A beautiful Grade II listed period home in the heart of Bishops Waltham is up for sale for £1.6 million. 

Characterful Lime House, which has Georgian origins and dates back to 1760, is in a prime position on popular St Peters Street and has delightful gardens of 0.35 acres. 

The impressive property boasts a generous reception hall, which links to all the ground floor living areas, and four generous bedrooms. 

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Four great reception rooms include a sitting room with central fireplace and bay window overlooking the garden, a lovely dining room for formal entertaining and a study. 

The magnificent oak framed family room with its vaulted glazed rooflight and corner log burner is a fabulous living space next door to the farmhouse style kitchen with Aga. There is a walk in pantry and separate utility room. 

The gardens include a terraced area and summer house, and there's a tandem garage and drive with parking for several vehicles.

(Image: Savills) Giles Muddle, of agents Savills, said: "This is a fantastic family home with delightful gardens – superbly positioned within one of Bishop Waltham’s prime roads, with excellent access to local amenities."

Lime House is situated at the end of a charming, little known, no-through street, next to St. Peters church in the centre of this thriving medieval small country town which has several restaurants, pubs, cafes and shops, a fresh fish shop, a butcher and greengrocer, a post office and doctors' surgery.

Bishops Waltham lies to the southern end of the Meon Valley surrounded by beautiful countryside on the edge of the South Downs national park.

(Image: Savills) It is around ten miles from the cities of Southampton and Winchester, with Portsmouth 15 miles away. 

The M3 and M27 motorway networks are within easy reach and Botley station, with its frequent direct service to London Waterloo in 90 minutes, is within four miles. Southampton International Airport is 11 miles away. 

There are excellent schools, leisure and sporting activities nearby, including Marwell Zoo, a vineyard and working mill. 

(Image: Savills) The Pilgrim’s Trail, a 155 mile trail medieval route from the shrine of St Swithun at Winchester Cathedral to St Michael in Normandy, weaves its way through the town.