8 Bed Detached House, Church Lane, RG23

The Old Rectory, Church Lane is a 8 bedroom freehold detached house spread over 4725 square feet of excellent accommodation over three levels set in a delightful private position in the popular village of Worting, opposite the church of St Thomas of Canterbury.

The Grade II listed elegant Old Rectory is believed to date from the 18/19th centuries. It has an interesting history believed to have been visited by Jane Austen. The house was occupied at the time by the Rev Blackstone and his wife and they are known to have visited Jane and her family many times at their home in nearby Steventon.

• 8 bedrooms
• fireplaces at the reception rooms and some bedrooms
• electric wrought iron gates
• ample double garage with electric up/over doors with workshop/store over
• Indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi with separate shower room and WC
• built-in BBQ area for summer dining
• landscaped walled gardens to the front and rear
• coy carp pond and fountain in the centre of the garden

• attractive and spacious drawing room with a Regency curve, similar to that in nearby Worting House
• main reception room with ornate cornicing and original shatters
• reception hall/sitting room with Tuscan pillared entrance and an open fire
• dining room with ornate cornicing and a ceiling rose, a cast iron fireplace with a glazed china cabinet to the side.  Doors open to the terrace.
• kitchen with a two oven gas fired Aga, plus a standard built in ceramic hob and oven, a walk-in larder and separate pantry which houses a water softener
• family breakfast room which has doors to the terrace and gardens
• utility room
• glass conservatory
• a cloakroom
• a three roomed cellar
• a study with an extensive range of shelving

• master bedroom with a Regency curve has a walk in wardrobe and en suite
• three further bedrooms and a fifth bedroom or children's den which a delightful split level room 
• large family bathroom with a roll top bath, shower, WC and basin

• three bedrooms with fitted cupboards, a bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin
• maid's sewing room