The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Slapton, , NN12 8PG

A former rectory of 18 th Ground Floor A small entrance lobby from the front door century origin, set in a opens to a hall with a stone flagged floor and quiet position on the stairs to the first floor. Door to a cloakroom with WC. village edge The drawing room has an open fireplace with The Property a gas log effect grate and double French doors The Old Rectory is built of limestone, opening to the garden to the west. Adjacent is ironstone and brick with a tiled roof. The the sitting room, also with an open fireplace th house appears to date back to the 18 century and French doors to the garden. with both 19 th century and 21 st century extensions. The house was extensively The study, also reached from the hall, is west refurbished about fifteen years ago at which facing and has a small Victorian fireplace. The time the dining/garden room with bedroom kitchen/breakfast room beyond has an oil fired above, utility room, back hall and double four oven Aga and a range of fitted cupboards . garage were built. There is a walk-in larder cupboard.

The house offers comfortable family A short passage from the kitchen leads to the accommodation over its two floors with the west facing garden/dining room, which has a potential to create a sixth bedroom out of the lofty ceiling, a secondary staircase to the first second floor loft. Most of the rooms face west floor and double French doors opening to the over a lovely garden with open pastureland terrace and garden to the west. beyond. There is a large rear hall with doors to the Features drive, the garden and into the integral double • Extended former rectory garage.

• Quiet edge of village position • Westerly views over garden and pastureland First Floor • Hall and cloakroom The principal bedroom is west facing and has a Victorian fireplace and an en suite • Four reception rooms bathroom. Adjacent is a single bedroom/ • Farmhouse style kitchen with Aga dressing room. There are three further double • Back hall and utility room bedrooms, the furthest of which has another • Five bedrooms with three bathrooms en suite bathroom. There is a large family bathroom. • Loft room/potential 6 th bedroom

• Attached double garage and outbuildings Second Floor • Charming west facing garden Stairs from the landing rise to a loft room , potentially a sixth bedroom. About 0.24 of a hectare (0.59 of an acre)

Outside The approach to the house from Church Lane is to a walled entrance courtyard with gravelled parking and turning area for a good number of cars. There are herbaceous and shrub borders and a lawn that flanks the drive. The majority of the garden is to the west of the house with a terrace, expansive lawn and well planted herbaceous borders. The garden wraps around the house to the north and leads to the outbuildings, which include two small stores, a log store and a larger store barn or potential studio.

Location Slapton is a small rural village set in pretty and unspoilt countryside to the west of Towcester. The village has a church, Saint Botolph’s, dating from the 13 th century. The neighbouring village of Blakesley has a public house, well-regarded pr imary school, playing field with hard tennis court, football and cricket pitches and a village shop.

Towcester is the local shopping town and has supermarkets including Tesco, Waitrose and Aldi, local shops, leisure centre with swimming pool and restaurants. Major towns within easy reach include , , Oxford and . Leisure facilities in the area include horse racing and greyhound racing at Towcester, motor racing at and several local golf courses. There are excellent private schools locally.

• Northampton 14 miles • Milton Keynes 17 miles (Trains to Euston) 35 minutes • Towcester 5 miles • Oxford 35 miles • London 74 miles (Distances/time approximate)

Directions (NN12 8PG) From Northampton and the M1 (Junction 15a) take the A43 south west in the direction of Towcester and Oxford. On the edge of Towcester, proceed straight ahead at the junction and roundabout with the A5. At the next roundabout, beside McDonald’s, turn right signed to and . Proceed about two miles and at a crossroads turn right signed to Blakesley. Take the next left turn to Slapton. In the village, take the first right hand turn into Church Lane. The Old Rectory is found at the end of this cul de sac.

Property Information Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. There is no gas in the village. An oil fired boiler provides central heating and hot water. The Aga is also oil fired. The house has an intruder alarm system.

Local Authority: Council Tel: 01327 322 322

Council Tax Band: 'G'

Tenure: Freehold

Viewing: Only by appointment with Jackson -Stops & Staff – Tel: 01604 632 991

September 2015

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