8 bedroom house

Handsome Georgian property set in lovely gardens


Description

Milton House is a delightful Grade II listed Georgian country home dating back to 1771 and earlier, built principally of Northamptonshire ironstone under a slated roof. Beautifully proportioned, it is typical of its period with a five bay façade and front door with Tuscan columns and broken pediment. The house was illustrated in Clark’s 100 houses of Northamptonshire and is mentioned in Pevsner’s Buildings of England – Northamptonshire.

The house, gateways and surrounding brick or stone garden walls have been subject of a significant programme of conservation and restoration and considerable expenditure over the last 25 years of ownership. Some further refurbishment and redecoration is now required to fully restore the glory of this impressive property filled with period features including open fire places, sash windows and shutters and attractive principal staircase.

Milton House offers extremely spacious and well-proportioned reception rooms, ideal for entertaining. In particular, the sitting room and drawing room with their notable high ceilings, both of which have triple aspect to the front and side of the garden. There is a traditional kitchen with a 5 ring hob Rangemaster, an Aga and a scullery/ pantry to the side. The house also benefits from a three room cellar.

This house would certainly be of appeal to families with plenty of space for formal and informal entertaining. For the everyday coming and going of a family, there is also a spacious inner hall and cloakroom, ideal for children, dogs, coats, boots, etc.

To the back of the property is secondary, ground floor accommodation offering great potential and versatility. For example, as a granny annexe, useful guest wing, or it could even be adapted to provide an income stream as a rental with its self-containment. It has its own separate kitchen area, a spacious double bedroom, a sitting room with traditional exposed stone walling and log burner. It has its own access via French doors to the terrace and garden, offering lots of privacy.

Upstairs you are drawn in by the impressive staircase and landing with access to four spacious bedrooms all of which have plenty of storage. The principal bedroom also has an en suite. There is also an impressive family bathroom with free standing bath and shower, and there is also a secondary, separate toilet. The fifth bedroom on this floor is currently used as a single bedroom with a connecting door in-between the adjoining bedroom, making it ideal for a dressing room or nursery.

On the second floor in the attic, There are a further three bedrooms, all of good size and another family bathroom. There is an extra room which would be ideal for a home office, and there are several extra storage cupboards.

Milton House can be approached by two driveways. Both are gravelled, one by a beautiful, imposing tree lined entrance and the other by a more accessible route. There is extensive parking and just across from the property entrance is a triple garage.

The gardens lies principally to the west and south of the house and is laid mostly to lawn with a terrace tucked away to the side of the property. In all approximately 0.97 acres. The garden is well protected and enclosed by brick and stone walling and hedging. There are mature shrubs and trees sprinkled throughout. There is considerable privacy and it is has great potential for some additional landscaping.

Location

Milton House is located in the popular village setting of Milton Malsor, positioned in the countryside of Northamptonshire, south west of Northampton and north west of Towcester. It faces almost due south with views over old parkland and fields beyond Rectory Lane.

Local amenities in the village include a village shop, a public house and restaurant, and a primary school, the Parish church of the Holy Cross and Milton Malsor Baptist chapel. In the neighbouring village of Blisworth there is also a post office and doctor’s surgery.

The near market town of Towcester provides for additional everyday requirements with a range of boutique shops, banks, leisure centre and Waitrose, Aldi and Tesco supermarkets. Milton Keynes and Northampton also offer a more extensive selection of shopping and leisure facilities.

Communication is excellent with M1 (J15) approximately 3.5 miles, J15a approximately 4 miles when heading north and J16 approximately 6 miles. The A43 dual carriageway (approximately 1.8 miles) links to the M40 (J10). Mainline train services run from Milton Keynes to London/Euston in approximately 35 mins peak time.

Independent schools in the area include:- Winchester House Prep (Brackley), Bilton Grange Prep (Dunchurch), Northampton Independent Grammar School (Pitsford), Northampton High (girls), Thornton College (girls), Stowe, Rugby, Bedford and Oundle, Oakham and Uppingham public schools.

Sporting and recreational facilities include motor racing at Silverstone; golf at Northampton Country Course (Chapel Brampton), Harlestone, Collingtree, and golf course, spa and hotel complex at the neighbouring village of Whittlebury; fine dining at Tudor Fawsley Hall and spa, rugby at Northampton (The Saints); theatre at Milton Keynes and Northampton.





Acreage: 0.97 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Banbury