Tixall, Stafford

Tixall House – One of Staffordshire Finest Properties

Tixall House sits at the centre of the Village of Tixall, one of the premier villages of Staffordshire on the edge of the Cannock Chase AONB and adjacent to the National Trust Shugborough Estate. Whilst in open country it is in close proximity to Stafford and on its favoured Eastern side and benefits from superb connectivity. The award winning Canalside Farm Shop & Café is less than 2 miles away at the edge of Great Haywood. There are an excellent range of state and private schools available locally including Yarlet, Repton, Denstone and Stafford Grammar School.

Tixall House is an immensely elegant and practical country house with charm and well balanced formal and informal rooms. It is surrounded by extremely attractive gardens and grounds. The house was historically part of the Shrewsbury Estate and has been in the current family ownership continuously for close to one hundred years. The house was in this time the property of the Managing Director of Stafford’s largest employer of the last century, Lotus shoes. The beautiful swimming pool garden was made famous by its inclusion by Patrick Lord Lichfield in his Unipart Calendar of 1982. The garden remains as it was at the time of the photograph.

In all respects it is the consummate country house and in an enviably convenient location. Large enough to hold a family but equally at ease with lower levels of occupation thanks to the charming cottage architecture that manages to offer intimate spaces that become grand and spacious when needed. The gardens of approximately five acres, are mostly laid to lawn, specimen trees and hedges and designed specifically for low maintenance needs.

Main description
An impressive reception hall provides a welcome introduction to this wonderful property with an attractive fireplace with log burner and stairs gracefully rising to the first-floor gallery landing. To the left a large sitting room again with open fire and beyond this, double doors to an exceptional drawing room which is light and airy courtesy of the many windows and two sets of French style doors. To the other side of the reception hall, a door leads to the formal dining room which has period panelled walls and fireplace. A rear lobby leads to a cloakroom and study. The dining kitchen features an Aga. Beyond the kitchen there is a spacious boot room which in turn gives access to a utility and pantry and with two external doors, one to the dining terrace and the other to the carport.

On the first floor, there are six double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is en-suite and has a separate dressing room. The five further bedrooms are serviced by three bathrooms. In addition, there is a particularly spacious L-shaped gym, which has French style doors to a balcony and the benefit of a further bathroom. This area could easily be converted to additional bedroom accommodation if required.

Outside
There are two gated driveways leading to the house and the gravelled areas surrounding the house are capable of parking numerous vehicles. A detached two-storey coach house comprises on the ground floor three garages and a large workshop. External stairs give access to the spacious studio above and a further side entrance allows access to a ground floor shower room and kitchenette and a spiral staircase leading to the first floor studio.

The total site area extends to approximately 5 acres and has wonderful, mature parkland style gardens, alongside more formal lawned areas with well stocked borders, part of which has brick and stone walls. To the west of the property lies a private swimming pool and an 18th Century timber and brick-built pool house. There are also very pleasant sun terraces ideal for dining and seating.

Location
Tixall is a truly delightful, exclusive and picturesque village situated on the edge of Cannock Chase, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This together with the National Trust Shugborough Estate collectively provides wonderful opportunities to cycle, trek and walk. Whilst the location is idyllic, it is also conveniently situated for the county town centre of Stafford, which is approximately 4 miles away and boasts a mainline intercity railway station with regular services operating to London Euston, some of which take only approximately 1 hour 20 minutes. A second mainline railway station can be found 7 miles away at Rugeley Trent Valley. Junction 13 of the M6 is around 6.5 miles away and provides direct access into the national motorway network and M6 toll. Within the general Staffordshire area, there are an excellent range of state and private schools including Repton, Denstone and Stafford Grammer School.

Agents notes
The property is Grade II Listed.
The property is situated within a conservation area.
There is spray foam insulation in the loft.
The house experienced flooding some years ago.
Our clients are not selling all of the land in their ownership as per the current Land Registry.
The plan contained within these details is for guidance only and a new plan will have to be created for submission to Land Registry.
There are rights, covenants and easements and a copy of the Land Registry is available upon request.
Drainage is to a septic tank which is shared with two cottages and the outfall is onto neighbouring farmland.
Trees will be subject to Tree Preservation Orders.
The Promap is an approximate plan and a new and more precise plan will need to be drawn for land registry purposes.

Tenure: Freehold (purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the tenure via their legal representative).
Property construction: Traditional
Parking: Driveway & garaging
Electricity supply: Mains
Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Septic tank
Heating: Oil & LPG
(Purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to their suitability).
Broadband type: Fibre – See Ofcom link for speed: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/
Mobile signal/coverage: See Ofcom link https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/
Local Authority/Tax Band: Stafford Borough Council / Tax Band H
Useful Websites: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Our Ref: JGA/17062026

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