Claybrooke Grange, Claybrooke Magna

Lutterworth 5 miles
Rugby 10.5 miles (with HST to London Euston)
Market Harborough 18 miles (with HST to St Pancras International)
Leicester 14 miles (with HST to St Pancras International)
(All distances approximate)

The Situation

Claybrooke Magna is an attractive village surrounded by scenic countryside with many footpaths and bridleways in close vicinity. The village’s name means ‘brook with clayey soil’.
Claybrooke Magna with Claybrooke Parva were listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being within the wapentake of Guthlaxton, which centuries later was referred to as a hundred. The manor was managed by a local lord named Fulco, who was subordinate to the tenant-in-chief, the wise and powerful Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester.

The attractive town of Market Harborough, set some 18 miles to the east, provides a good range of local shopping, leisure, and business activities. Leicester and Rugby are both approximately 11 miles away to the north and south respectively, providing extensive commercial and leisure facilities.

Communications in the area are excellent with a mainline train station available from Leicester reaching London, St Pancras in an hour and from Rugby to London Euston in just under an hour. The M69 motorway is accessible at Junction 2, accessing the M1 at Junction 21 and at Junction 19 the A14, M6 and M1 connect. International air travel is available at East Midlands Airport, Birmingham and Luton.

A number of schools are available in the locality with local state schools include Hallbrook and Orchard CE primary schools in Broughton Astley, and Ullesthorpe CE primary school. Preparatory education is at Bilton Grange, Crescent School and Stoneygate. Secondary and private schooling is available at Lutterworth, Leicester, Rugby, Princethorpe and Uppingham. Sporting and leisure are also well catered for, with racing at Nottingham, Southwell, Leicester, Warwick and Towcester; golf courses at Lutterworth, Leicester, Hinckley and Ullesthorpe.

The Property

Claybrooke Grange is a magnificent, detached family residence which incorporates an original farmhouse with later additions dating to 1926. Having been in the hands of the same family for some forty years, the house represents an excellent opportunity for the discerning purchaser to create an exceptional, edge of village home. Many of the original features remain, including high ceilings, deep skirtings, and working fires.

Requiring refurbishment, the property is set over three floors: the attractive accommodation has pleasing proportions, large leaded windows, detailed cornicing and traditional features retained to the principal rooms, and a beautiful rear hallway flooded with natural light. The ground floor accommodation is spacious, yet comfortable, with the principal rooms predominantly found to the rear of the house, capturing the views of the impressive grounds and beyond. The drawing room exemplifies many of the many of the original charms, and is known as the ‘Adam’ Room, has a south-westerly aspect, filled with light with an open fireplace and large leaded windows, overlooking the rear garden.

From the rear hallway the sitting room is accessed, and an arched doorway leads through to the formal dining room, also looking over the gardens. The kitchen is currently fitted with a range of units and appliances and accesses a fabulous larder fitted with original cabinetry. Elsewhere to the ground floor is a large utility/ boot room, a pantry, large bathroom and plant room. From the central hall stairs rise to the first floor, to a wide landing and corridor, off which there are three bedrooms, a dressing room, three bathrooms and a second back staircase leading down to the rear hall.

On the upper floor are four further bedrooms and a large ensuite bathroom.

Outside

Claybrooke Grange offers driveway parking for several vehicles with space to erect garaging (subject to the necessary consents) if required.. The significant gardens wrap around the rear of the property and span the width of the house and beyond. They are primarily laid to lawn with mature specimen trees to the boundaries creating a peaceful setting with open views towards the paddock land. At the back of the house is a large terrace with steps leading down to the main lawn.

A further double timber gate leads through to a substantial courtyard off which are nine stables, outbuildings with attic space, garaging, and a tack room. The stables provide the opportunity to convert, subject to the necessary consents. The paddocks are divided by post and rail fencing and a fox covert is planted with a selection of mature trees and hedges. In all, the grounds and gardens extend to approximately 16 acres.

Viewing

The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West. Tel: .

Council Tax Band

Band - H

Services

None of the have been tested by the agents.

Local Authority
Harborough District Council

EPC Rating

G

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