Location

Shorncote is a small Cotswold hamlet with a church, situated just east of the river Thames and a short distance from the Cotswold Water Park, which provides water sports, walking, cycling, riding and golf opportunities. There is a convenience store in South Cerney, numerous pubs and restaurants in the surrounding villages and more extensive amenities in the town of Cirencester and the larger centres of Swindon and Cheltenham.

Communications are first class with a direct service from Kemble (about 2.5 miles) to London Paddington taking approximately 80 minutes. Both the M4 and M5 are easily accessible via the A417/419 dual carriageways.

The local area has a wide selection of highly regarded schools in both the public and private sectors and the property is within the catchment for both Kingshill and Deer Park Schools in Cirencester. Private schools include Hatherop Castle, Rendcomb College, Prior Park in Cricklade as well as the schools and colleges in Cheltenham.

Description

Situated in the heart of the highly desirable hamlet of Shorncote, surrounded by lovely countryside on the northern edge of the picturesque Cotswold Water Park, this utterly charming Cotswold stone cottage is a project home which offers fantastic scope for renovation. The cottage is believed to have been built circa 1800 and later extended, and has a coveted setting with lovely views over the village green, the surrounding countryside and its own delightful garden. There is good potential for further extension, subject to obtaining the necessary permissions.

The cottage is somewhat dated internally and in need of full refurbishment, though a number of character features remain including fireplaces and wooden floors. The current layout is arranged over three floors and comprises a sitting room and dining room, a kitchen with Rayburn stove, a boot room and a cloakroom with WC on the ground floor. On the first floor there are two good-size double bedrooms and a family bathroom, with a loft room on the second floor which could be converted to a third bedroom.

Outside
Quaintly situated behind the village church, adjacent to the green, The Old Parsonage is set behind a charming picket fence and fronted by a pretty cottage garden. There is a detached single garage and storage shed to the side of the house and a gravel driveway with off-street parking next to the garage. The garden to the rear has been landscaped in the past and is in need of work, but offers a wealth of mature shrubs, trees and bedding plants, with fabulous potential for the new owner to transform as they see fit.

Directions

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From Cirencester, proceed south out of town on Love Lane and at the roundabout, take the third exit onto Wilkinson Road. Continue at the roundabout onto Spratsgate Lane and after two miles turn left onto Ewen Road and then take the first right, signposted 'Village only'. The entrance to Old Parsonage will be found on the left-hand side just after the church.