2 West View Great Rissington Gloucestershire GL54 2LH

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1 2 West View Great Rissington Gloucestershire GL54 2LH

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4 Step inside 2 West View For many, the village of Great Rissington is the dream location a perfect place to live the Good Life. Not only is it picture-book pretty, with quiet rows of Cotswold stone period cottages arranged along the length of a gently sloping hillside (down at the far end, an ancient church abuts a grand manor house, whilst a Victorian-built primary school sits opposite the traditional Lamb Inn at the top) but it also possesses that most desirable of qualities - a rooted, friendly community where the ancestors of some residents can still be traced back into the mists of time. Then, the majority of villagers worked on the bountiful and beautiful surrounding farmland or as servants to the Big House. Today, there is a greater diversification of employment city bankers and artists rubbing shoulders with musicians, sculptors and physicians - but the newer inhabitants have all embraced equal responsibility for the quality of their community. Swelling church pews on Sundays, cricket at the clubhouse on Fridays, school fetes and street parties in summer, the stuff of English rural idyll is all here for the taking only minutes from the A40 and the mainline train station at Kingham, in the catchment of the most highly regarded state senior school in the country (according to the Times in its latest survey). Situated in one of the most favourable positions in the village is a pair of late nineteenth century, originally two-up-twodown cottages built to accommodate the chauffeur and housekeeper of a neighbouring house. In the 1920s No 2 West View was sold off, bought by a local family and lived in by their daughter for almost seventy years until the house needed comprehensive updating to make it properly habitable. By now an old lady, she reluctantly decided to sell. Her greatest wish was to preserve her home for another local family and her parting request to the grateful current owners, then a young couple who had competed against higher bidders and would have promised pretty much anything to secure their home, was simply not to fell the ancient apple tree in her beloved garden. Twenty years on, much has been done to improve the property the tin bath in front of the Rayburn has long been supplanted by a hot water system fuelled by solar energy, and an extension built to provide a first floor bathroom. The principal accommodation now comprises a kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room and separate dining room with three double bedrooms and bathroom on the floor above - what matters most, however, is not the raft of improvements made to the interior but the position and plot size, which remain the most serendipitous qualities of this lovely property.

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6 Step inside 2 West View From ground and first floor the outlook is breath-taking, a sweeping overview of village and valley, broad skies and distant hills, with a garden long and broad enough to consider not only a further sizeable extension (as the neighbours have done with their half of the pair of cottages) but even to suggest a potential separate plot (subject, of course, to all the usual planning consents). Given the absence of listing, conceivably the cottage could become a home twice its current size. Certainly it is ideally suited for another growing family, the next generation and only the third owners in a century. Simply, don t cut down the apple tree. Great Rissington Great Rissington is generally regarded as one of the more sought after Cotswold hill villages, enjoying an elevated position overlooking the Windrush Valley. The village offers a charming and enduringly popular primary school, a church and a public house. Further facilities and shopping are offered at nearby Bourton on the Water, as well as Stow on the Wold, and the A40 lies approximately 5 miles away, giving access to routes both East and West, as well as, subsequently, to the North and South. Directions Leave the centre of Bourton on the Water via the Rissington Road and upon leaving the village, turn right signposted Great Rissington. Continue into Great Rissington, heading up the hill, then take the first left hand turning. The property will be found on the right hand side, identified by our For Sale board.

7 Agents Notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in imperial with metric equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Copyright 2016 Fine & Country Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. Company Reg. No Registered Office: Harrison & Hardie Limited, High Street, Bourton on the Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 2AN. Printed

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