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SITUATION: Boehill is well placed between the villages of Uplowman and Sampford Peverell, in an attractive rural area. The M5 motorway and the North Devon Link Road are both within easy reach (1.5 Miles), with Tiverton Parkway railway station located alongside Junction 27 of the motorway. The nearby village of Sampford Peverell has a village shop, post office, farm shop, two public houses, church, primary school and a thriving community with many clubs and groups. Uplowman, a smaller village, has the popular Redwoods Inn. Uffculme, about 4 miles, has a very popular secondary school, many local children attend the school. Tiverton is an historic market town and has a wealth of amenities including both private and state schooling, many shops, banks and building societies and supermarkets, recently built hospital, sports centre and swimming pool and 18-hole golf course. Blundell’s independent school offers discounts for local pupils. Exeter, Taunton and Wellington, with wider facilities, are an easy driving distance. DESCRIPTION: Boehill is an attractive former Manor and farmhouse, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and was formerly part of the Sandford estate. The original building is to the rear, with the present south facing front elevation added at the end of the 18th century. It is approached over a private macadamed drive. A path leads through an arched wall to a cobbled former courtyard, to a wide timber and glazed front door. THE HOUSE The house has rendered and colour washed elevations under a slate roof with inset timber framed casement windows. Internally there are many different areas of period
features, large and small fireplaces, 18th to 20th century doors, and various timber work including large beams and a neat walnut staircase, with moulded newel post and balustrade, within the main hall. The house can be operated as 7 bedrooms or doors in the hall and landing can be locked to create a 5 bedroom house and 2 bedroom annexe cottage. There is a secondary staircase and a separate entrance door. The main hall with its staircase is the hub of the house. The drawing and dining room both have fireplaces and French doors to the terrace outside and a lovely southerly aspect, with extensive panoramic views. The inner hall gives access to the sitting room/secondary kitchen and boiler room. The kitchen has extensive work surfaces and cupboards and drawers hand made from reclaimed pine. There is a two oven AGA. It has a superb inglenook fireplace with brick surround and hearth with large beam with chamfer over and wood burner. Off the kitchen is the rear entrance hall with utility room/ boot room, porch and cloakroom with the gardner’s loo. On the first floor the landing is spacious and light with attractive tall arched window over the stairs with views to the stew pond. There are 7 bedrooms. The master bedroom has an en suite bathroom and a separate dressing room with vanity unit. There are two further bathrooms and a cloakroom. From all of the rooms there is a range of interesting and pleasant views. THE CIDER PRESS AND THE GRANARY: Adjacent to the house is a traditional building that has been converted to an apartment and a studio flat. The Cider Press on the ground floor has kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom and a large sitting room with French doors out to the old cobbled yard next to the stew pond. Above The Cider Press is The Granary. It is accessed via brick steps to a timber and glazed door. It includes a large bedsitting room with kitchen area. There is a separate bathroom. GARDENS AND GROUNDS: Extensive grounds surround the property, they extend to about 5 acres. To the front and side of the property are the main gardens. In front is a lawn which links the area around the attractive former stew pond with its stone walls and aquatic plants. It is sheltered by hedging and attractive specimen trees and bordered by a south facing Ha ha. The front lawn can be accessed from the side of the property or from the terrace via the drawing or dining rooms. It is an area perfect for outside dining in the summer months. Beyond the front lawn is the large walled garden. It is a very interesting area with the high historic wall in stone with some render. It is divided into lawn, an extensive vegetable patch with fruit cage beyond. There is access to the paddock.
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