Ashdean Farm, Stewkley Lane, Mursley, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0JD

LOCATION Mursley is believed to derive from the old English of a persons name and ‘Leah’ meaning ‘Woodland clearing of a man called Myrsa’. The village is almost equidistant from Dunstable and Buckingham and enjoyed more importance in earlier centuries and since the 13th century held a weekly market for hundreds of years. Its most renown period came during the time of Sir John Fortescue the Chancellor of the Exchequer who built a mansion called Salden House in the village. The house was finished in 1590 at a cost of £33 000 and became known as one of the finest houses in England. In 1609 James 1 came to visit and a procession of 22 gentleman were dubbed knights. Unfortunately the family line ended in 1729 and the house was pulled down and the village declined in popularity. Mursley now remains an attractive village with a Post Office and an Inn. EDUCATION Preparatory schools at Swanbourne, Leighton Buzzard and Akeley. Primary school in Mursley, Secondary School in Winslow. Public schools at Stowe, Bedford and Berkhamsted. Grammar schools in Buckingham and Aylesbury SERVICES: Mains Water & Electricity. Private Drainage. Oil Fired Central Heating. VIEWING: Strictly through the vendors agent, W. Humphries at Waddesdon. 01296 658270.

DIRECTIONS: From Milton Keynes approaching from the A421 go through the village past the turning to Winslow and Stewkley Lane is on the right. From Aylesbury approaching from Swanbourne turn right at the T-Junction towards Stewkley instead of going into Mursley and Stewkley Lane can be found on the right. DESCRIPTION Ashdean Farm sits down a quiet country lane in amongst lovely surroundings of fields and farmland. The property has quality equestrian facilities and is very well located with Bury Farm Equestrian Village 12 miles away, Addington Manor Equestrian Centre 7 miles away, Quainton Stud 10 miles away and Milton Keynes Eventing Centre just 15 miles distant. Stewkley Lane provides direct access to a bridleway. The current owners have transformed the former dwelling that resided there and completely refurbished the building both inside and out to create a stunning barn style conversion. Aesthetically the exterior portrays this with brick plinths and timber clad elevations under a tiled roof. The accommodation is truly striking with an open plan feel, all the electrics have been rewired, and new central heating installed and pressurised water system. The finish is of a very high standard with engineered oak floor through much of the property, downlighting, cast iron radiators and latched and braced oak doors, every aspect enjoys far reaching views. The front door opens into the reception hall off which is a concealed utility room and cloakroom alongside the boiler cupboard and a hatch to the partially boarded loft.

Bletchley (Euston 40 mins), Aylesbury 12 miles (Marylebone 55 mins) Milton Keynes 7 miles. Addington Manor 7 miles, Bury farm 12 miles, Quainton Stud 10 miles, MK Eventing Centre 15 miles.

Ashdean Farm, Stewkley Lane, Mursley, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0JD A QUALITY EQUESTRIAN ESTABLISHMENT DOWN A TRANQUIL NO THROUGH LANE COMPRISING OF A STUNNING BARN STYLE

DWELLING, EXCELLENT FACILITIES, BARNS/OUTBUILDINGS AND CIRCA 13 ACRES. DIRECT ACCESS TO BRIDLEWAY The Accommodation: Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Utility Room, Substantial Kitchen/Dining & Family Room, Sitting Room, Four Bedrooms (ensuite to

master), Family Bathroom. The Yard: Stable Block including Rug Room, 5 Boxes, Tack Room & Feed Room. Approx 40‘ x 30‘ Pole Barn, Hardstanding Areas with Parking for

Cars & Lorries. All Weather Floodlit 50m x 21m Manege The Grounds: 0.4 Acres Of Mature Gardens, Split Driveway Serving Both The Residence & Yard Separately, Detached Garaging, Further 30‘ x 20‘ Pole

Barn, Mains Water Fed Paddocks.

Guide Price £1.25 Million

majority of the bedrooms are within the right wing of the building with the living space to the left where firstly one finds a fantastic kitchen cum dining and family room of substantial proportions. In the lounge area is a cast iron woodburning stove on a stone hearth and off the dining section double doors with full length encasement windows onto a terrace. Along one wall is a bespoke fitted kitchen painted ‘Hardwick White’ incorporating a double bowl butlers sink, integrated dishwasher and American style larder fridge freezer with ice dispenser. The worktops are white quartz, there is a grand central island, oak topped and with a ‘Stoves’ cooking range that has two ovens, a grill and seven burner gas hob. The sitting room, again, of excellent size also has a woodburning stove and doors out, this vista takes in the paddocks. There is a single bedroom at this end, the remainder of the bedrooms though are doubles with the master having generous dimensions. Both the ensuite and family bathrooms are luxuriously equipped with contemporary suites including vanity units and broad cubicles, each providing hand held and overhead showers. Outside; surrounding the residence is approximately 0.4 of an acre of formal lawned garden with flagstone and pea shingle seating areas to the south west and north west orientations respectively. What would be deemed to be the front garden hosts a variety of fruit and other established trees.

At the entrance are two five bar gates with the driveway providing parking and also spurring right up to the the yard and garage, the latter brick built and detached with a store/workshop. The stables are ‘Scotts’ of Thrapston, of excellent quality with a brick base and timber construction beneath a pitched onduline roof comprising of a rug room/store, five boxes, tack room and feed store. Three of the boxes have rubber matting. The yard has mains water and both the stabling and garage have power and light and to the front and rear of the yard is hardstanding for numerous vehicles and lorries. There is an open bay pole barn of half block construction with a concrete floor. Off the yard is a small coral and then the floodlit arena that is post and railed with a ‘springride’ all weather surface. The land is divided into several paddocks, all reachable from a hard core track and some supplied by mains water fed troughs. In the larger paddock is another pole barn 30’ x 20’ and mainly block built. The boundaries are of mature hedging. N.B : A footpath crosses the land.

IMPORTANT NOTICE W. HUMPHRIES for themselves and as Agents to the Vendors of the property give notice that: 1 These particulars have been prepared to give a fair overall description of the property whilst some descriptions are inevitably subjective, all information is given in good faith. No statement within these particulars should be relied upon as being either a statement or a

representation of fact. The descriptions within do not contribute part of any offer or contract. 2 All measurements, areas and distances mentioned in these particulars are approximate and are issued as a guide only. If such details are fundamental to a purchase, purchasers must rely on their own enquiries. 3 Photographs incorporated within these particulars show only certain parts of the property and no assumptions should therefore be made in respect of parts of the property which may not be shown. 4 Nothing in these particulars should be seen as a statement that the property or any fixture described is in good condition or otherwise. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition of any property or item included within the sale. None of the appliances or services

mentioned in these particulars have been tested by W. Humphries and no warranty is given or implied by them that they are in good working order. 5 If reference is made either to alterations to the property or a change of use, no warranty is given by W. Humphries or the Vendors/Lessors that any planning or other consents or Building Regulations approval has been obtained. Where references are made to potential uses

(subject to planning) this information is given in good faith although purchasers must take their own enquiries to the relevant authorities. 6 Most importantly if there is any particular aspect of the property about which you would like further information, we invite you to discuss this with us before you travel to view the property. J042 Printed by Ravensworth 01670 713330

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