Detached house for sale in Marston St. Lawrence, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17

With its white painted elevations and characterful facade, Marston Hill Cottage offers an attractive country cottage where views over the surrounding landscape can be enjoyed from every aspect. Steps rise to a canopied entrance door leading into the reception hall which gives access to a light-filled, triple-aspect sitting room. This relaxed setting offers a feature fireplace, with alcove shelving to the side, and provides a seamless connection to the garden via French doors. A generous kitchen/breakfast room is also filled with natural light with direct access out to the rear terrace. Fitted with white wall and base level cabinetry, topped with wood work surfaces, the sociable kitchen and adjoining breakfast area are delineated by a change in floor covering, and ancillary space is provided by the adjacent utility room. The first floor rooms enjoy elevated vistas over the garden and terrain beyond and comprise four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The principal room benefits from two picture windows and access to a modern en suite shower room.<br /><br />The cottage is centrally-position within its secluded plot, with a naturalistic wrap-around garden, post-and-rail fencing at the boundaries allowing uninterrupted views and a picket fence at the far margin which gives immediate access to the fields. A natural border of hedging and trees fronts the roadway, with a metal five-bar gate opening onto a driveway which provides parking and leads to the timber garaging. Topiary evergreen bushes create an ornamental display at the entrance portal and a pathway to the side provides a route around to the rear garden. Paved terracing offers opportunities for al fresco dining and additional features include areas of lawn interspersed with trees, lengths of low level manicured hedging and a timber summerhouse.<br /><br />Marston St. Lawrence is surrounded by open countryside, with the village offering a parish church, a cricket club which plays in the South Northants Cricket League, and a village hall hosting clubs and providing a venue for film showings. Amenities at nearby Greatworth include a primary school, village shop with post office, public house and a café. A further range of facilities are available at the market towns of Banbury and Brackley and, slightly further afield, at Northampton, Milton Keynes and Oxford. Communications links are good with mainline train stations at Banbury and King’s Sutton for journeys to London Marylebone and Paddington, whilst Milton Keynes offers services to London Euston (32 minutes). Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Winchester House at Brackley, Carrdus at Overthorpe and Bloxham School.