237 Southill

Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA3 5SJ

237 Southill

A charming semi-detached cottage situated in an outstanding ruralposition with wonderful views.

Guide price £300,000

Taunton - 6 miles. Staple Fitzpaine - 0.5 miles.

• Entrance hallway

• Sitting room

• Kitchen/utility room

• Three bedrooms

• Family bathroom

• Off road parking

• Good sized cottage gardens

• Easy access to the Blackdown Hills

Description237 Southill is an attractive semi detached cottage situated in awonderful position on the lower slopes of the Blackdown Hills.The house dates back to around the 1900s and has mellowstone elevations with brick detailing under a pitched slate roof.There is plenty of room to extend the property if requiredsubject to necessary planning consents being obtained.

SituationThe house is situated in an enviable location surrounded byopen farmland and can be found along a long track. The houseis in a picturesque position but by no mean isolated being justone mile from Staple Fitzpaine. This popular village has awonderful community and includes a gastro pub and ancientChurch. The village is within 6 miles of the centre of Taunton,which offers an excellent range of day to day amenitiesincluding schools in the state and private sector. There is amainline railway station and access to the M5 Motorway viaJunction 25 and easy access to the A303. The area providesendless opportunities for walking and riding with the recentlyopened Hare Path, which opens up the Taunton Deane and theBlackdown Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, whichis only a short distance up the lane.

AccommodationThe accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes aheavy panelled front door, which leads through to a wide

entrance hallway with window to side. From the hallway adoor opens to the sitting room which has an open fireplacewith inset wood burning stove and exposed brick and stonechimney breast with arched display recess on either side. Thereis a front aspect window and a further door through to theinner hallway with turning staircase to the first floor. A doorleads to the kitchen, which is fitted with a range of wall andbase units with a Belfast sink, tiled work surfaces, space for acooker with arched recess, quarry tiled floor, rear aspectwindow and door to the utility room. The utility room has anoil fired boiler serving the heating system and door to outside.

First FloorThe first floor landing has a window to rear, hatched roofspace and doors to bedrooms. The master bedroom has a rearaspect window overlooking surrounding countryside, Victorianopen fireplace with slate surround, metal grate and exposedwooden floors. Bedroom two has a Victorian fireplace withmetal grate and slate surround and exposed wooden floor withfront aspect window. Bedroom three has a front aspectwindow and exposed wooden floor. The bathroom is fittedwith a suite comprising a panelled bath with a tiled surroundand an electric shower overhead, low level WC and wash handbasin.

OutsideThe house is approached by a gravel track, which leads to apair of five bar gates leading onto a gravelled hardstanding,which provides parking and turning for a number of vehicles.Beyond is an area of garden, which is laid to lawn and thereare two outhouses for storage. The garden extends past thehouse onto the front garden, which is predominantly laid tolawn and is of a cottage style with deep planted herbaceousborders, pergola, greenhouse and chicken run. There are lownatural hedge boundaries, which enjoy uninterrupted viewsover surrounding countryside towards the Blackdown Hills.

ServicesMains water, private drainage, oil fired central heating.

DirectionsFrom Taunton take the B3170 towards Corfe and after passingthe motorway bridge turn left signposted to Staple Fitzpaine.Proceed along this road into the village of Staple Fitzpaine andcontinue through the village passing the church on your right.After a short distance turn right onto Parsonage Lane andproceed along this road where 237 can be found on the righthand side just next to the adjoining house, which is beingextended and can be seen from the road.

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237 Southill, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA3 5SJ

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