the old rectoryWORTING • BASINGSTOKE • HAMPSHIRE

Basingstoke 3 miles • Newbury 15 miles • Winchester 18 miles

London 45 miles • London Waterloo via Basingstoke Station from 45 minutes

(All distances and times are approximate)

Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Study • Kitchen

Family room/breakfast room • Utility room • Boot room • Conservatory

Cloakroom • Cellar

Master bedroom with dressing room and shower room

6/7 further bedrooms • Children’s den/bedroom 5 • 2 further bathrooms

Indoor swimming pool with Jacuzzi and shower room • Pool plant room

Garaging with storeroom/workshop above

Delightful mature gardens and grounds

In all about 0.56 hectares (1.39 acres)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

A glorious former rectory

the old rectoryWORTING • BASINGSTOKE • HAMPSHIRE

The Old Rectory

The Grade II listed old rectory is believed to date from the 18/19th

centuries. It has an interesting history believed to have been visited by Jane

Austen. The house was occupied at the time by the Rev Blackstone and his

wife and they are known to have visited Jane and her family many times at

their home in nearby Steventon.

Electric wrought iron gates lead to a carriage sweep at the front. Internally

the house has many original features, with fireplaces in all the reception

rooms as well as some bedrooms. The drawing room and master bedroom

have a Regency curve, which was copied from nearby Worting House.

Ornate cornicing and dados are to be found throughout, as well as shutters

in the main reception rooms and master bedroom. The Tuscan pillared

entrance opens into the reception hall/sitting room where there is an open

fire. The attractive and spacious drawing room is also approached from the

reception hall.

The dining room is a lovely room with ornate cornicing and a ceiling rose,

a cast iron fireplace with a glazed china cabinet to the side. Doors open

from the dining room to the terrace. There is also a three roomed cellar and

a study with an extensive range of shelving.

The kitchen has a two oven gas fired Aga and range of cupboards with

built-in ceramic hob and electric oven. The central island has a polished

granite worktop. Within the kitchen is a walk-in larder and separate pantry

which houses the water softener. The kitchen leads to the family/breakfast

room which has doors to the terrace and gardens. A part glazed door opens

to the boot room with the conservatory at one end and utility at the other.

A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

On the first floor, a half landing with large sash window overlooks the pond

and fountain in the centre of the garden. On the landing there are airing,

linen and hanging cupboards. The master bedroom, which is above the

drawing room, has the Regency curve, faces south and has a door to a walk

in wardrobe and adjoining door to the shower room.

There are three further bedrooms and a fifth bedroom or children’s den

which is a delightful split level room. The bedrooms are served by a large

family bathroom which has a roll top bath, shower, WC, and basin.

On the second floor are three bedrooms with fitted cupboards, a

bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin.

Ground FloorCellar

First FloorSecond Floor

4.27m x 4.25m14' x 13'11"

3.63m x 3.60m11'11" x 11'10"

Drawing Room

6.79m x 4.16m22'3" x 13'8"

Dining Room

5.69m x 4.93m18'8" x 16'2"

Reception Hall /Sitting Room

4.29m x 4.19m14'1" s 13'9"

Study2.77m x 2.43m

9'1" x 8'

Kitchen

4.43m x 4.02m14'6" x 13'2"

Family Room /Breakfast Room

5.85m x 5.42m19'2" x 17'9"

UtilityRoom

Plant Room

Conservatory

3.42m x 2.72m11'3" x 8'11"

Bedroom 1

6.76m x 4.24m22'2" x 13'11"

Bedroom 2

5.70m x 3.78m18'8" x 12'5"

Bedroom 3

4.46m x 4.33m14'8" x 14'3"

Bedroom 4

4.65m x 4.01m15'3" x 13'2"

Children's Den / Bedroom 5

5.84m x 5.44m19'2" x 17'10"

Sewing Room /Bedroom 6

3.90m x 3.87m12'10" x 12'8"

Bedroom 7

4.32m x 3.90m14'2" x 12'10"

Bedroom 8

4.50m x 3.38m14'9" x 11'1"

BootRoom

Dressing Room

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Outbuildings are not shown in actual location or orientation.

Reception

Kitchen/Utility

StorageBedroom

Bathroom

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area:Main House 532.2 sq.m. / 5,729 sq.ft.

THE OLD RECTORYWORTING • BASINGSTOKE • HAMPSHIRE

Gardens

The beautiful and established gardens are a particular feature of The Old

Rectory and surround the house. At the western side, a garden door leads to the

walled garden, within which is the heated indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi with

separate shower room and WC. A brick terrace leads from the family room with

a built-in barbecue for summer dining. At the centre of the walled garden is an

ornamental fishpond and fountain. There are a number of pergolas, arches and

trellises adorned with climbing roses and shrubs, as well as topiary balls, box

hedging and lavender. The herbaceous beds are well stocked with perennials

and there is a further sheltered terrace off the dining room with herbaceous

beds. An area of woodland has a number of mature trees, including a copper

beech and sycamore. At the front of the house is a broad expanse of lawn with

specimen trees which include a monkey puzzle and silver birch.

Outbuildings

There is a large double garage with electric up/over doors with

workshop/store over.

Double Garage

10.18m x 6.00m33'5" x 19'8"

Swimming Pool

14.83m x 9.27m48'8" x 30'5"

Store

6.09m x 3.67m20' x 12'

Workshop

4.16m x 3.67m13'8" x 12'

Jacuzzi

Recreation

Storage

Bathroom

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area:Garage & Pool 226.8 sq.m. / 2,441 sq.ft.

Situation

The Old Rectory occupies a delightful setting opposite the church in Worting,

west of Basingstoke. The original church is mentioned in the Domesday Book

and was probably built in Saxon times with the present church dating back

to 1847. Within Worting is the Manydown Farm Shop which has an excellent

butcher and where everyday necessities can be bought.

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The Old Rectory

Basingstoke is within 3 miles with extensive retail including the newly opened

John Lewis at Home and Waitrose and leisure facilities, as well as the mainline

station with fast rail access to London. The M3 motorway provides access to

London and the South and London is within 45 miles. There are many excellent

schools in the area, notably, Cheam, Daneshill, Farleigh School and St Swithuns.

Services

Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.

Fixtures and fittings

Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale.

All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden

ornaments etc, are specifically excluded but may be made available by

separate negotiation.

Local authority

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Tel: 01256 844844.

Council tax: The Old Rectory Band H

Directions (RG23 8PX)

From Basingstoke proceed west on the B3400 towards Whitchurch and

Overton. Proceed through Worting until you see the sign for the church.

Turn right into Church Lane and the entrance gates to The Old Rectory will

be found on your right.

Viewing

Viewing by prior appointment only with the Agents.

Important notice

1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s).

2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only.

3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct.

4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.

5. Grammar School catchment areas: Any reference to a property being in a specific catchment area should not be relied upon as a statement of fact and should be verified with the appropriate Local Education Authority.

Particulars dated: June 2016. Photographs dated: June 2016.

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