Stanton, Broadway, Gloucestershire, WR12

An impressive period Grade II* listed farm house offering nearly 5,000sq/ft of accommodation with garaging and delightful landscaped gardens totalling 0.64 acres.

Old Manor Farm House is an important period house and is Grade II* listed as being of important architectural interest. Though obviously altered and added to several times in its history the house bears two date stones one with 1615 and the other 1618. More recently the current owners have sympathetically restored Old Manor Farm House to its former glory as well as installing new plumbing and central heating system, rewiring throughout, re-roofed, timbers restored or replaced and internal walls repaired using traditional lime products. Features include; fine dressed stone chimneys, stone mullioned windows with drip label mouldings, leaded lights and internal shutters, flagstone and oak floors, oak panelling and fine dressed stone fireplaces both in the reception rooms and bedrooms.

The extensive gardens are a most important feature of the property and have been skilfully designed and planted with a wide variety of shrubs and specimen trees. Paved and gravel pathways wind between lawns and borders eventually leading to a small stream with bridge over and further path to secluded summer house. Timber double gates in a high stone wall open into a charming gravelled courtyard with Garage and private cobbled seating area with access from the kitchen.

Stanton is widely regarded as one of the most charming villages in the North Cotswolds lying within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has an inn, cricket ground, village hall and fine parish church. Everyday amenities can be found in Broadway, about 4 miles, and more comprehensive facilities in Cheltenham about 11 miles. Stanton is well placed for access for communication, with the A44 and M40 providing access to London (90 miles), and the M5 (18 miles) providing access to the West Country and Brmingham. There is a mainline train service at Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington. Racing is at Cheltenham, Stratford and Worcester and there is an equestrian livery yard in the village. Some of the best schools in the country for both boys and girls are found in nearby Cheltenham and Malvern. There are theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham and Oxford. The surrounding countryside offers a number of attractive walks and rides. The Cotswolds are blessed with a temperate climate and tradition of prosperity which is why so many splendid manors and some of the finest gardens in England can be found there. Houses are traditionally built of beautiful Cotswold stone which, with its warm honey colour, elegantly complements the beauty of the natural surroundings.