Location

Moreton Pinkney is an attractive rural village comprising mainly of ironstone properties, set in undulating south Northamptonshire countryside. Amenities in the village include St Mary's church, village hall and playground. There is a weekly butchers van and a fresh fish van every other week (at time of print, May 2024). The village is active with village hall functions, church and garden club. There is also a village shop in the neighbouring village of Sulgrave. Further amenities found at Woodford Halse (Co-op and post office) and the market towns of Banbury (10 miles), Towcester (10.5 miles) and Brackley (9.6 miles), which provide a range of shopping and leisure facilities. More extensive facilities can be found at Milton Keynes, Northampton and Oxford.

The village is well situated for access to both the M40 (J11) Banbury and M1 (J15a) Northampton. Train services run from Banbury to London/Marylebone (from 56 minutes) and Milton Keynes to London/Euston (from 35 minutes).

Primary school at Culworth with Chenderit senior school at Middleton Cheney. School buses from the village (at time of print, May 2024). Private preparatory schools include Carrdus (Overthorpe), St. John's Priory (Banbury), Winchester House (Brackley) and Beachborough (Westbury). Senior independent schools include Rugby, Stowe, Northampton High (girls), Bloxham and Tudor Hall (girls).

Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Cherwell Edge (Chacombe), Staverton, Whittlebury and Hellidon Lakes (Country Club); motor racing at Silverstone, theatre at Milton Keynes and cinema multiplex at Northampton. There are also numerous footpaths and bridleways in the local area providing good walking opportunities.

All distances and times are approximate.

Description

Glebe Cottage is an attractive, detached stone house, formerly three cottages situated on a no-through road. Grade II listed and thought to date from the 17th century and remodelled in the 20th century.

The current owners have sensitively renovated and improved the property whilst retaining its lovely architecture and charm.

Wealth of period features include open fireplaces, exposed timbers, window seats, mullion window and leaded lights.

Modern additions include the garden room, kitchen, breakfast/family room with generous roof light, tiled flooring with under floor heating, oak flooring, radiator covers, white bathroom fittings and secondary glazing.

Key to this lovely home is a bespoke Swan kitchen, Rangemaster kitchen range, extensive built in floor units, island with breakfast bar, prep area and extensive bifold doors out to the paved terrace to the side and garden beyond. The breakfast/family room runs on into the garden room with lovely glazed doors overlooking the garden to rear.

Useful home office would double up as an additional bedroom or even annexe, all subject to the relevant consents.

Natural light spills throughout the property with the majority of rooms enjoying a dual aspect, all creating a warm and welcoming feel.

Upstairs, the landing leads off to four bedrooms. Bedroom one is of generous size, with an en suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms all of which are spacious, particularly bedroom two. Additional bedroom or potential annexe on the ground floor. There is ample storage throughout the house.

Glebe Cottage is entered through a private entrance leading to a courtyard area to the rear, shingle parking and garage beyond. There are a number of traditional outbuildings include utility room and garden store.

The gardens, lying to the rear of the property, extend to about 0.47 acres. Predominantly laid to lawn over two terraces plus wonderful vegetable garden with greenhouse. There is a generous paved terrace/ seating area to the side of the house providing the perfect setting for alfresco dining and summer evening entertaining.

Set in a peaceful part at the edge of the village on a no through road, and with a generous rear garden, it makes an ideal family home.