The quintessence of English countryside living, Compton End in Hampshire has a Grade II* listing and a 1930s Arts and Crafts-style garden that features on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Located in the village of Compton, near Winchester,  the original 17th-century thatched cottage has an oak frame, brick infill, and shapely roof that doubled in size a century later to make room for additional living and sleeping rooms. Its 19th-century owner – Winchester architect GH Kitchin – expanded it again, adding the storybook gardens.

The original interiors are a throwback. The formal entrance leads into a small hall retrofitted with a guest loo and a reception room with a bressummer beam overhead and an inglenook fireplace. Another fireplace is fitted with a modern gas-fired stove. The kitchen, with its wood floors and overhead beams, has been updated with granite worktops, an electric Aga and a generous walk-in pantry.

Beyond, a converted outbuilding houses the dining area and utility room, leading to a bright, windowed garden room. Rooms flow easily into one another, with little need for corridors.

Of the four upstairs bedrooms, one has an en suite shower room. A family bathroom lies between the other rooms. The large attic and basement wine cellar provide ample storage space.

Within the grounds—one-and-a-third acres in all—are a restored 17th-century Grade II-listed barn, a renovated pink summerhouse, pond, croquet lawn, and vegetable garden. Yew hedges segment several areas into ‘rooms,’ with an informal wild space among them.

Winchester and its magnificent cathedral are three miles away, and Shawford station is an 18-minute walk.

The Hampshire property is on sale with Inigo for £1.9m.

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