Location

Chinner Farm is set in the rolling countryside on the borders of North Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire, just outside the village of Chacombe.

Local village amenities include primary school, public house with restaurant and a parish church. The nearby market town of Banbury provides a variety of shopping and leisure facilities.

The local secondary school Chenderit (Middleton Cheney) has an outstanding Ofsted rated sixth form provision (as of May 2024). Nearby preparatory schools include Carrdus (Overthorpe), St John's Priory (Banbury), Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury) and Sibford School. Private secondary schools included Bloxham, Tudor Hall (Bloxham, Girls), Stowe, Warwick (boys) and Kings High (Warwick), as well as Oxford schooling.

The village is extremely well placed for travel, being approximately 2 miles from junction 11 of the M40 motorway, and with a railway station at Banbury providing local train services to London (Marylebone peak time from 57 minutes).

Sporting activities in the area include a golf course on the outskirts of the village (Cherwell Edge), racing at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick, motor racing at Silverstone, renowned horse eventing facility at Aston le Walls and an indoor leisure complex with swimming pool at Banbury. Soho Farmhouse is approximately 16 miles away.

All distances and times are approximate.

Description

Built in 1967 of Hornton Stone and designed by local architect, Forsythe Lawson, Chinner Farm is a grand single storey dwelling benefitting from over 5 acres. Set in an elevated position, the property benefits from enviable, far-reaching views over surrounding rolling countryside.   

Having been extensively updated over recent years, there is still ample scope to improve the property further, with a variety of options available, subject to planning.    The property includes character features, including mullioned windows and stone fireplaces. The well-presented interiors provide spacious and versatile accommodation.   

The hallway, with flagstone floor and door to the terrace, leads into the dining room with stone, open fireplace, wooden panelling, window seat and wooden flooring. This leads into an impressive, spacious drawing room, which features an open stone fireplace and a dual aspect with window seats and views over the terrace, paddock and open countryside beyond. The recently refurbished kitchen includes solid wood kitchen units, Belfast sink, Lacanche range cooker and a very useful walk-in pantry.

The large utility room includes solid wood worktop, space for three appliances, Belfast sink and solid wood floor. There is also a study, boot room area, walk-in storage room, cloakroom and integral door leading into a double garage.

A spacious, dual aspect double bedroom includes window seat and in-built cupboard. There are three further double bedrooms, two of which feature window seats. The bathroom has been recently updated and includes a Burlington suite.   

Gardens

Surrounding the house are wonderful landscaped gardens, which have been transformed over recent years. The kitchen garden features raised beds including asparagus, cherry trees and raspberry bushes. Stone and gravel terraces feature far-reaching countryside views and provide the ideal spot for entertaining and al-fresco dining. A large lawn leads to a feature landscaped garden area with views across the property to the countryside beyond. There is a further versatile garden area with impressive espalier of apple, pear and plum trees.

There is a large gravelled parking area to the front of the property with space for several cars. The property benefits from planning permission for a stable and garage complex with habitable space / room over (ref WNS/2022/1253/FUL). Access to the property is via a right of way over part of the driveway, leading onto the properties private driveway.

The property also includes two fenced paddocks with timber field shelters and water supply. A further grass paddock stretches away from the house providing further grazing.

In all the property extends to about 5.82 acres.

Directions

From Banbury take the A361 towards Daventry. Then take the first right onto Banbury Road towards Chacombe. Drive into the village and take the road signed Thorpe Mandeville. Go past the school on your left, and continue past the village hall on the right and out of the village. Take the first driveway on the left, then take the left folk over the cattle grid to arrive at the property straight in front of you.