It’s all grist to the former mill and granary
0 Comments | Western Morning News, The, Aug 28, 2010
Tucked away in a beautiful wooded valley at the end of a no- through lane, Owlacombe Mill is half a mile from the village of Roborough, near Winkleigh.
A former corn mill and granary, it combines an impressive principal dwelling with some attractive character features, an adjoining one-bedroom cottage and an adjoining single-storey former piggery with planning permission to create a two-bedroom holiday cottage.
It is believed the property is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and therefore parts date back hundreds of years.
There are exposed beams in the hall, cloakroom/wc and study, while the 23ft dual-aspect lounge has modern oak flooring and a period inglenook fireplace with bread oven and multi-fuel stove.
L-shaped and open plan, the dining kitchen is triple aspect and has a range of fitted units in oak, granite worktops, central island with hob, and integral appliances including fridge, dishwasher and microwave/conventional oven.
Off the first-floor landing are two bedrooms, one with an en- suite bathroom which has a door to the inner landing.
In here there is a bathroom with both bath and shower cubicle as well as an exposed cruck beam.
Off the landing is the main bedroom – triple aspect and with fitted cupboards – an airing cupboard and a utility room off the rear entrance.
The Old Granary has a kitchenette, living room, and a spiral staircase to the bedroom, which has en-suite shower room and a balcony with storage beneath.
In the grounds are a parking area, open-fronted outbuilding, hardstand, stable block with tack room and a courtyard with a lean- to store.
A narrow garden at the front borders the mill leat, and there is both a private water supply and private drainage system.
A delightful mill stream flows along the front of the house, and the grounds of around five acres combining pasture and woodland are a natural haven for wildlife.
Owlacombe Mill has a guide of Pounds 575,000 through the Okehampton office of Mansbridge & Balment (01837 52371).. Log on to primelocation.com to view hundreds of homes for sale LOCATION: Winkleigh ACCOMMODATION: Three bedrooms, dining kitchen, lounge study; one-bedroom granary OUTSIDE: Piggery, parking, gardens, stream, pasture, woodland, ponds, stables, about 5.0 acres in all PRICE: Pounds 575,000 AGENT: Mansbridge & Balment (01837 52371)