* Freehold
* Charming Period Farmhouse
* Four Bedrooms
* Large Garden
* Separate Home Office
* Paddock
* Two Carports
* EPC Rating = D
A charming Grade II Listed farmhouse with orchard and paddocks in the popular
village of Biddestone
Description
Mountjoy Farmhouse is a delightful property, originally part of a working farm
dating back to the mid C18th, and is full of character and original features.
This rare and supremely charming farmhouse has been in the same family's
ownership for three generations over the past century, and provides a
delightful combination of period house, outbuildings, orchard and paddocks
within a pretty village setting.
The farmhouse is attractive from the roadside, with a central porch entrance
that opens in to a large, full - width sitting room, with inglenook fireplace at
one end and exposed beams overhead. A door at the rear of the room leads in
the central stair hall with a large utility room/WC to the right, the
conservatory directly in front and the kitchen to the left hand side. The
kitchen has a full range of floor and wall mounted cupboards, with integrated
oven and hob, as well as a serving hatch back through to the sitting room.
Beyond the kitchen is the dining/family room, which is a bright room with dual
aspect. A doorway to the rear leads into the garden room, a full - width
extension along the rear of the property which provides views over, and access
to, the delightful west - facing garden. Planning permission was granted for a
replacement of the conservatory in 2023 (pl/2023/04696).
The first floor provides four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The three
bedrooms across the front of the property have views towards the village over
the old farmyard, and have attractive stone mullions with window seats
underneath.
Garden & Grounds
Mountjoy Farmhouse is approached from The Butts via a recently installed
driveway which splits the main house, garden, orchard and Mountjoy Paddock to
the left - hand side, and Orchard Paddock to the right. This driveway provides
access to three properties and a separately owned field including Mountjoy
Farmhouse. A pedestrian gate from The Butts provides access to the original
farmyard in front of the farmhouse.
The site of the former Old Dairy, adjacent to the garden, has been replaced
with a home office in recent years, providing a self - contained
workspace/studio for anyone wishing to work from home. A four - berth carport is
owned behind the Old Dairy, with Mountjoy Farmhouse permitted usage of two
bays plus store rooms, and usage of the visitors bays in front.
The garden and grounds of Mountjoy Farmhouse are delightful, with a large
west - facing garden leading from the rear of the house with surrounding stone
walls. At the rear of the garden is gated access to the orchard which extends
across the driveway with mature fruit trees. Mountjoy Paddock adjoins this and
Orchard Paddock is separated by the driveway, both of which have agricultural
status. In total, there are about 1. 7 acres.
Agents Note
The existing entrance to the front of Mountjoy Farmhouse will be closed with
gated pedestrian access reinstated.
Location
Mountjoy Farmhouse is situated on The Butts, close to the centre of the
popular village of Biddestone. This picturesque Saxon village is in a
Conservation Area and in previous years has won the “Best Kept Wiltshire
Village” title. It is a wonderful example of a southern Cotswold village,
complete with a duck pond and village pub, The White Horse. There is also a
play park, playing fields, tennis club, cricket ground and church.
Mountjoy Farmhouse is well placed for Bath, Bristol, Chippenham and Swindon,
with easy access to London from Chippenham train station approximately 5 miles
away (train times from 60 mins).
Schools locally include Stonar at Atworth, St Mary’s at Calne, Westonbirt,
Marlborough College, King Edwards, Prior Park, Monkton Combe, Royal High and
Kingswood in Bath.
Sporting opportunities include golf at Castle Combe, Chippenham, Bath and
Bradford on Avon as well as horse racing at Bath, Newbury and Chepstow.
Square Footage: 2, 466 sq ft
Acreage:
1. 7 Acres

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