Mill Road, West Chiltington, West Chiltington, RH20

Full description

Mawkins is a stunning house dating back to the 17th century with later additions in the 1930's to give the property some Arts and Craft character with further addtions in the 1950's. The original house is of timber-framed construction with the extensions being brick and stone; the present custodians have made significant improvements whilst retaining the original features and character.

To the front of the property is the original 17th century part with a dining room and sitting room, which was originally two rooms, both with beamed ceilings; the dining room has original brick floor and the sitting room a polished oak floor and inglenook fireplace and door to garden. Off the sitting room is the study and library. The kitchen having been tastefully updated to provide a range of fitted floor and wall cupboards, Rangemaster cooker, dishwasher and the advantage of a pantry overlooks the beautiful rear garden. Completing the ground floor accommodation is the entrance hall with adjoining cloakroom.

On the first floor there are four double bedrooms and the main bathroom which has been refurbished and a separate cloakroom. The principal bedroom suite has a dressing area and en-suite bathroom.

Situation

A beautiful 17th Century house, formally a yeoman's farmhouse, in conservation area with stunning gardens.

Outside

To the front there is driveway parking for several vehicles and a double garage. In the rear garden there are various outbuildings which house laundry room, store room and boiler / tool room. The garden house with pitched tiled roof and eyebrow windows to tie in with the main house is a lovely feature of the property and provides an ideal room with power and heat for working from home; there is an open bay room for garden storage or dining. The beautiful cottage gardens have an extensive lawned area, attractive flower beds with an abundance of plant and shrubs and an impressive selction of roses providing a plethera of colour. At the end of the garden there is a vegetable plot, greenhouse and there is access to the adjoining cricket pitch and croquet lawns so you can saunter out on an afternoon and watch a few overs.

Location

West Chiltington is an attractive and thriving village and has so much on offer, including a busy village hall, tennis club, croquet club, cricket club, a post office and local shop in the old village along with the historic St Mary's Church which dates back to the 12th Century and also the village junior school, along with another parade of shops offering a village store and post office, butchers, hairdressers and beauty salon. The surrounding villages of Pulborough and Storrington offer various supermarkets and a range of independent shops. There are numerous walks near the local vineyards and onto various watering holes or an abundance of public footpaths. Rail links to London Victoria and London Bridge and the South Coast are in the neighbouring village of Pulborough.

The area around provides a wide range of sporting and recreational facilities with West Sussex Golf Club and other golf clubs further afield at Cowdray Park and Goodwood. Of special note is the RSPB nature reserve at Wiggonholt Brooks. The area has rugby, bowls and cricket clubs, and there are leisure centres at Storrington and Billingshurst. There is gliding at nearby Parham, theatres at Chichester, Horsham and Worthing and sailing centres all along the coast.

Hallway

Cloakroom

Kitchen

Dining Room

Sitting Room

Study

Library

Landing

Bedroom 1

En-Suite Bathroom

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 4

Bathroom

Garden

Garden House

Double Garage

Parking