A beautiful Grade II listed six bedroom family home with swimming pool orangery and tennis court in a sought-after rural setting.Originally a farmhouse dating from the mid to late 17th century and subsequently converted into two cottages in the 19th century before being returned to use as a single residence in the early 1960s, Old Chegs is a handsome Flemish bond brick and part tile-hung family home offering almost 3,400 square feet of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged in an L-shaped configuration over three floors. The property presents a wealth of retained character features including leaded glazing, exposed strut, wall and ceiling beams and some original fireplaces. The ground floor accommodation flows from a gabled porch and welcoming reception hall with wooden flooring, feature fireplace with woodburning stove and useful cloakroom and includes a large sitting room with feature brick open fireplace, a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base units, a Navy Blue four-oven Aga, modern integrated appliances and a walk-in larder and a generous family room/study with exposed wooden flooring and a neighbouring fitted utility room with second larder and door to a laundry room. Stairs rise from the reception hall to the first floor on which much of the original 17th century structure is exposed. The Large landing offers a generous office area and gives access to all bedrooms to a large principal bedroom with window seating, walk-in wardrobe and spacious en suite bathroom, three further generous bedrooms, one with window seating and all with built-in storage, and a contemporary family shower room. Accessible over the main staircase made of original quarter-log baulks, a rare survival, and a separate second staircase, the vaulted second floor houses the property's two remaining double bedrooms and a central playroom.This property has 1.47 acres of land.OutsideThe property is approached through double wooden gates over a Yorkstone paved driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the integral garage/storage. Extending to some 1.47 Acres, the well maintained garden surrounding the property is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by wellstocked flower and shrub beds and features numerous seating areas, a bespoke children's play area, an enclosed all-weather tennis court, a vegetable garden and small orchard with stone-built outbuilding comprising a garden/tool store and Alitex greenhouse, a second garden store and an extensive wraparound paved terrace with a glass-roofed Pergola, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, together with a Swimming pool orangerie in need of refurbishment with a further york stoned paved terrace/patio.