Detached house to rent in Edgcote, Banbury, Oxon OX17

Built in the early 18th century, The Old Rectory is a renovated 7 bedroom Grade II listed property. Once belonging to Anne of Cleves, it is part of the privately owned Edgcote Estate, 6.6 miles north of Banbury.

Downstairs is a bright and welcoming entrance hall with guest cloakroom to the right. Further along the hall is a study, double aspect sitting room with wood burning stove and original oak wood floors. The brand new kitchen with wooden cabinets, island, Everhot Stove, pantry and boot room with another entrance opens to the dining room with flagstone floors, French doors to the patio and garden beyond and impressive brick surround fire place with wood burning stove. Finally the living / family room with an handsome open fire place.

At the centre of the first floor is a gallery landing area with feature fire place and Juliet balcony which would make a lovely reading area, form here the principal bedroom is accessed with a lovely curved ceiling, open shower and separate cloakroom. There are two further en suite bedrooms, one with shower and one with bath, a fourth bedroom, shower room and a separate cloakroom on the half landing on the back stairs down to the kitchen.

The second floor comprises three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Externally, to the front, electric gates lead to a gravelled driveway and parking for several cars, plus an electric charge point. There is also a large lawn area. To the rear is a south westerly facing garden mostly laid to lawn with mature flower and shrub borders.

Services
Oil fired boiler, private drainage and water (water charged at £20 per month), mains electricity. Broadband is via a satellite connection or Gigaclear fibre network

The Old Rectory is based on a working farming estate in Edgcote on the border of north Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire surrounded by rolling countryside.

Neighbouring villages of Wardington and Chipping Warden provide a primary school and two public houses between them.

More extensive facilities are at the market town of Banbury, including supermarkets, shops, cinema, restaurants, hospital and leisure centre with swimming pool.

Local schools include Cropredy C of E and private:- Carrdus and Overthorpe Prep (both Overthorpe), St. Johns Priory Prep School (Banbury), Tudor Hall (girls) and Bloxham Public School (co-ed). Rugby, Stowe and Winchester House, private schools and Beachborough Prep School.

Easy access M40 Junction 11 and Banbury mainline station (London/Marylebone approximately 59 minutes).