4 bed detached house for sale

Godstone Road, Lingfield, Surrey RH7

A distinguished and historically interesting Grade II* Listed timber framed house dating from the 14th century and is reputedly one of the oldest houses in Lingfield

Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Cloakroom, Four Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, Second Floor Attic Bedroom, Double Garage with Home Office to the Rear & Gym to Side, Free Standing Conservatory, Beautiful Well-Maintained Formal Gardens, In all about 0.40 acres.

The Old House is situated about half a mile from the very pretty village medieval village of Lingfield located approximately half way between London and the south coast. The village boasts a timber framed Tudor style church and numerous architectural examples from the Tudor period. Notably a punishment cage, built in 1773 and last used in 1882 to hold a poacher. Home to the famous Lingfield race course, the village has a rich sporting history. One of the world's oldest cricket clubs originates from here, with the first recorded match being against London on 18th June 1739. Lingfield F.C play regularly at The Sports Pavilion and Lingfield Park Golf Course is a regular haunt for many in the district. The village has social events, clubs and societies such as the Lingfield and Dormansland Rifle Club which caters for a wide variety of competition shooters and the Lingfield Silver Band - a traditional village brass band. There are a variety of local shops, public houses and restaurants. Bus services cover destinations such as Caterham, Oxted, Redhill, Crawley and East Grinstead with mainline trains to London Victoria and London Bridge stations in just under the hour. The village is ideally situated for access to the M23 and M25 motorways with Gatwick and Heathrow airports at 12 and 44 miles respectively.