Modern house live up to its traditional name

Large rooms and expansive lawns are familiar features in vicarages, harking back to the days when the vicarage frequently took on the role of village meeting place, with the lawns seeing fetes and afternoon teas in the summer.

Even though a property called The Old Vicarage at West Overton, to the west of Marlborough, is in fact only 10 years old it still has the large rooms, generous reception space, and fantastic gardens that might be expected of a house bearing such a name.

Perhaps the most magnificent room is the drawing room, entered through double doors from the imposing entrance hall and with a bay window looking over the gardens to the west and French doors opening onto a terrace and lawns to the south and west that have wonderful open views as a backdrop.

The dining room also looks out to the south and adjoins the large kitchen / breakfast room, an ideal, practical, and well-equipped room that will delight any home maker. French doors from the breakfast area open into the southerly area of the garden.

A study allows useful working space, again with a westerly outlook, and is next to a family room of a useful size.

Five first floor bedrooms, all with a southerly or westerly outlook, are on the first floor, each with a door opening off the large galleried landing. The master bedroom has an en-suite with corner bath and shower and from it a door leads through to another bedroom which could form an ample nursery or dressing area. There is a second bathroom with shower and an en-suite with shower serving one of the other bedrooms.

The Old Vicarage stands on its own in an elevated position above West Overton with two five bar gates from the lane giving access to a large parking area in front of the attached double garage. Well stocked flower borders and mature trees are features of the expansive gardens, as well as an ornamental pond.

With a guide price of £1.4 million, The Old Vicarage is for sale through the Marlborough office of Dreweatt Neate. For more details visit dnproperty.co.uk.