Property description
THE MANOR HOUSE An impressive period Manor House providing substantial accommodation. It is set in extensive gardens and grounds extending to c.1.59 acres with glorious views over fields to the front and to the rear.
The substantial accommodation could be converted to suit the buyer, the top floor for example features three bedrooms and a bathroom and has previously been a self contained apartment. Walls could be removed to create even larger rooms, perhaps including a home cinema. Noke has fast broadband so streaming movies would be easy. The house could also be further divided with, of course any necessary planning consents.
The exceptional and flexible accommodation is arranged over three floors. All of the rooms are well proportioned with high ceilings and the upper rooms enjoy glorious views over fields and countryside.
On the ground floor an impressive 25' x 16' hall forms the centre of the house with a drawing room, dining room and kitchen leading off. In addition there is a conservatory, a scullery, laundry room and tack room. Upstairs on the two upper floors there are eight double bedrooms, including a master bedroom suite with dressing room and ensuite and a lovely double aspect room overlooking the garden which would make a splendid first floor family sitting room.
Outside there is a swimming pool and terraces for outside entertaining and beautiful lawned gardens backing onto fields and ample off street parking.
LOCATION Noke is a pretty, unspoilt and tranquil village situated on the edge of Otmoor. There is an 18th Century church in the village and a cricket field/playing field with a childrens recreation area and a village pond with ducks.
Noke is a no through village made up of attractive period houses and cottages and is surrounded by fields and countryside.The Otmoor Nature reserve is at the far end of the village and The Manor House grounds back onto fields with views towards Otmoor. The neighbouring village of Islip offers two pubs, a village school, a general store within the village hall, a doctors surgery with a dispensing pharmacy and two village pubs. Islip also has the advantage of a railway station with connections to Oxford and shortly London Marylebone; a new line is being built to link Oxford with London Marylebone by Chiltern Railways, with a new Oxford station at Water Eaton (which is 4.9 miles from the house) with some trains planned to stop in Islip. The new station is planned to open in the autumn of 2015 with services from Oxford to Marylebone in 2016. Presently Bicester North railway station, easily reached via the A34, offers the best London commute. Noke is just c.7 miles North East of Oxford and c.4.5 miles from junction 9 of the M40.
The pretty villages of Stanton St John and Beckley are both within easy reach and have excellent pubs which serve food and Beckley has a very good village primary school.
Oxford provides an extensive range of shopping and transport facilities, as well as many excellent schools including The Dragon, St Edwards, The Oxford High School, Summerfield's, Magdalen College School and Headington School. Noke is also convenient for the Abingdon schools, Radley,Stowe, Eton, Harrow and Wycombe Abbey. Day to day shopping and supermarkets can be found in Summertown and Headington. The well known retail outlet of Bicester Village is within easy reach.
Sporting facilities include Polo at Kirtlington, golf at the North Oxford Golf Club, Kirtlington Golf Club, and The Oxfordshire Golf Club at Thame.
ENTRANCE PORCH Flagstone flooring. Door to front. Small sash windows to sides.
THE HALL 25' 0" x 15' 10" (7.62m x 4.83m) Impressive stone fireplace with wood burning stove and exposed timber over. Understairs storage cupboard. Panelled walling. Sash windows to front. Staircase rising to upper floors.
DRAWING ROOM 21' 9" x 13' 4" (6.63m x 4.06m) An impressive room with a particularly high ceiling. Handsome fireplace with wood burning stove and Adam style surround. Sash windows to front. Part glazed door to conservatory. Timber panelled flooring, .
CONSERVATORY French doors to pool and terracing.
DINING ROOM 24' 4" x 13' 8" (7.42m x 4.17m) Sash windows to front and to side. Attractive cast iron fireplace with decorative inset tiles. Marbled surround. Stripped timber flooring.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 20' 6" x 13' 0" (6.25m x 3.96m) Well fitted with extensive range of wall an base units. Ample timber work surfaces with inset Belfast style sink. Leisure Rangemaster cooker. Sash windows to rear. Slate tiled flooring.
