This historic and substantial Grade II listed house occupies a 0.68 acre plot in the small residential hamlet of Wigborough where there are character houses and cottages and the historic Elizabethan Grade I listed Wigborough Manor.
The pretty village of South Petherton is one and a half miles away to the north and Ilminster is a 10-minute drive to the west.
The period property is believed to date back to the 16th century or possibly even earlier with an elegant extension in Flemish bond brickwork. The charming accommodation offers a wealth of possibilities and would work well for multi-generational living purposes and has scope for further improvements.
Inside, the cosy sitting room has a multitude of beams and a stone fireplace housing a Villager woodburning stove. Behind this room, is a study or family room which could also become a ground-floor bedroom if required, and a bathroom can be found across the hall.
A formal dining room with a stone fireplace and exposed brick and timber partitions sits at the front of the house, and the kitchen/breakfast room has a traditional farmhouse-style look with a flagstone floor and a green oil-fired Aga. From the kitchen, there is an impressive barn-like room with a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace and doors that open to the garden.
On the first floor, there are five bedrooms and a family bathroom with an exposed timber partition wall and a heritage-style suite including a freestanding roll-top bath. The principal bedroom has an impressive Georgian-style Gothic arched window and a stone fireplace.
Outside, the rear walled garden is mostly laid to lawn and has a wealth of mature trees and shrubs. An additional paddock extending to just under one acre can be found opposite the property. Stone-paved areas lead to a range of useful outbuildings including a workshop with laminate flooring and a mezzanine storage level in the eaves.
Wigborough, South Petherton
Guide Price: £775,000
Agent: Symonds & Sampson
Agent’s Tel: 01460 200790
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