The Old Rectory

Stoke Lacy

Herefordshire

Agent: Knight Frank

Offers: £499,950

Call: 01432 273087

The Old Rectory is situated opposite the church in the small village of Stoke Lacy, surrounded by open fields, orchards and hop yards in a beautiful part of East

Herefordshire.

The village has a busy pub (and brewery) and a village hall. The nearest town is Bromyard just four miles away which caters for everyday needs with supermarkets, doctor's surgery, post office, leisure centre and library. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the nearby cities of Hereford and Worcester.

There is excellent schooling from both the private and state sectors including The Royal Grammar School and Kings School in Worcester, The Cathedral School in Hereford, renowned prep schools in Colwall, and the Malvern Colleges. Trains run from Malvern stations direct to Birmingham and London and motorway access is via junction seven of the M5 just 18 miles away.

Thought to date from the mid-18th century the house was extended and remodelled in 1884. The Old rectory is a semi-detached house sharing part of its driveway with the neighbouring property.

The main reception rooms are all beautifully proportioned with large sash windows and high ceilings. There are original flag stone floors, a magnificent stone staircase and other period details including fine chimney pieces and decorative plasterwork.

The kitchen/breakfast room is the largest room in the house at over 26 feet long. It has double doors opening to the garden and is a fabulous large living space.

There are four large double bedrooms, with one family bathroom on the first floor. There is ample scope for creating en suite bathrooms.

An "in and out" driveway leads to a gravel parking and turning area at the front of the house. There is also vehicular access at the far end of the garden.

The garden occupies an area of over two acres in the heart of the village and features some magnificent specimen trees including yew, copper beech and wellingtonia.

The main garden area is laid to lawn with shrub borders and is bounded on one side by a stone wall and on the others by mature beech and native hedges.