance rating as a bank vault. The first floor of the barn offers two double bedrooms, one of which has an en-suite shower room and views across the grounds. Both rooms have a mezzanine area. Between the two bedrooms is a reading area with open fireplace. There is a second shower room on the stairs which also serves as a cloakroom for the cinema room. Seven
STUDIO BARN A former garage, now an extremely useful space that can be used for storage or as a studio or can revert back to being a garage. Upstairs there is further storage or office space. To the front of the Studio Barn is an outside kitchen fronting a terrace with space for a large table ideal for alfresco dining. POOL BARN A beautifully designed room with bi-folding doors and tiled floor, opening directly onto a terrace and the pool. To the rear is a shower room. A staircase leads to the first floor which houses a gym and overlooks the grounds. To the rear of the pool barn is a workshop. Eight FIELD HOUSE
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Outside The buildings are arranged around a courtyard area with a well. The well can supply the property if necessary. There is ample parking to the front of the house and to the side of the barn. Further small outbuildings house a wood store, a garden store and the boiler room. To the rear of the barn is an orchard with plum, apple and pear trees. Underneath the orchard is a rainwater tank which stores water from all the roofs. The water is used for the garden irrigation. The tennis court and summer house are beyond the orchard and sits above the paddocks. The swimming pool and terrace face south-west and overlook the main lawn and ha-ha, towards the Shill Brook. The paddocks curve around the house from the lane and follow the Shill Brook. There is a spinney across the brook with tree houses and a bridge ideal for children. To the front of the house is a beautiful rose garden with a variety of roses surrounded by box hedging and pleached beeches. There is also a vegetable garden. In addition, a storage area for garden waste is tucked away out of sight. The property offers a good deal of privacy behind a Cotswold Stone wall and is approached via a pair of electric gates. Ten FIELD HOUSE
Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating in the main house, ground source heating throughout elsewhere. Telephone (subject to BT regulations). CAT 6 cabling throughout the property and outbuildings. (No tests to the suitability of services have been carried out and intending purchasers should commission their own tests if required). Fixtures and Fittings Only those items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. All other fixtures and fittings including curtains, garden ornaments and statues are excluded. Some may be available by separate negotiation if required. Local Authority West Oxfordshire District Council, Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. Telephone: 01993 702941 TAX BAND: H POSTCODE: OX18 4AA Viewing Please telephone Butler Sherborn, Burford Office T 01993 822325 E angus@butlersherborn.co.uk, The London Office T 0207 839 0888. or Knight Frank, Oxford Office T 01865 790077 E damian.gray@knightfrank.com, London Country House Department Peter Edwards T 020 7861 1707 peter.edwards@knightfrank.com Tennis Court Directions From Burford take the A40 towards Oxford, turn right onto the B4020. Continue until the road dips. Take the right turn in the dip. Field House will be on the right hand side behind solid wooden gates, just before a large Beech Tree. Area : 5.293 acres Field House Disclaimer These particulars, including any plan, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, including photographs, dimensions and other details are given in good faith but do not amount to a representation or warranty. They should not be relied upon as statements of fact and anyone interested must satisfy themselves as to their correctness by inspection or otherwise. Neither Butler Sherborn, nor the seller, accept responsibility for any error that these particulars may contain however caused. Neither the partners or any employees of Butler Sherborn have any authority to make any representation of warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. Bearings are approximate and you should not rely upon them without checking them first. Please discuss with us any aspects which are particularly important to you before travelling to view this property. Photographs taken & particulars written: September 2016. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES744697). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Eleven
Approximate Gross Internal Area = 351.9 sq m / 3788 sq ft Attic Store / Bedroom = 19.7 sq m / 212 sq ft Total = 371.6 sq m / 4000 sq ft Sitting Room 5.49 x 4.75 18'0 x 15'7 = Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 Attic Store Drawing Room 5.05 x 4.80 16'7 x 15'9 Kitchen / Breakfast Room 5.36 x 4.11 17'7 x 13'6 Principal Bedroom 5.00 x 4.88 16'5 x 16'0 Bedroom 5 Up Laundry Room T Dn Up Linen Cupboard Dn Dining Room 4.78 x 4.11 15'8 x 13'6 Reception Hall 5.13 x 3.56 16'10 x 11'8 Study 4.11 x 3.25 13'6 x 10'8 Bedroom 2 4.70 x 4.17 15'5 x 13'8 Bedroom 3 3.76 x 3.73 12'4 x 12'3 Bedroom 4 4.50 x 3.35 14'9 x 11'0 Bedroom 6 4.93 x 4.17 16'2 x 13'8 IN Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Twelve FIELD HOUSE
Approximate Gross Internal Area = 131.2 sq m / 1412 sq ft Basement = 76.9 sq m / 828 sq ft Outbuildings = 151.8 sq m / 1634 sq ft Total = 339.3 sq m / 3652 sq ft T T B Boiler Room 5.47 x 2.99 17'11 x 9'10 Strong Room Vault Up Outside Kitchen 2.67 x 1.55 8'9 x 5'1 Studio / Garage 5.50 x 3.71 18'0 x 12'2 Pool Room 4.09 x 2.82 13'5 x 9'3 Up Dn Store 3.71 x 3.23 12'2 x 10'7 Store 3.71 x 3.52 12'2 x 11'7 Gym 7.67 x 4.09 25'2 x 13'5 Dn Billiard Room 7.37 x 6.14 24'2 x 20'2 Up Wine Store Studio Barn - Ground Floor (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Workshop 4.09 x 2.71 13'5 x 8'11 Studio Barn - First Floor Pool Barn - First Floor The Barn - Basement Pool Barn - Ground Floor Garden Store 3.25 x 2.16 10'8 x 7'1 Wood Store 2.16 x 1.50 7'1 x 4'11 The Barn - Ground Floor Cinema Room Up 7.66 x 6.14 11'5 x 7'4 25'2 x 20'2 Bedroom Sitting Room Dn Utility 3.48 x 2.23 Larder 2.50 x 1.76 8'3 x 5'9 3.64 x 2.87 11'11 x 9'5 The Barn - First Floor 3.64 x 3.20 11'11 x 10'6 Dn Bedroom 3.64 x 3.41 11'11 x 11'2 This plan is for layout guidance only. Drawn in accordance with RICS guidelines. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Thirteen