Property for sale in Swindon SN6, 8 Bedroom

A handsome Grade II listed country manor house in an idyllic Oxfordshire village

Swindon 6.5miles (London Paddington 55 minutes), Oxford 26 miles, Cirencester c.19 miles, M4 J15 c.7.5miles

Cleycourt Manor, formerly Bourton Grange, is an important country house built in 1847 by John Tucker, whose family were important Victorian benefactors to the village of Bourton. The Tucker family were also responsible for the construction of much of Bourton including the neighbouring Pinewood School, several almshouses and the village Church of St James.

Believed to have been built for John Tucker’s mother, Cleycourt has an imposing stone frontage with three distinctive Dutch gables. Approaching the house through stone pillars onto the large gravel driveway, you enter through an impressive front door under an elegant stone archway. Inside you’ll find large reception rooms with high ceilings and the graceful proportions so characteristic of Victorian architecture.

The current owners have enjoyed living at Cleycourt Manor for 26 years and have raised their four children here. With some sympathetic cosmetic updating to the interior, there is enormous potential for Cleycourt Manor’s new owners to create their own modern country residence.

Important additions to the estate over the years include the construction of a 4000 sq ft leisure complex with heated indoor pool, gymnasium, sauna and a soundproofed games room/ballroom with sprung dance floor.

There are 6 residential units in the grounds (1 x 4 bed, 3 x 3 bed and 2 x 1 bed), all in good decorative order, all currently tenanted and generating a rental income of around £80,000 pa.

The main house is surrounded by beautifully landscaped formal gardens and there are two paddocks to the rear.

Location

Bourton is a quiet and very pretty village right on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders. Nestled under the ancient Ridgeway and surrounded by rolling countryside, Bourton is the ideal location for the discerning buyer seeking the English countryside dream.

Transport links are excellent with Swindon just 6.5 miles away offering fast access to London Paddington in just under an hour. Oxford is accessed via the nearby A420 and the M4 J15 is just over 7 miles away.

Horsey types will be in seventh heaven here with a huge number of rural paths and bridleways right on the doorstep.

You’re spoiled for choice when it comes to great schools with Pinewood (just next door), Rendcomb College, St Francis Pewsey, Marlborough and St Marys Calne just a few of the leading independent schools in the area. The nearby town of Shrivenham has several cracking pubs and restaurants, a good range of shops a post office a and a well regarded state primary school.