Fieldgate Lane, Ugley Green, Nr Bishops Stortford, CM22

Fieldgate Farmhouse is situated in a secluded position at the end of a minor country lane and probably dates back to the late 16th Century or early 17th Century. The house is Grade II Listed, considered to be of architectural and historical merit. The oldest part of the house is traditionally constructed with a timber frame and plastered, pargetted and weather boarded elevations under a peg tiled roof. More recently, the has been sympathetically extended, incorporating an adjoining timber framed barn which provides well appointed, flexible and generous accommodation. The barn was originally designed as an annexe and could provide independent accommodation if required.

The majority of the original features of the house have been retained and there is much character with exposed timbers and open fireplaces. The current owners have been generous custodians of this fine house and have maintained and updated the fixtures and fittings, most recently the bath and shower rooms.

The accommodation includes a reception hall and cloakroom, drawing room with working fire and double doors to rear terrace, sitting room with impressive inglenook, integrated kitchen with a central island and a selection of wooden and granite worktops and an oil fired Aga. In addition, there is a breakfast room, utility room, a dining room which has double doors to the gardens and second terrace and a study with fitted shelving.

To the left of the entrance hall there is an annexe, which has bright accommodation including a kitchen/living room with double doors to the terrace. On the ground floor there is a utility, bedroom and shower room and staircase to a mezzanine bedroom on the first floor.

From the hall there is a staircase to the first floor landing which leads to the master bedroom which has fitted wardrobes, an en suite bathroom and walk in wardrobe. There are four further good size bedrooms, a Jack and Jill bathroom to bedroom two and an additional shower room.

Outside, the property is approached along a tarmacadam road through a double five bar gate which leads to an extensive gravelled area and to the double garage and double cart lodge with EV charging point and a storage area. The front garden is laid to lawn and enclosed by a white picket fencing, there is a terrace and attractive planting. The main gardens lie behind the house and are fairly easily maintained, laid to lawn with shrubs and trees, a further paved terrace and access to a hard tennis court and a meadow. There is a variety of fruit trees planted by the current owners including pear, apple, quince, cherry and walnut. The grounds are private and not overlooked and have no rights of Way across them.

A first class family home with fine grounds.

Ugley Green is a small village some four miles to the north of Bishop’s Stortford, a market town which offers a wide range of shopping, educational and recreational amenities, together with a main line station to London’s Liverpool Street (approx 35 minutes). Access to the M11 motorway can be gained on the outskirts of Bishop’s Stortford (junction 8) some five miles distant, providing road access to London, the M25, Cambridge and the Midlands. Elsenham village is about one mile distant and has a primary school, village shop and main line station (Liverpool Street approx 40 minutes).