Description
A Grade II listed five bedroom thatched cottage with two reception rooms and three bathrooms with a west facing garden, gated off street parking, a carport and outbuildings on a corner plot in a village location. The property has a combined 2,716 sq. ft of accommodation arranged over three floors including the outbuildings. On the ground floor there is a kitchen/breakfast room, a utility room, a shower room, a dual aspect sitting room and a dining/family room. On the first floor bedroom one has a three piece en suite shower room, bedroom two has fitted wardrobes, there are two further bedrooms and a three piece family bathroom. The fifth bedroom is located on the second floor with a study area and an office/music room. The garden is mainly laid to lawn and includes a barn with open bays for entertaining, a studio and a store.
Thatch End, formerly the post office and village shop, is a 17th-century cottage and in addition to a contemporary wood burner and an Aga, it retains many period features including: fireplaces, exposed beams, parquet wooden flooring, latch and brace doors, gothic windows (with shutters), and quarry tiled floors.
Reception Rooms The sitting room is dual aspect, with a feature herringbone brick fireplace with a wood burner, and sliding doors to the rear. The dining/family room has similar features dual aspect, exposed beams, parquet flooring and an open brick fireplace (currently not in use). Both rooms also have Regency Gothic Revival windows with modern fitted shutters at the front, the dining room also has a sash window at the side
Outside The corner plot has a carport and ample off street parking, with more parking behind double timber gates. The private, west facing garden is enclosed and mainly laid to lawn with flower beds and fruit trees. There are paved seating areas and an outbuilding which incorporates a studio, a store and an open four bay barn for entertaining.
Situation and Schooling Shalstone is a Buckinghamshire village North/West of Buckingham and home to St Edwards Church. Westbury (1.6 miles) has a village hall, a shop and a cafe. The market town of Buckingham (4.3 miles), has shopping and leisure facilities, a library, and dental and GP surgeries. Bus services connect Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Bicester and Oxford. Shalstone is in catchment for the Royal Latin School (4.7 miles).
