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11949PW79 Price €636,000
Beautiful Old Priory, medieval tower and cottage, all with many original features.
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Property Summary
Nestling next to the church the house, tower and separate Cottage offers a total of 10 bedrooms. The property is set in established gardens with 2 swimming pools and sun terraces.
Property Description
Main House with traditional exposed stone walls, oak doors, original stone staircase and fireplaces, bread oven, together with beamed ceilings. Ground Floor Entrance Hall with exposed stone walls and tiled floor Fully fitted kitchen with exposed stone walls and tiled floor 28 square metres Dining room with beamed ceiling, stone walls, tiled floor and original fireplace 16 square metres Lounge with wooden floor, fireplace with wood burner 25 square metres, door through to additional sitting room with exposed stone walls 10 square metres Bathroom off the hall with bath, w.c. and double wash basins Laundry room with plumbing for washing machine, double sink, original Bread Oven and door to small courtyard. Stone Staircase to:- 1st Floor 4 Bedrooms (14,16,18 & 25 square metres) one with en-suite shower room Family Shower room 2nd Floor Large Lounge with wood floor and beamed ceiling, currently used as games and recreation room (40 square metres) 2 Bedrooms (15 & 24 square metres) one en-suite bath, w.c. and washbasin Bathroom with bath, w.c. and washbasin. Original Pammet floor The house benefits from oil fired central heating to the ground and 1st floor and electric heating to the 2nd floor. Cellar (40 square metres) under the house where the water softener and pool equipment is located. Outside Shingle drive and parking area with double gates to road Swimming Pool (4mx8m) with jacuzzi and swim against system Lawned gardens with mature trees and shrubs Double garage (30 square metres) Garage/Store (18 square metres) Medieval tower Ground floor Kitchen with sink and tiled floor (9square metres) Lounge with original Charentaise fireplace and wood burner (22 square metres) Shower room with shower,w.c. and wash basin 2 Bedrooms with original beams (12 & 12 square metres) each reached by a separate spiral staircase The tower has electric heating for winter months Private garden with above ground pool together with separate vehicle entrance. Cottage with private garden, covered terrace and BBQ area. Open plan Lounge dining area with kitchen corner(29 square metres) 2 Bedrooms, one with door to garden (11 & 18 square metres) Shower room with shower, w.c. and wash basin Oil fired central heating
Location in France
Deux-Sevres is the next departement inland from the Vendee and below the Loire, in the region of Poitou Charente in Western France. It is so named because of the two rivers running through it, the Sevre Nantaise in the north and the Sevre Niortaise in the south. The climate is very similar to that of the Mediterranean with long hot summers, although the winters can be very cold with temperatures dropping below freezing during December and January.
Niort, the department capital, was a Roman town which did extremely well under the Plantagenets, who granted the town a charter and built a stronghold, completed by Richard the Lionheart. In the 18th century the town specialized in tanning skins imported from Canada to make chamois leather for gloves, and it is also known for its angelica. More recently Niort has attracted several large mutual insurance companies, which has bolstered its economy and attracted young people to work there.
Bressuire is known for its major cattle markets, and is the centre of some rich and picturesque scenery used for cattle breeding and rearing, and the landscape is similar to that of rural England or the Dordogne! Melle is a green and florally decorated town that hides its origins as a centre for lead and silver mining, as well as minting coins. Melle was on one of the main routes for pilgrims heading for Compostella in Spain. Parthenay, to the north of Niort, was founded in 1020 on an outcrop above the river, and the medieval town has kept its character.
Poitiers and La Rochelle airports provide easy access to the Departement, with Ryanair flights from Stansted. British Airways offer flights from Gatwick to Nantes, a 2-hour drive away. Cross-channel travelers can reach Deux-Sevres within a comfortable 4 hours' drive from Caen and St Malo, or just over 5 hours from Cherbourg.
