Detached house for sale in Farley Street, Nether Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20

A delightful Grade II listed property of great character with many interesting features.

The detached building dates back to 1841 with some later additions.

The front entrance lobby leads into a spectacular double-height sitting room with very tall windows with their original shutters. The room also features a long solid-oak bookcase and a stone fireplace crafted by masons from Salisbury Cathedral in 1999.

A staircase leads up to a large gallery study area, through which is a double bedroom with bathroom suite.

Two steps down from the sitting room is the formal dining area. From there it's through to the large kitchen/breakfast room, featuring the original hexagonal windowpanes. Steps up then take you into the main bedroom wing

On the ground floor of this wing there is a utility room, WC and a double bedroom with an elegant bathroom that leads through to a large dressing room which can readily be used as a fifth bedroom.

A second staircase then leads up to two further double bedrooms suites with shower rooms.

A south-facing roof terrace overlooking the garden can be accessed from two of the four bedrooms.

The house is accessed via a gated gravel driveway lined with espalier pear trees that leads to ample parking and a garage at the rear.

On the other side of the house is a pretty, south-facing garden with a lawn, extensive mature shrubbery, a shaded outside dining patio and a small garden shed. In all but the depths of winter, the garden offers great privacy.

The property lies on the border of Nether Wallop and Over Wallop in the Test Valley. Between them the two villages offer a village hall, a community centre, two pubs, a garage, and a village shop with post office. The charming village of Stockbridge (5 miles) offers a wide range of shops, restaurants, pubs, a hotel and a well-regarded butcher. The cathedral cities of Salisbury (12 miles) and Winchester (14 miles) are within easy reach, as is the town of Andover (7 miles). Grateley station (4.2 miles) offers a direct train service to London Waterloo in 77 minutes. (Distances and times are approximate)