Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary, Nr Exeter. Devon. EX6 6AZ

Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary, Nr Exeter.
Devon. EX6 6AZ
A delightful residential small-holding extending to approximately 9 acres and offered
in 2 lots including a fine circa 16th Century house, gardens, orchard, pasture fields,
woodland and stream all in its own peaceful valley, approximately 1/4 mile from the
village of Tedburn St Mary and 5 miles from Exeter
Freehold for sale as a whole or in lots
Price Guides:
Lot 1: House, barn, fields, orchard, woodland, garden.
In all 6.76 acres /2.74 ha
£530,000.
Lot 2: 2 pasture fields with stream. 0.95 ha / 2.34 acres/ 0.95 ha – By negotiation
Lillybrook,
Tedburn St Mary
Nr Exeter, Devon. EX6 6AZ
A rare opportunity to purchase a traditional Devon small-holding situated amongst the rolling countryside 5 miles to the west of
Exeter. Lillybrook occupies its own sheltered valley and for the buyer seeking a rural lifestyle is a perfect home for the small
holder, with gardens, orchard, pasture fields for grazing livestock or horses, woodland for amenity and a free supply of firewood.
There is even a purpose built smoker for your own produce. The property extends to approximately 9 acres. The farmhouse is a
fine old building, originating from the 16th Century and Grade II Listed, the house has been added to and adapted over the
ensuing years to create what is now a comfortable and beautifully presented home, with a warm and comfortable atmosphere
and period features throughout. Ancillary buildings include a circa 16th Century barn, which may have some potential for
alternative uses, an open fronted garage and implement store and a log store. There is space for stables or addition livestock
buildings as required.
Lillybrook is situated a short distance from the centre of the village of Tedburn St Mary, a popular location favoured for the
unspoiled surroundings, access to the countryside via a network of quiet country lanes, footpaths and bridleways and ease of
access to the A30 arterial route and the city of Exeter, which is only five miles from the property.
Tedburn has a range of local amenities, including a village shop, school, and two public houses. Exeter is Devon’s principal city
and economic centre and one of the most popular cities in the UK to live. The city has a wide range of amenities befitting its
status as a modern provincial city.
Accommodation (with approximate dimensions)
Half glazed stable entrance door into the kitchen which is open plan to the dining room.
Kitchen: 15' 3'' x 11' 8'' (4.64m x 3.55m) max L-shaped.
Casement window overlooking the garden and a further single paned window to the side elevation. Plank door opening onto a
winding staircase up to the first floor landing. The kitchen is fitted with a range of country style fittings including beech block
effect worktops with cupboards and drawers below providing plenty of storage space. Tiled splash backs. Plumbing for washing
machine. 1¼ bowl ceramic sink and drainer with a swan neck mixer tap fitting. Plumbing for dishwasher. Under counter oil fired
central heating boiler. Space for a range cooker. Central work island with a polished granite worktop and oak fittings including
drawers, cupboards and shelving for storage baskets. further area of granite work surface with a dresser unit below. Halogen
spotlights. Arch to
Dining Room: 12' 1'' x 11' 0'' increasing to 14'6 (3.68m x 3.35m)
Casement window overlooking the gardens. Double panel radiator. Timber panelled ceiling. Picture rails. Panel door and steps
down into the hall / study, a door to the ground floor bedroom and a half glazed panel door into a lobby which in turn leads
through a second half glazed panel door into a
Shower Room: 5' 0'' x 8' 10'' increasing to 12'2 (1.52m x 2.69m)
Double casement window overlooking the garden. Wainscot wall panels. Double panel radiator. W.C. pedestal wash basin,
double size shower cubicle. Picture rails.
Ground Floor Bedroom 3: 12' 2'' x 12' 2'' (3.71m x 3.71m)
Two casement windows facing south and east allowing for lots of light. Picture rails. Double panel radiator.
Internal Hall/ Study: 14' 4'' x 5' 9'' (4.37m x 1.75m)
A former cross passage. French doors opening to the front garden. Plank & muntin screen. Double panel radiator. Wall
light. A useful office area with a tall south facing window. Plank door to the
Sitting Room: 15' 3'' x 13' 8'' (4.64m x 4.16m)
A comfortable room in the medieval core of the house with two oak muntin screens and an interesting cross beam with
stop champfers. Bookshelves built into a former door opening which would lead to the internal winding staircase. A dual
aspect room with casement windows to the front and rear elevations overlooking the gardens. The dominant feature of
the room is the large fireplace which houses a wood burning stove and is stone lined with a substantial mantel beam and a
bread oven with a cast iron door. Radiator. Plank door through to a
Lower hall: 9' 6'' x 4' 8'' (2.89m x 1.42m)
The original cross passage entrance which has a heavy ledge and brace external door to the south / front elevation of the
house and the attractive garden areas to be found there. One wall is the reverse of the oak screen in the sitting room and
at the end of the hall the screen continues at a right angle with a plank door into a
Cloakroom: W.C., wash hand basin. Very old mullion window and wall light.
