THE SMITH Y & THE OLD FORGELITTLE BARRINGTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Burford 3.5 miles, Bourton on the Water 7.7 miles, Cirencester 15 miles, Oxford 22 miles, Daylesford Organic 12 miles, Charlbury Station 11.3 miles (London, Paddington from 67 minutes), Oxford Parkway Station 20.6 miles (London Marylebone from 55 minutes) (all times & distances approximate)

A PAIR OF ATTACHED GRADE II LISTED COTTAGES IN AN IDYLLIC ELEVATED LOCATION IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COTSWOLD VILLAGE.

The SmiThy

Ground Floor: Dining Hall • Sitting Room • Kitchen • Cloakroom

First Floor: Two Double Bedrooms • Bathroom

Outside: Courtyard • Garden • Period Stone Outbuilding • Log Store

Burford office: 2 Lower High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4RR T 01993 822325 E katy@butlersherborn.co.uk www.butlersherborn.co.uk

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The Old FOrge

Ground Floor: Entrance Hall • Sitting Room • Kitchen • Integral Garage

First Floor: Three Bedrooms • Bathroom

Outside: Garden

deScripTiOn

The Smithy and attached Old Forge form part of the terrace of charming period Cotswold stone cottages that overlook the Green and Tight Brook, the stream that runs through the village. As their names suggest, at one time they would have been the local blacksmith’s house and adjacent forge. Much loved and in the same family ownership for nearly 50 years, their charm and picturesque location, within easy reach of all that the Cotswolds have to offer, will have great appeal as a characterful home, weekend retreat or holiday let.

The Smithy is an unspoiled double-fronted cottage believed to date back to the late 16th or mid 17th Century. It has high ceilings and many fine architectural details including stone mullions (one of which is inscribed 1643), an arched stone porch with integral seats, flag stone floors, window seats, exposed beams and timbers and an impressive inglenook fireplace. The property has two inviting reception rooms with window seats overlooking the view and two double bedrooms with the same aspect. Completed by a kitchen, a downstairs cloakroom and a first floor bathroom and in need of some modernisation, it is a beguiling property of immense charm.

The Old Forge dates back to a similar period and has at some stage been converted to a residential dwelling. It retains character features including a stone mullion window, old timbers, a fine fireplace and exposed stone walls. The property has an integral garage. Recent improvements include a new boiler and although the kitchen and bathroom would benefit from updating, it is a comfortable

property with a large reception room and three charming cottage style bedrooms and has provided letting income for many years.

OuTSide Raised beds to the front of the cottages are planted with a variety of herbs, perennials and flowering plants, with The Smithy adorned by climbing roses. The cottages are on the same title and the gardens to the rear are currently subdivided to provide separate outside space for The Old Forge, but could easily be re-configured. The Smithy has a sheltered courtyard garden to the rear, with a covered log store and a shed housing the boiler. Steps and a path lead to a delightful part-walled garden with an area of lawn, an old stone outbuilding, attractive rustic pergola and a small produce area. Generously planted with climbing roses and a variety of cottage style plants and a former winner of the ‘Best Cottage Garden’ in the village show, it is a delight. The Old Forge has a garden that is predominantly laid to lawn, with a gate leading to the garden of The Smithy and a timber storage shed. The oil tanks for both cottages are situated to the rear of The Old Forge.

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SiTuaTiOn & ameniTieS

Little Barrington is one of the most attractive of the small Cotswold villages situated on the southern side of the Windrush Valley on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire borders. The valley offers some of the area’s most beautiful rolling and partially wooded countryside, whilst the village itself is made up almost entirely of period Cotswold stone houses and cottages grouped round a triangular green in a fold in the side of the valley. The village has a fine Norman Church and there is an attractive riverside pub within an easy walk. The charming market towns of Burford

and Bourton on the Water are nearby with excellent facilities for daily shopping, restaurants, pubs and cafes. The larger centres of Cirencester, Cheltenham and Oxford are easily reached for more comprehensive shopping and cultural opportunities. There are good communications with London either by train from Charlbury to London Paddington or by road via the A40 and M40.

Water sports at the Cotswold Water Park. Golf at Burford, Cirencester and Wychwood. Racing at Cheltenham and Stratford

upon Avon. Theatres at Cheltenham, Oxford, Chipping Norton, Cheltenham and Stratford upon Avon.

ServiceS Mains water and electricity. Shared private drainage (the septic tank, which serves both cottages, is situated in the garden of The Old Forge). Oil fired central heating. Broadband. Gigaclear to The Old Forge.

The Smithy – Energy Efficiency Rating

25

84

The Old Forge – Energy Efficiency Rating

44

81

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 sales particulars are included in the sale. Other fixtures and fittings, including garden statuary and ornaments, are excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

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Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester GL7 1PX. T: 01285 623000 W: cotswold.gov.uk

cOuncil Tax The Smithy Band: F, The Old Forge Band: F

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Please telephone Katy Freeman at Butler Sherborn, Burford Office T 01993 822325 or The London Office T 0207 839 0888. E katy@butlersherborn.co.uk

direcTiOnS (pOSTcOde Ox18 4Te)From Burford take the A40 in the direction of Cheltenham. After 3.3 miles turn right and follow the road into Little Barrington. On reaching the village take the first left and then the first right. The cottages will be found after a short distance, on the left hand side.

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