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  • Most attractive Grade II listed cottage
  • Scope for improvement and possible extension (subject to all planning permissions)
  • Mature plot approaching 1/4 acre
  • Heart of picturesque Downland village
  • Beautiful outlook over neighbouring countryside
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 reception rooms
  • NO ONWARD CHAIN

Property Description

A charming Grade II listed cottage with scope for modernisation in approximately 1/4 acre with a superb open outlook across neighbouring paddock land. NO ONWARD CHAIN.

An extremely pretty, Grade II listed cottage of brick and part-rendered elevation under a clay tiled roof with a later single storey extension to the rear. The cottage would now benefit from some modernisation and, subject to gaining all relevant planning consents, offers scope for extension, presenting an ideal opportunity for an incoming purchaser to adapt it to their own needs and specification. The cottage is located towards the upper end of the village and sits forwards in a large garden plot of about 0.24 acre, with a southerly orientation and wonderful outlook over neighbouring grazing land.

Entrance Lobby    Quarry tiled floor. Bookshelves.

Sitting Room    Double aspect. Open fireplace with brick surround and quarry tiled hearth.

Dining Room    Staircase to first floor. Sealed fireplace (potential inglenook) with Bressumer beam and shelved alcove cupboard. Large ceiling beam. Night storage heater.

Kitchen/ Breakfast Room    Stainless steel sink with drawers and cupboards under. Space and plumbing for washing machine. Night storage heater. Electric cooker point. Deep understairs cupboard. Ceiling beam.

Utility Room    Door to rear garden. Shelved and ventilated larder cupboard.

Cloakroom    WC. Corner basin with splash tiling. Lagged hot water cylinder. Coathooks.

Workshop/ Store    Pair of doors into the garden. Light and power.

Landing    Loft access. Fitted bookshelves. Shelved linen cupboard. Night storage heater.

Shower Room    Pedestal basin. WC. Shower cubicle with Triton electric shower. Electric heated towel rail. Electric wall heater. Medicine cabinet.

Bedroom 1    Night storage heater. Double aspect with views over the garden and adjoining paddock land. Loft access.

Bedroom 2    South facing view over garden. Fitted bookshelves.

Bedroom 3    South facing view over garden. Wardrobe cupboard.



Whitsbury is one of a cluster of pretty villages set within the rolling chalk downland countryside of the Hampshire/Dorset borders. The village itself is home to a community steeped in the heritage and success of the local racehorse stables and stud, and is further buoyed by the presence of a popular public house, The Cartwheel, now privately owned and recently refurbished, village hall and church. The Avonside town of Fordingbridge (approximately 3 miles) has a range of educational, health and recreational services sufficient to cater for most everyday needs, whilst the local road network draws the regional centres of Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton within daily commuting distance. Whitsbury Down provides a glorious setting for walking and riding enthusiasts and the New Forest National Park to the east, provides thousands of acres of unspoiled moor, heath and woodland.

To the rear of the cottage is a detached SINGLE GARAGE with pedestrian access to the cottage.,

The bulk of the mature garden is located to the front of the cottage and enjoys a southerly orientiation with a lovely open outlook to adjoining paddock/grazing land. The garden is primarily laid to lawn with occasional beds and mature trees, including a magnificent willow. and is enclosed in the main by post and rail fencing. The garden totals approximately 0.24 acres.

New Forest District Council. Tax Band: F. Amount payable 2020/21 £2,546.30.

Mains electricity and water. Private drainage system.

Leave Fordingbridge via Green Lane which in turn becomes Whitsbury Road. Follow the road for about 3 miles and having entered the village, pass The Cartwheel Inn on the right hand side. The cottage will be found after a further short distance on the left, standing side-on to the road.

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Whitsbury, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6

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