Mill Lane, Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, HP22
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
3
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
3,640 sq ft
338 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Period former farmhouse, Grade II listed watermill
- Three bedrooms, two bathrooms
- Dressing room/fourth bedroom
- Three reception rooms
- Kitchen, breakfast room and garden room
- 10 acres of gardens and grounds with countryside views
- Mill pond with island, stream, orchard
- Parking and outbuildings with garage/workshop and stores
Description
About the House cont'd
The accommodation is laid out over two floors and includes three reception rooms, a principal bedroom suite and two further double bedrooms. The dressing room in the principal suite could be used as a fourth bedroom if required. The property has uninterrupted countryside views and is full of potential, but requires modernisation and restoration throughout.
History and Heritage
According to the Doomsday Survey of 1086, the property occupies one of the four mill sites in the village. Formerly known as Weston Turville Mill, The Duke of Buckingham owned the mill until around 1716 when it was sold to Roger Purssell. Seven generations of the Purssell family owned the mill until 1962, during which time it was used to grind corn for local farmers and was a hub of village life. The mill and its machinery have been successfully preserved.
Ground Floor
The central front door opens into a carpeted entrance lobby. To the right is a triple aspect sitting room which leads to the farmhouse kitchen and breakfast room, and to the left a dining room.
Reception Rooms
The sitting room has a large bow window which overlooks the front driveway and garden. There is a carved oak fireplace with a quarry tiled hearth, built in shelving, and a side door to the garden. A door leads from the sitting room to the breakfast room which has glazed double doors to the garden room. The dining room also has a bow window overlooking the front garden and driveway. The room features a large inglenook fireplace with an old bread oven, a display alcove and a wood burning stove. The watermill can be accessed from this room. The dining room also contains the staircase to the first floor, and there is a built-in oak storage cupboard underneath the stairs. There is a door to the snug which overlooks the rear garden and has an opening to the kitchen. The dining room currently houses a through floor lift that rises from the dining room to bedroom three on the first floor.
Kitchen
The kitchen/breakfast room is a traditional farmhouse kitchen in need of modernisation, and includes an oil-fired double oven Aga, a stainless-steel sink and a range of pine cupboards.
First Floor Bedrooms and Bathrooms
The first floor landing has access to the first floor of the watermill, and there are also doors to a bathroom, and bedroom three. The bathrooms and bedrooms on this floor are currently all interconnected. One bathroom has a door to the principal bedroom suite which includes a dressing room with a walk-in wardrobe with built-in shelving and hanging space. The dressing room could be used as a fourth bedroom if required and has access to an en suite bathroom which is shared by bedroom two, the bathrooms and principal bedroom suite have views over the rear garden, mill pond and countryside beyond. Both bathrooms are in need of modernisation.
Watermill
Built of red brick under a slate roof, the three storey watermill is Grade II listed. The watermill remained in use until the 1930s, and the iron millwheel, machinery and timbers have all been preserved. The building has central doors to the ground and first floors, with square windows either side with flat brick arches. The ground floor, with a stable door, houses the gearing mechanism and has been used as a party room in the past. The first floor is the grinding room with two grind stones and wooden steps to the third floor which contains the hoppers. The ground and first floors of the watermill could potentially be converted into characterful living space, subject to the necessary permissions. There is also a small wheelhouse, only accessible from the outside of the property, near the double garage/workshop.
Gardens and Grounds
Idyllic gardens surround the property and are a highlight, in particular the large mill pond with its small island. The mill pond leads to a small weir with a sluice, and the surrounding garden is laid to lawn with mature trees and borders. Paddocks and an orchard make up the extensive grounds. Outbuildings include a double garage/workshop and a four bay timber open barn.
Situation and Schooling
Weston Turville is a historic village and civil parish in the Vale of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The village is at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 3 miles from the market town of Wendover and 3.5 miles from Aylesbury. The village has a primary school, an 18-hole golf course, and a small bird reserve - at one time it was the place where Aylesbury ducks were bred. Much of the village is designated a conservation area. The nearest railway station is 1.8 miles away in the village of Stoke Mandeville on the London to Aylesbury Line, operated by Chiltern Railways.
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- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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Mill Lane, Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, HP22
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Stoke Mandeville Station1.4 miles
- Wendover Station1.9 miles
- Aylesbury Station3.2 miles
About the agent
Established for over 50 years, Michael Graham has a long heritage of assisting buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants to successfully navigate the property market. With fourteen offices covering Aylesbury and the surrounding villages as well as the neighbouring areas of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, we have access to some of the region's most desirable town and country homes.
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