BLETCHINGDON PARK

BLETCHINGDON • OXFORDSHIRE
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BLETCHINGDON • OXFORDSHIRE

A classic Georgian house in a perfect parkland setting

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact.
Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.
 Reception hall • Library/study • Drawing room • Sitting room • Saloon • Dining room • Kitchen
Cloakroom • Staircase hall

Master bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite bathroom

4 further bedroom suites with en suite bathrooms • Further guest bedroom and family bathroom
Second floor bedroom with en suite bathroom • 2 further second floor bedrooms and bathroom • 2 staff flats

Garden floor with garden room • Playroom/billiard room • Gym with spa pool and sauna
Changing rooms with showers • Domestic offices including laundry and cleaner’s room • Wine cellar and stores
Boiler and plant rooms

2 bedroom lodge cottage • 3 bedroom cottage • Walled garden with summer house and tennis court
Arable land and paddocks • Parkland, woodland, lakes, outdoor swimming pool, estate yard

In all about 126.69 acres

History
Bletchingdon is an ancient Manor which, at the time of the Domesday
Survey in 1086, belonged to Robert D’Oilly. A previous house, which
stood on the site of the current building, played an important part in
the Civil War and was fortified for the King, considered to be one of the
out-lying defences of Oxford. The house was fortified by the supporters
of King Charles I and was attacked in 1645 by Cromwell’s forces, after his
success at Islip Bridge had driven the fugitives there.

The house standing today is a magnificent Grade II* Listed Palladian

villa, based upon an earlier house, which was virtually re-built in 1782
by the distinguished architect James Lewis, for Lord Valentia. His family
owned the estate until the middle of the 20th century when the estate
was then bought by Lord Astor, and then Lord Rotherwick. The current
owner bought the house in 1993. The house has been completely
refurbished throughout, using the well known builders Symm.

There have been relatively few owners of the Manor since Robert D’Oilly
at the time of the Domesday Survey, including the Damory Family (210
years). Roger Damory married Elizabeth de Burgh, King Edward II’s niece.
The Poure family occupied the house for 260 years and the Coghill family
for 100 years. Sir Thomas Coghill was High Sherriff of Oxford and Faith
Coghill married Sir Christopher Wren. They lived in the manor house,
holding the Lordship of the Manor until 1716 when John Coghill conveyed
the estate to Lord Valentia.
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The house is constructed of limestone ashlar with a welsh slate
mansard roof and moulded stone chimney ashlar stacks. It was
was constructed in the mid Georgian style and has a semicircular
flight of steps to the pedimented portico with Corinthian columns
and wrought iron railings.

The accommodation is well laid out with all the reception rooms flowing
gracefully around the property. The principal rooms are of a classic
grand proportion with high ceilings and the key features include
stone flagged and oak boarded floors, extensive decorative dentilled
cornicing, architraves and panelled doors throughout. There is a range of
intricately detailed fireplaces with the hall fireplace having an Olympian
plasterwork scene above it. The library/study has a fine Adam style
fireplace with urns, fitted bookshelves and an outlook over the driveway.
The drawing room has a similar fireplace to the library/study, along with
panelled walls and a frieze with scrolled laurel and wreath decoration.
The Adam style plasterwork ceiling has garlands and fans, and this
decoration continues through into the sitting room.
The saloon, to the rear of the house, has three sets of glass doors
opening out onto the rear portico, with steps down to the gardens.
The dining room has three large sash windows with a balcony offering
far reaching views to the north east, across the gardens and grounds,
marble pillars and panelled walls along with a late 18th century grate
on the fireplace. To the rear of the dining room is the fully fitted kitchen.
The staircase hall has a cantilevered staircase with 20th century scroll
wrought iron balustrade and Adam style plasterwork to the walls and
ceilings and a light dome above.

The garden floor offers further reception space with the garden room,
used as an entertainment room having doors leading onto the paved
garden terrace, playroom/billiard room, fitness room with spa pool,
sauna, changing rooms and showers.

There are also private office rooms, a wine cellar and further domestic
offices as well as boiler and plant rooms.

There is extensive bedroom accommodation on the first floor, with the

master bedroom suite comprising a dressing room and large en suite
bathroom. A door also connects through to a second suite with en suite
bathroom and bedroom. There are three more bedroom suites on this
floor, a further bedroom and separate family bathroom.

