Property description
Handsome period village house with a large garden and paddock in a village location, but close to the A64 for easy access to both York and Leeds.
Entrance and staircase hall, sitting room, dining room, drawing room, kitchen and breakfast room, utility room, study, WC
Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, 3 further bedrooms, house bathroom
Front and rear gardens, summer house, paddock
In all some 2 acres
The Old Forge is an attractive period house situated on a winding lane at the heart of the village. Close to the A64 and just seven miles south west of York, Colton is popular with both Leeds and York based professionals. The house itself has three good sized reception rooms and a 25ft kitchen breakfast room. At the rear lies a lovely garden with paddock beyond.
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House of over nearly 2200 sq ft with large garden, orchard and paddock
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Fitted kitchen and neighbouring breakfast room with butler sink and quarry tiled floor, facing the gardens. The breakfast area has French doors that open on to the terrace and garden beyond.
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Sitting room with window seat, facing south
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Dining room with working fireplace
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Drawing room with brick Inglenook fireplace
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Large and well proportioned master bedroom suite, facing south
Outside
The house is set back from the village lane with a pretty front garden and path to the front entrance flanked by lavender. The gravel drive sweeps to the rear of the property where there is a small terrace and parking area for multiple vehicles. The long rear garden is mostly laid to lawn with a scattering of fruit trees and a large beech tree, all bounded by a mature hedge. At the far end of the garden a timber fence with 5-bar gate leads to the paddock, enclosed and bounded by a hedge.
Approx 2 acres
Environs
York 7 miles, Tadcaster 6 miles, A64 2½ miles, Leeds 23 miles. (Distances approximate)
Colton is a desirable village to the south of the A64 trunk road between York and Leeds. The village has a popular public house & restaurant, and a wider range of facilities is available in Tadcaster or York. The outer ring road is easily accessible providing ready access to York station and the major retail outlets. Due to its ideal location the village has always proved a popular residential area for those whose business interests take them to York, Leeds or West Yorkshire.
General
Fixtures & fittings: Only those items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. Other items may be separately available by negotiation.
Local authority: Selby district of North Yorkshire
Photographs and particulars: September 2016
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