Here is a chance to own a piece of local history with the sale of a traditional Cumbrian property steeped in its surroundings.

White Cottage is a superb example of a clay dabbing 17th century Cumbria longhouse, Grade II-listed and retaining original features throughout.

It stands in the delightful hamlet of Longbrugh, just a mile from the sought-after village of Burgh-by-Sands and handy for the Solway Coast.

The home has an entrance hall with beamed display niche. The large sitting room, which is kept cosy with a multi-fuel stove in an inglenook fireplace, has characterful exposed cruck beams, trusses and purlins.

An enclosed staircase rises to the first floor and open steps lead down to the dining room which boasts a period cast-iron fireplace, stripped pine flooring and exposed pine beams.

The fitted kitchen continues the period theme with quarry tiled flooring and exposed brick walls complementing modern cabinets and appliances.

The ground-floor layout is completed by a four-piece bathroom with corner bath and shower cubicle, a double bedroom and a rear hall with feature staircase.

This leads to the two first-floor bedrooms, one with ship-lap boarding to the inner wall, exposed purlins and an en-suite shower room.

The second bedroom is a double and approached from the enclosed sitting room staircase. It has both gable and Velux windows and exposed pine purlins.

Outside White Cottage there is a path to the main front door and additional pathway around the gable end to the back garden.

This features sloping lawns, a paved patio area with ornamental fish pond, shrubs and bushes, a pathway to the kitchen door a double timber gate giving access to a parking area with space for three/four cars.

There is also a detached garage with storage space in the loft and outbuildings.

White Cottage, Longburgh, Burgh-by-Sands, is for sale at £315,000 from Cumbrian Properties, tel. 01228 599940.