This stunning country house complete with indoor swimming pool and oak panelled snooker room has come on the market in the village of Chacombe (photo from Rightmove)This stunning country house complete with indoor swimming pool and oak panelled snooker room has come on the market in the village of Chacombe (photo from Rightmove)
This stunning country house complete with indoor swimming pool and oak panelled snooker room has come on the market in the village of Chacombe (photo from Rightmove)

Property focus: Take a look inside this amazing £1.6m house near Banbury formerly owned by a duchess

This photo gallery is part of a regular column that focuses on stunning houses for sale in the Banbury area

Fancy a house with an indoor swimming pool?

This amazing country home - The Grange - is set on over half an an acre of walled gardens.

It is situated in the village of Chacombe just outside Banbury near Middleton Cheney.

The house in Banbury Road, Chacombe, has six bedrooms and six bathrooms with an overall area of 6,135 sq ft (including indoor swimming pool area).

The country home formerly owned by a duchess includes its own indoor heated pool with changing rooms and designated snooker room.

According to the listing by the Hamptons estate agents (Banbury), In 1938, the property was purchased by Gladys Deacon, the then Duchess of Marlborough following her departure from Blenheim Palace and her separation from the 9th Duke. She spent her last years living happily behind the stone walls of The Grange. She was well known for the borrowing of books for her private library and had a library extension built onto the lounge.

It has a guide price of £1,650,000 and is on the market with the Hamptons Sales estate agents, 44 Market Place, Banbury, OX16 8NW. To contact them, call 01925 987032.

Or click here to the view property online: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88326997#/

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