On the second floor, further bedroom accommodation provides

a bedroom with an en suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and a
separate bathroom. This floor also comprises two staff flats, one with
three bedrooms and the other with one bedroom. These flats can be
self contained and comprise their own separate kitchens.
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Dining Room
11.02 x 6.29 Cloak Room
36'2" x 20'8" 5.88 x 5.71
19'3" x 18'9"

Kitchen/
Breakfast Room
6.97 x 5.87
22'10" x 19'3"

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Staircase Hall
6.10 x 6.03
20'0" x 19'9"
Reception Hall
9.00 x 6.58 In
Saloon 29'6" x 21'7"
9.15 x 6.53
30'0" x 21'5"

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Sitting Room Drawing Room

6.76 x 6.05 10.42 x 6.24 Library/ Study
22'2" x 19'10" 34'2" x 20'6" 7.40 x 6.44
24'3" x 21'2"

Ground Floor

Office
5.81 x 4.72
19'1" x 15'6" Wine Cellar
Kitchen
7.81 x 3.60
3.39 x 3.11 Office
25'7" x 11'10"
Up 11'1" x 10'2" 10.06 x 6.06
33'0" x 19'11"

Store Room Laundry Room Cleaners Room

2.85 x 2.84 Store Room
2.84 x 2.53 3.63 x 2.83 4.33 x 2.75
9'4" x 9'4" 3.51 x 3.13
9'4" x 8'4" 11'11" x 9'3" 14'2" x 9'0"
11'6" x 10'3"

Hall Cellar Store

Boiler Room Store

Store Changing
2.91 x 2.88
Room Room
9'7" x 9'5"

Up

Sauna
Approximate Gross Internal Area:

Games Room Family Room

Fitness Room
7.10 x 6.40 Cellar
House: 2286 sq.mts. / 24607 sq.ft.
6.65 x 6.24 9.64 x 6.10 23'4" x 21'0" 6.76 x 2.94
31'7" x 20'0"
21'10" x 20'6"
Jacuzzi
22'2" x 9'8"
The Bothy: 152 sq.mts. / 1636 sq.ft.
Bath
Bothy Garage: 51 sq.mts. / 549 sq.ft.
The Lodge: 92 sq.mts. / 990 sq.ft.

Lower Ground Floor

 Bedroom
5.22 x 4.52
Bedroom 17'2" x 14'10" Bedroom
6.01 x 5.50
6.39 x 4.39
19'9" x 18'1"
Dn 21'0" x 14'5"

Bedroom Bedroom
5.35 x 3.78 4.34 x 3.28
17'7" x 12'5" 14'3" x 10'9"

Roof Light

Kitchen
4.37 x 3.38 Bedroom2
Kitchen/ 14'4" x 11'1" 3.81 x 3.11
Breakfast Room 12'6'' x 10'2''
6.84 x 5.51 Sitting Room
22'5" x 18'1"
5.94 x 3.91 Conservatory
Bedroom1 19'6'' x 12'10'' 5.43 x 2.96
Store 3.79 x 3.79 17'10'' x 9'9''
Dn 12'5'' x 12'5'' Kitchen
4.33 x 2.33
14'2'' x 7'8''

The Lodge
Living Room
Staff/ Guest Living Room 6.50 x 5.73 Staff/ Guest
Flat 6.20 x 5.44 Bedroom Bedroom 21'4" x 18'10" Flat
20'4" x 17'10" 5.14 x 4.68 5.20 x 4.71
16'10" x 15'4" 17'1" x 15'5"

Sitting Room Bedroom2 Bedroom1

6.14 x 4.36 4.62 x 4.14 4.63 x 3.96
20'2'' x 14'4'' 15'2'' x 13'7'' 15'2'' x 13'0''
Second Floor
Hall Utility Garden
Room Store

Kitchen/
BreakfastRoom
6.14 x 3.47
20'2'' x 11'5''
Garage
6.20 x 6.03
20'4'' x 19'9''

The Bothy

Bedroom3
3.65 x 3.61
Bedroom
7.17 x 6.17
12'0'' x 11'10'' Bothy Garage
23'6" x 20'3" Bedroom
7.55 x 6.11
24'9" x 20'1"

Up Kitchen Linen

Dn
Bedroom
6.53 x 5.87 Bedroom
21'5" x 19'3" 5.37 x 4.85
17'7" x 15'11"

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Bedroom
7.10 x 6.38 Dressing Room Master Bedroom
23'4" x 20'11" 5.14 x 4.86 7.53 x 6.55
16'10" x 15'11" 24'8" x 21'6"

First Floor
Gardens and Grounds
Few houses enjoy such a spectacular setting as Bletchingdon Park - a
sweeping drive approaches the house through parkland which leads
up to a gravelled turning area to the front and parking to the side.
Vistas over large areas of immaculate lawns include far reaching
views to the Chilterns beyond. The garden is planted with a variety of
trees, including beech, oak, chestnut, large pines and wellingtonia.
The immediate formal gardens at Bletchingdon Park include par terre
box hedge gardens with gravel paths to the rear of the property and
stone balustrading with wide steps down to lawns. From the side of
the house, also accessed directly from the garden floor, is a paved
south west facing terrace.

