3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, kitchen/breakfast room, 4 bath/shower rooms (1 en suite), study. Two second floor apartments. Double garage, stable block, gardens & grounds extend to apprx 2.69 acres.
3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms.
4 bath/shower rooms, study.
Two 2nd floor apartments.
Double garage & stable block.
In all apprx 2.69 acres.
Freehold
SITUATION:
The Old Rectory is situated in stunning Shropshire countryside within the peaceful hamlet of Stoke on Tern, with views to St Peters Church. This area of North West Shropshire provides many beautiful surrounding villages within a thriving agricultural community.Rural, but easily accessible, the house is close to the medieval towns of Market Drayton and Newport with their range of amenities and excellent schools including Newport Grammar and High. Independent schools in the area include Ellesmere and Wrekin College, Shrewsbury School and High School, Packwood Haugh and Prestfelde.The larger centres of Shrewsbury, Stafford and Telford are all within easy driving distance along with Midland centres for daily commuting. The house is well placed for the M6 and M54 with access to both Birmingham and Manchester with their international airports. The mainline station at Stafford has a direct service to London Euston Station (approx 1 hour 30 minutes). Schools in Newport, Moreton Hall Girls School, Ellesmere and Wrekin College are all within daily travelling distance.
DESCRIPTION:
The Old Rectory is a charming Victorian house with a beautiful outlook over a traditional pastaral scene encompassing the church of St Peters. Built in 1842 the house belonged to the church while also combining as a working farm. Once a substantial mansion, the house was reduced after the second world war and has recently been refurbished throughout to provide attractive and manageable family accommodation.
ACCOMMODATION:
The house offers impressive rooms embracing the Victorian style of architecture with high moulded ceilings and wide sash windows. The main reception hall is approached through a stain glass entrance door off which leads three elegant reception rooms including the drawing and dining rooms with stunning commissioned fireplaces by the contemporary marble sculpture Roger Pearson. There are many period features including original ceiling roses, picture rails, working shutters, cast iron radiators and French doors opening to the terrace. The lifestyle kitchen has been recently installed by Mark Cooper with an excellent range of units, oil fired Aga, slate floors and hand made Cornish painted tiles. An attractive wide part glazed door with fan light above leads to the terrace which is ideal for outside entertaining.The bedrooms are all large and complemented by well fitted bathrooms while on the second floor, two apartments have been created with kitchenettes, sitting rooms and bedrooms, ideal for live-in staff or semi dependant relatives. There is also a family games room.Ground and GardensOld Rectory has an impressive approach through wrought iron electric gates, to a long driveway past an avenue of lime trees to a gravel turning area around a water feature. To one side is a gated stable yard with stable block, store and shelter and from where the paddock is accessed. The formal gardens lie to the south of the house beyond the paved terrace to the front of the house with sweeping lawns and a beech walkway leads to a further lawned garden and beyond is a paddock bound by a stream and surrounded by traditional meadow land with far reaching views to the Hawkstone Hills. The garden has a number of mature trees including Oak, Beech, Lime, Apple and Cherry.
DIRECTIONS:
From Telford M54 Take junction 6 and at the roundabout take the exit signposted A5223 to Whitchurch. Continue onto the A442 passing through Crudgington and on reaching the roundabout at Hodnet take the A53 towards Market Drayton. After a short distance take the first turning to the right signposted to Stoke on Tern. On passing the church, take the next left hand turn into Warrant Road. The gateway to the Old Rectory will be found after a short distance on the left hand side.