SCULLERY 12' 6" x 10' 7" (3.81m x 3.23m) Window to side. Flagstone flooring. Fitted with range of cupboards.
REAR LOBBY Door to rear. Cloks hanging space. Flagstone flooring.
TACK ROOM 9' 5" x 9' 4" (2.87m x 2.84m) Casement window to side.Flagstone flooring.
INNER HALL Slate tiled flooring.
LAUNDRY ROOM 13' 7" x 9' 1" (4.14m x 2.77m) Sash and casement windows to rear. Base unit with cupboards and Belfast style sink. Airing cupboard with hot water tnk and shelving. Oil fired boiler. Slate tiled flooring.
CLOAKROOM Low level w.c.Pedestal wash hand basin. Slate tiled flooring. Small sash window to side.
LOG STORE Door to rear.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Built in cupboard. Sash windows to sides. Stripped timber flooring.
BEDROOM 20' 6" x 13' 5" (6.25m x 4.09m) A lovely room which would make a splendid first floor sitting/family room. Double aspect over gardens with sash windows to rear and french windows to side with Juliette balcony. Fireplace recess. Stripped timber flooring.
MASTER BEDROOM SUITE 20' 0" x 13' 0" (6.1m x 3.96m) Sash windows to rear. Cast iron fireplace. Stripped timber flooring.
DRESSING ROOM 11' 3" x 10' 6" (3.43m x 3.2m) Sash window to rear. Built in range of wardrobes. Cast iron fireplace. Stripped timber flooring.
EN SUITE BATHROOM 11' 8" x 9' 6" (3.56m x 2.9m) Panelled bath, tiled shower cubicle, low level w.c. bidet and vanity unit with inset twin wash hand basins. Tiled flooring. Double aspect with sash windows to side and to rear. .
BEDROOM 13' 6" x 11' 7 " (4.11m x 3.53m) Sash window to front with views over fields. Stripped timber flooring.
BEDROOM 13' 5" x 12' 8" (4.09m x 3.86m) Sash window to front with lovely views. Cast iron fireplace. Stripped timber flooring. Small original wall cupboard.
BEDROOM 14' 0" x 13' 5" (4.27m x 4.09m) Sash window to front with lovely views. Cast iron fireplace. Stripped timber flooring.
INNER HALLWAY Stripped timber flooring. Built in cupboards.
BATHROOM White suite comprising panelled bath with shower over and vanity unit with wash hand basin and cupboards under. Ldder towel rail. Small sash window to side. Tiled flooring.
SECOND FLOOR
LANDING Stripped timber flooring. Access to loft space. Velux window to rear.
BEDROOM 17' 2" x 11' 8" (5.23m x 3.56m) Sash windows to front and to side. Cast iron fireplace. Fitted shelving. Stripped timber flooring.
BEDROOM 13' 9" x 13' 5" (4.19m x 4.09m) Sash windows to front with lovely views over fields and countryside. Cast iron fireplace. Cast iron fireplace.
BEDROOM 13' 0" x 10' 0" (3.96m x 3.05m) Sash windows to front with lovely views over fields and countryside. Cast iron fireplace. Cast iron fireplace.
BATHROOM White suite comprising panelled bath with shower over,vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, bidet and w.c.Sash window to side. Tiled flooring. Ladder towel rail. Door to eves storage room.
EAVES STORAGE ROOM Small window to side.
OUTSIDE
SWIMMING POOL The pool is presently not used but the owners have informed us that the lining is sound although the pool does require some remedial work in order to be reinstated. The pool is situated to the side of the house with terracing and various attractive sitting areas for outside entertaining.
GROUNDS The major part of the garden is laid to lawn with a wide variety of trees and shrubs. To the rear the gardens enjoy an open aspect over fields to Otmoor and the RSPB reserve.
HISTORIC NOTES William Logsdail (18591944) the famous artist lived at the Manor House for a number of years and there is a plaque on the front of the house to commemorate his life.