A ha-ha sweeps around the principal part of the grounds, allowing

uninterrupted views across the parkland. Within the house grounds
is an outdoor swimming pool and on the edge of the woodlands is a
stone built circular pump house with conical thatched roof, as well
as an Ice House, both built in the early 19th century. Slightly further
afield from the house is an Ice Well, also believed to date from the
early 19th century with its domed roof and stone steps leading down
to the water level.

There is also a walled garden which is accessed from the walkway

from the village to the church and provides lawned areas, par terre
gardens, summer house (with electricity and water), former swimming
pool now used as a fish pond, and a hard tennis court.

The parkland is interspersed with mature trees and to the north of this
parkland is a lake, with fountain, which is one of a string of pools, two
of which are within the woodland adjoining. The park and house are
well protected by areas of mixed woodland with walks and
glades throughout.

To the south east of the house is a post and rail grass paddock,
adjacent to the estate yard which has a small agricultural building,
used for storing machinery.
Oxfordshire
Bletchingdon Park is situated on the edge of the sought after village of The area is renowned for its schooling, with Oxford schools including
Bletchingdon, in a prime Oxfordshire location. There is a village green Headington, St Edwards and The Dragon School. Others in the area
in the centre of the village with a primary school and public house to include Stowe, Tudor Hall, Bloxham, Cothill and Radley College.
either side. Bletchingdon Park has its own gates to the village church
Bletchingdon Park is surrounded by recreational and sporting
from its grounds.
opportunities, with footpaths and bridleways providing excellent
The estate is well located for excellent communications, with the walking and horse riding, golf at Kirtlington, racing at Newbury and
A34 providing access to the M40 (giving access to London and Towcester, and hunting with the Bicester with Whaddon Chase.
Birmingham), A40, Oxford and Newbury. Trains from Bicester provide
a fast rail service into London Marylebone taking around 57 minutes.
• Woodstock 5 miles • Central London 68 miles
Heathrow and Birmingham airports are within easy reach and private
• Bicester 7.5 miles (London Marylebone 57 minutes)
planes can be landed at nearby Oxford airport.
• Oxford 8.5 miles (Distances and time approximate)
 A5 Royston
A421
Banbury A422 A43
Broadway
M40 Brackley
Milton M1
Morton-in-Marsh
Buckingham Keynes Arlesey

M5
Chipping
A429 Norton Buntingford
Leighton A6 A10
Buzzard A5 Hitchin A1(M)
A44
Cheltenham Bicester
Luton
Bletchingdon A41 Dunstable
Stevenage
Park A418 A602
A40 Woodstock

M40 Aylesbury
B4070 Burford Kidlington
Hemel M1
Witney
A429 A40 Hempstead
A414
Carterton Oxford A413
A417
St Albans A406
Cirencester
M25 A1(M) Waltham
Abby
A433 A420 M25
Abingdon High Watford
A419 Farringdon
A34
Wycombe
M25 M1
Wallingford
Didcot M40
Wantage
A1
Swindon A40
M4 A34 Maidenhead
Islington

Services Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way

Bletchingdon Park, The Lodge and The Bothy all have mains gas, The property is offered for sale subject to and with the benefits of
electricity, water and private drainage. any rights of way, either public or private, all easements, wayleaves
and other rights of way whether they are specifically referred to or
Local Authority not. There are public footpaths which cross the estate. For more
Cherwell District Council Tel: 01295 227 001 information contact the sellers’ agents.

Planning and Listing Viewings

The property is sold subject to any development plans, tree preservation
orders, monument orders, town planning schedules or resolutions which
may be or may come into force. Bletchingdon Park is Grade II* Listed,
whilst the Pump House, Ice House and Ice Well are Grade II Listed.
Fixtures and Fittings
All such items regarded as fixtures and fittings are excluded from
the sale. These include curtains, light fittings, garden statuary and
ornaments, machinery and equipment, although some may be
available to a buyer by separate negotiation.
Viewings are strictly by appointment through the vendor’s agents,
Knight Frank LLP.
Directions (Post code: OX5 3DW)
From the M40, Junction 9, proceed along the A34 signposted to
Oxford and Newbury. After around 2.5 miles, take the exit signposted
B4027 and proceed towards Bletchingdon. On entering the village
you will come to the triangular village green on the right hand side,
immediately after which you will see The Lodge and entrance drive to
Bletchingdon Park.
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