* Freehold
* 2 bedroom character cottage (not listed)
* No through road village location
* Village with bus, shop and pub
* Living room, kitchen and separate dining room
* First floor bathroom
* Beautiful gardens backing onto fields
* Gas central heating and double glazing
* Utility area
Wood lane, a small no through road at the bottom of the village, meaning a
quiet spot yet easily accessible for the village and local walks. Morchard
Bishop is one of the larger of the Mid Devon villages with an active
community, a local shop, regular events and a well regarded pub (with food).
There’s also a regular bus service, with 5 buses a day to Crediton and onto
Exeter, plus stations on the Tarka rail line are also nearby, linking to
Crediton, Exeter and Barnstaple. The cottage isn’t listed and has gas fired
central heating and uPVC double glazing.
The Cottage is technically end of terrace but as the approach is pretty
separate, you don’t feel like it’s attached at all. A useful front porch leads
to the inner hall with separate entrances to the dining room, kitchen and a
large living room, all overlooking the rear garden and fields beyond. The
living room has a large stone inglenook fireplace with a gas stove (wood -
burner styled) which is a practical and cosy addition, and bread oven. The
kitchen isn’t huge but is well fitted and there’s a surprising amount of space
but there maybe options to create more of a kitchen/diner should this be
desired. On the first floor are 2 double bedrooms, served by the bathroom.
Outside, there’s a really useful driveway leading to the detached garage (a
rarity for cottages like this) with remote door opening and to the rear of the
garage is a useful store/shed which can be accessed from the rear garden or
internally through the garage. The front garden (up a couple of steps) has
upto date fencing and lawn with some lovely seating areas. There’s the buried
lpg tank (2000 litres) too which reduces the visual impact of an above ground
tank and provides ample gas for the home. It’s worth mentioning that this
works like mains gas except every few months, a delivery is made to the tank
to provide a constant supply. On the end of the house, the current owner uses
the garden room as part utility room (space and plumbing for washing machine
etc) and part as a sun room. The rear garden has stone walling, seating areas
and lawn, again with timber fencing and backing onto fields with some super
views to Dartmoor on the horizon.
Please see the floorplan for room sizes.
Current Council Tax: Band C - Mid Devon 2023/24 - £2040
Utilities: Mains electric, lpg gas, water, telephone & broadband
Broadband within this postcode: Superfast Enabled
Drainage: Mains drainage
Heating: Gas central heating and gas fire (large 2000 litre tank buried in the
garden to supply gas)
Listed: No
Tenure: Freehold
_morchard bishop_ is a village and civil parish set in the sumptuous hills
and valleys of Mid - Devon, halfway between the North and South of the County, 7
miles west of Crediton and 14 miles from the regional capital, Exeter. The
showpiece is the spectacular 16th Century Church of St Mary's, one of two
churches in the village. This small but thriving community, with a population
of just under 1000 has a primary school, doctor's surgery and local shops.
Those who lead an active lifestyle can take advantage of the football, and
sports and social club as well as enjoying a game of bowls on the Green. At
the centre is the friendly London Inn, loved for its generous servings of
delicious, locally sourced food. Dating back 400 years, this traditional pub
was once a stop for passing coaches when the main road from Exeter ran through
the village. Today, the nearby railway station at Morchard Road carries
passengers from Exeter to Barnstaple along the scenic Tarka Line. Dartmoor and
Exmoor, areas of outstanding natural beauty are within 30 minutes' drive.
**Directions
**
For sat - nav use EX17 6PE and the What3Words address is
///whites. unpainted. identify
but if you want the traditional directions, please read on.
As you enter Morchard Bishop from the A377, pass The London Inn on your right
and continue a little further, bearing right at the stone cross memorial.
Continue down the hill and this will turn into Wood Lane. After approx. 200m,
the property will be found on the left.
EPC Rating: E

Property location on the map: Use mouse double click to (Zoom IN: LEFT button; Zoom OUT: RIGHT button)

Similar properties: