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Striking Grade II* Listed Country House and Estate within a glorious setting on the world renowned River Test with land of over 122 acres.DescriptionSituationLongparish House, built in the style of a French château, sits in an elevated position overlooking its gardens and the River Test. Within a conservation area, close to Longparish village and Winchester, with excellent road and rail links to London.Sporting opportunitiesFishing: River Test frontage with 516m of chalk stream fishing.Shooting: Family shoot with four drives; pheasant, wildfowling and deer stalking.Other: Hunting, racing, golf, polo, sailing and further fishing nearby.SchoolingRenowned schools include Winchester, Marlborough, Canford, St Swithun’s, Bedales, Downe House, Twyford and Pilgrims.HistoryDating from the early 1700s, owned by the Hawker family until 1929. Col Peter Hawker wrote Advice to Young Sportsmen. Major Lanoe Hawker vc was a wwi fighter ace. Later owned by the Dawnay family until 1989; occupied by the Bank of England during wwii. Extensively updated since 2019.DescriptionGrand entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, library, study, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakrooms. Lower ground with billiard room, games room, pub and wine store. Principal suite plus 4 further suites and 4 bedrooms. Second floor with 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and kitchen. The Tower provides a self-contained annexe.OutsideTwo gated drives, terraces and lawns to the river with fishing hut and bridge. Rose garden, parterre, orchard, vegetable garden, greenhouse, swimming pool with pool house, and tennis court.The stable and garage courtyardBrick courtyard with 3 stables, tack and feed rooms, 8 heated garages (workshop, ramp, mezzanine), and office suite above.Utility buildingsGrade II Listed Granary, gun/fishing room, workshop, oil tank store, generator store, machinery store.Dairy cottage2 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, bathroom.The chapel2 rooms, kitchen and cloakroom, formerly used for shoot hospitality.1 & 2 cowlease cottagesPair of Grade II Listed thatched cottages, each with 2 bedrooms.LandAbout 122.6 acres: 47 arable, 27 pasture, 35 woodland, remainder gardens and drives. Grazed in hand, cfa to 2026, sfi agreements in place. Two modern barns (5,000 sq ft).Square Footage: 25,242 sq ftAcreage:122 AcresDirectionsFrom M3 J8 take A303, exit Barton Stacey, then Mill Lane. Gates on right after 600m.What3words: ///riverboat.candle.winning | Postcode: SP11 6QEAdditional InfoLocal Authority: Test Valley DC.Fixtures/Fittings: Only those mentioned in the brochure included; others by negotiation.Viewing strictly by appointment with Savills.