The lower hall has a second plank door which leads down steps into a second sitting room.
Second sitting room: 11' 10'' increasing to 14'10 x 14' 0'' (3.60m x 4.26m)
A dual aspect room with a south facing window and west facing window and a ledge and brace door to the garden with a
central window. This room was possibly part of the ancient agricultural part of the property and is now a comfortable
second sitting room or bedroom. double panel radiator. Stone fireplace housing an inset wood burning stove.
Plank door with a Norfolk latch and a panel wall concealing the staircase. Useful store cupboard below the stairs.
First Floor:
The first floor of the house includes two large double bedrooms each with a separate staircase. The main bedroom has a
winding stair in a former external stair turret leading from the kitchen. The second bedroom has a straight staircase from
the second sitting room. The bedrooms are connected via an
L-shaped internal landing which has a casement window
overlooking the gardens, a radiator and useful linen cupboards, one incorporating the factory lagged hot water cylinder.
The landing has plank doors leading to the bedrooms and bathroom.
Bedroom 1: 14' 0'' x 15' 0'' (4.26m x 4.57m)
A lovely room in the old part of the house with a vaulted ceiling and exposed half-cruck roof timbers and purlins. Casement
window to the front elevation with a seat below and internal shutters and a second small casement window in the gable
elevation. Victorian fireplace, with decorative tiled panels, radiator.
Bathroom: 9' 6'' x 8' 6'' increasing to 12'6(2.89m x 2.59m)
Low level casement window to the front elevation. Double panel radiator. Exposed roof timbers. W.C., panel bath with a
shower screen and mixer tap shower fitting. Pedestal wash hand basin.
Bedroom 2: 15' 0'' x 13' 10'' (4.57m x 4.21m)
Above the second sitting room with its own staircase lending this bedroom and the sitting room below suitable for bed &
breakfast letting or even as a informal separate unit for a teenager or relative. Casement windows to the south and west
elevations. Small hatch to roof void. Double radiator.
Outside:
Buildings: Lillybrook includes a range of buildings for storage, animal housing and workspace.
Traditional Detached Barn: 12' x 32' 0'' (3.65m x 9.75m) approximate internal measurements
A Grade II Listed circa 18th century building formerly an open fronted Linhay of cob construction and with a weather boarded
front divided internally into three individual bays with potential for alternative uses ancillary to the main dwelling.
Part Open Fronted Fuel Store: 19' 5'' x 7' 4'' (5.91m x 2.23m) Approx
Timber pole construction with cement fibre cladding.
Open fronted Timber Framed double Cart Lodge : 20' x 17' (6.09m x 5.18m) + lean-to
Fuel store and garden tractor lean-to attached 17' x 4'6" (5.18 x 1.37m).
Gardens and Land:
The grounds at Lillybrook are a particular delight and ideal for the small holder or for those with equestrian interests. At the
front of the house, with a southerly orientation are sunny sitting areas between the house and Linhay barn, beyond which
are cottage style gardens which wrap around the house and open out to an expanse of lawn. The remaining ground is
predominately to the east of the house and forms two sides of a small valley. Closest to the house are vegetable gardens, an
orchard, fields for cutting and grazing, with a separate road access. There are further enclosures to the west. At the far east
end of the property is a stand of mature broadleaf woodland, adding amenity and conservation value and a source of fire
wood. The extent of the lot 1 is approximately 6.76 acres. The second lot includes a pasture field to the north of the
Lillybrook and second enclosure to the western end of the site. Bordered by the Lillybrook which flows across country
eventually joining the river Creedy near Crediton, this area adds a small level pasture enclosure, a good location for a stable
block or livestock building and an attractive separate parcel of ground for cultivation or keeping poultry. The extent of the
second lot is approximately 2.34 acres.
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Lillybrook, Tedburn St Mary
General Remarks:
Lotting: The property will be sold as a whole or in two lots. If sold in lots the property will be sold in lot order, ie contracts will
not be exchanged on lot 2 prior to lot 1.
Local and Planning Authority: Teignbridge District Council: 01626 361101. www.teignbridge.gov.uk
Planning Matters: The house and traditional barn are both Grade II Listed
Council Tax Band: D
Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements: None Included
Viewing: By telephone appointment through Rendells Estate Agents, Tel: 01647 432277
EPC Rating: N/A
Services: mains electricity, mains water, private drainage
Plans and maps: Produced with permission of HMSO, Crown copyright © all rights reserved, Ordnance Survey Licence No.
100025692
Rights of way: The property is to be sold subject to all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way.
Directions: From the centre of Tedburn St Mary at the mini roundabout (close to the garage) take the road down the hill
towards Whitestone and Exeter. Lillybrook is at the foot of the hill on the left.