Rose Villa Farmhouse, Brigstock

Oundle 7 miles, Market Harborough 10 miles (HST to London St Pancras), Kettering 10 miles (HST to London St Pancras).
(All distances approximate)

Situation
Brigstock is a thriving and historically interesting village, the origins of which are believed to date back to Saxon times. There are remains of a 10th century tower at the Parish Church and the village is referred to in the Doomsday Book. During the Middle Ages Brigstock was an important administrative centre for Rockingham Forest and was granted a market Charter in 1426.

Today Brigstock offers a good range of facilities including a number of shops and businesses, a medical centre, two public houses, a primary school, a Cricket Club and Country Park just outside the village. A more extensive range of facilities are available in the Georgian Market Town of Oundle which offers many family run shops, businesses and restaurants, set around a traditional marketplace.

Communications to the area are excellent with easy access to A14 connecting to the west with M1, M6 and to the east to A1 Great North Road. Mainline high speed rail links are provided to London St Pancras via Kettering or Wellingborough and to London Euston from Northampton. International airports are within easy reach at East Midlands, Birmingham, Stansted and Luton.

Education in the region is well catered for with primary schooling in the village and secondary at Thrapston, Oundle and Corby. Within easy driving distance are the highly regarded public schools at Oundle, Wellingborough, Oakham, Uppingham, Stamford and Kimbolton.

The Property
Dating back over 200 years, Rose Villa Farmhouse is a striking and handsome six-bedroom family home of stone under a tile roof.

On stepping into the entrance hall, with Buscot limestone flooring, a series of doors lead off to the extensive accommodation. The light filled formal dining room with feature stone fireplace and engineered timber floor benefits from a south facing bay window overlooking the formal gardens. The sitting room provides a cosy retreat having stone fireplace and log burner with book shelving to either side, the south facing bay window faces the formal garden.

A welcoming snug with stone fireplace and log burner provides an additional relaxation area having the benefit of a concealed television. Steps up to a well-equipped boot room with Wychwood fitted units and central island, providing an array of varied storage, there is also a useful door to the rear.

Off the inner hall there is a utility room, cloakroom, further boot/cloak room with storage and gun room. Steps lead up to the central feature of the home the superb spacious and light filled breakfast/dining/kitchen. Double opening south facing bay doors provide a focal point for a superb living and entertainment space. An extensive range of Wychwood fitted floor and wall mounted units are complemented by the marble topped large central island, there is an electric Heritage range cooker, floor to ceiling pantry cupboard and ample work surfaces. The entire space has a Buscot limestone floor with an array of sofas and log burner.

Rising to the first floor from the stairs is a dog legged landing providing access to the bedrooms. The spacious principal suite is light and airy with views over the garden, it is complimented with a dressing room and ensuite bathroom with separate bath and shower. There are five further bedrooms, four of which are double bedrooms and one single bedroom all sharing a family bathroom.

To the rear of the home is a separate two-bedroom annexe, currently used for business purposes, benefitting from stone floor, underfloor heating, a potential kitchen living area, bathroom office/study.

Outside
An impressive, gravelled driveway leads to the home flanked by lawns and Portuguese laurel trees opening into a large gravel turning circle offering ample parking. The lawned garden is framed to one side by an impressive beech hedge and stone wall with a Crown pavilion summer house overlooking the lawned garden. Following the gravelled driveway south leads to a detached double garage, beyond this is an impressive stable block with ample gravel and hard standing for vehicle parking giving access to the paddock land currently grazing three horses.

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

Services
None of the services have been tested by the agents.

Local Authority
North Northamptonshire Council

Council Tax Band
Council Tax Band E

EPC Rating
EPC Rating D

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