£1,425,000 /Sale price

Elegant and imposing detached period family home with beautifully presented grounds and extensive gravelled driveway with twin parking barn set in the heart of a sought-after Cotswold village, which enjoys a village pub and a shop It is rumoured that Dick Whittington started his journey to London from Whittington House, hence the name.Whittington House is a substantial and highly elegant detached house built of Cotswold stone, dating back to the mid-15th Century with later additions in the 18th Century, originally part-thatch and retaining many of its original features such as flagstone floors, exposed oak beams and attractive open fireplaces and window seats.PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONThe spacious and superb accommodation is highly impressive, stretching over three floors, with secluded gardens, extensive off-street gravelled parking and a twin parking barnMagnificent dining room, with a wealth of period features such as flagstone flooring, an imposing fireplace with decorative oak wooden surround, brick inserts and Clearview cast-iron wood burner, an elegant bay window to the front aspect and primary staircase leading to the first floorCharming dual-aspect sitting room with an attractive bay window, beautiful cornicing, a handsome cast-iron fireplace with tile inserts and decorative recessed shelvingThe cosy family room/snug has a stunning inglenook fireplace, deep window seats and exposed ceiling beamsThe drawing room has an attractive stone-built fireplace incorporating a cast-iron wood burner and three pretty leaded-light windows to the front aspect, French doors open into the gardens, and a winding stair leads to the principal bedroom and further first floor accommodationThe kitchen/breakfast room is well-appointed and finished to a high standard, offering excellent oak-fitted wall and base units with Corian work surfaces and a Belfast sink, as well as a large central island with numerous storage solutions, fitted Neff halogen four-ring hob and breakfast bar. The focal point of the kitchen is the stone-built chimney breast incorporating a fitted AGA, and a number of additional built-in Bosch appliances including an eye-level double oven, microwave, twin low-level freezers, dishwasher and space for an upright fridge-freezer. At the far-end of the kitchen, is ample space for a large dining table and chairs, with French doors leading onto a terrace, whilst to the side of the kitchen, is a number of bespoke wooden windows with fitted shutters, providing pretty views of the surrounding gardensRear hall, accessed via the garden, has a connecting cloakroomSeparate utility room with fitted Belfast sink and space and plumbing for a washing machine and separate tumble dryerTo the first floor, which can be approached by the primary staircase leading off the dining room or the winding stairwell connecting to the drawing room, are a number of bedrooms, including the large principal bedroom measuring 19'11" x 16'4" with a walk-in wardrobe and an impressive en-suite bathroom, consisting of a double-ended bath and walk-in double showerThere are two further double bedrooms both with fitted wardrobes, and a 'Jack and Jill' contemporary bathroom connecting to bedroom two and the main landing, as well as a separate shower room, both offering stylish brush brass suites consisting of a free-standing bath, double shower cubicles with rain-shower over, large countertop basins and part metro-tiled wallsOUTGOINGSCouncil tax band GTax payable for 2025/26 - £3,913.28SERVICESMain water, electricity and drainage are connectedOil fired central heatingAverage broadband speeds advertised within this postcode are up to 25.5 MbpsSITUATIONLong Compton is a pretty village in The Cotswolds, close to the South Warwickshire / North Oxfordshire bordersThere is an award-winning 18th Century Public House, an historic church, village shop, Post Office, Primary School and a selection of boutique shops and local businessesLarger local centres include Chipping Norton (5.5 miles), Shipston-on-Stour (5.5), Stratford-upon-Avon (16.5) and Oxford (20) The Members' Club, Soho Farmhouse, is about 10 miles Junction 11 of the M40 motorway is at BanburyKingham mainline station (8 miles) with trains reaching London Paddington in about 80 minutes, and Oxford Parkway Station (20 miles) with trains reaching London Marylebone in about 55 minutesOUTSIDEThe gardens are secluded, affording a high degree of privacy, being predominantly laid to lawn with well-stocked flower and shrubs borders, a variety of established trees and stunning wrought-iron double gates leading onto the gravelled driveThere is also a large terrace running the width of the property with connecting French doors to the kitchen/breakfast room and drawing room The pretty front garden bordered with a Cotswold wall with a pedestrian gate leading to the front door, is mainly laid to lawn with numerous plantingsTo the side is the large gravelled drive providing space for several vehicles, with an open twin parking barn and a five-bar gate leading to Vicarage Lane