Cleatham Villa, Cleatham, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21

A fine Grade II listed period house with extensive accommodation and a wealth of character features, set in beautiful gardens and surrounded by rolling countryside.

Description

Cleatham Villa is an impressive country house with Grade II listed status, set in a rural position approx. 1.7 miles from the village of Kirton in Lindsey. The property dates from the early 19th century and features impressive limestone and red brick elevations, while inside there is more than 5,000 square feet of elegant accommodation with sash windows, ceiling cornicing, original fireplaces and various other character details.

There are six comfortable, flexible reception rooms on the ground floor, including the generous, approx. 25ft drawing room with its dual aspect, wooden flooring and original Victorian brick-built fireplace. There is also a comfortable sitting room in which to relax, a formal dining room, a useful home office and an orangery with French doors opening on to the gardens. Adjoining the kitchen there is a breakfast room for informal dining, while the kitchen itself has bespoke modern wooden units to base and wall level, a central island and a range recessed into the brick-built fireplace. The utility room provides additional ground-floor storage and space for appliances, while the basement offers further storage, including a wine cellar.

Upstairs, the galleried landing leads to six well-presented double bedrooms. These include the principal bedroom with its stunning en suite bathroom, which has a central roll-top bathtub, a large shower unit and built-in wardrobes. One further bedroom has an en suite shower room, while the first floor also has a family bathroom.

The house is set back from the road along a tree-lined driveway, which opens out into a gravel parking area in front of the house, with the driveway leading to further parking at the side, as well as access to the double garage and garden store. Attached to the house is an enclosed courtyard with potting shed, log store and boiler room housing an ETA wood pellet boiler with automatic feed from adjacent store. There are beautiful landscaped gardens surrounding the house, including patio areas for al fresco dining, rolling lawns, border hedgerows, mature trees and flowerbeds filled with colourful perennials and established shrubs. The grounds also include a tennis court, enclosed by chain link fencing.

Location

The property lies in a rural setting between the villages of Scotter, Messingham and Kirton in Lindsey, surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside and approx. 11.8 miles northeast of the bustling town of Gainsborough.

Kirton in Lindsey approx. 1.7 miles away, provides several everyday amenities, including local shops, a pub, a café, and both a primary school and secondary school, while Scotter approx. 2.7 miles, also offers several facilities. Meanwhile, Gainsborough offers access to a wider choice of high street shops and large supermarkets, as well as a choice of primary and secondary schooling, including The Queen Elizabeth’s High School and the independent Castles Education. Gainsborough leisure facilities include West Lindsey Leisure Centre, Thonock Park golf club and walking and cycling routes along the River Trent.

The area is well connected by road, with the A15 providing routes towards Lincoln, Scunthorpe and the M180. Rail services are available from Gainsborough Central station and Gainsborough Lea Road.

Disclaimer: All distances and journey times are approximate.

Square Footage: 6,322 sq ft


Acreage: 1.05 Acres

Directions

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Additional Info

Grade II listed

Mains Water

Electricity

Private Drainage

Central Heating - Biomass

Local Authority: North Lincolnshire Council

Photographs taken June 2025.

A right of way will be granted to the purchaser in order for them to access the boiler and oil tank at the rear of the property, shown brown on the site plan.

The seller will install a new water supply to Cleatham Villa, to split the current water supply from the Farm.