“One of the finest Tudor style homes in the area” is on the market having formerly been home to a US president’s family.

Savills is now advertising The Pale Farm, thought to be the oldest house in Chipperfield, to potential buyers with a £2.25 million guide price.

Located in The Street, it has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen/family room, dining room/drawing room, study, cellar, and a reception hall in the main building. An annex contains another two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a living room and there is also an outbuilding with a barn, garage, and workshop.

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Steven Spencer, head of office at Savills Rickmansworth, described the home as “surely one of the finest Tudor style homes in the area”, adding that it has “so much history”.

He said: "Dating back in part to the 16th century, the property is steeped in history and has a wealth of period features including an imposing square chimney above the inglenook fireplace, oak internal doors and exposed timbers."

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The property includes around half an acre of gardens.

The Grade II* listed farmhouse was owned by miller and brewer Thomas Carter in the 16th century, before his family migrated to the USA.

(Image: Savills) Plans were apparently in the works at one time for his descendent, President Jimmy Carter, to visit his family’s former home, but this never came together.

It was later owned by the Blackwell family, of the Crosse and Blackwell food company.

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