House, Whitestone, Exeter, Devon

This property was the former rectory to St Catherine’s Church in Whitstone and has been the setting for several films. The property is an historic Grade II* Georgial house with early medieval origins as a priests dwelling. A fine tithe barn of medieval timber construction (Listed as an Ancient Monument) and extensive ranges of barns set around cobbled courtyards (some converted to modern offices) complete the picture.

The whole is surrounded by two and a half acres of gardens, copses, wild and cultivated roses, a variety of mature trees and many varieties of climbing shrubs. Bounded by the church and tranquil farmland, the house enjoys complete privacy, just four miles from the centre of Exeter.

The property would divide naturally into a two bedroom medieval wing and a five bedroom Georgian principal dwelling, if required. Georgian and medieval features are intact, including fine fireplaces, inglenooks, Georgian panelling and medieval beams and screens.