A GRADE II LISTED FORMER RECTORY WITH SEPARATE COACH HOUSE paxton place, high street, great paxton, , pe19 6rg

A GRADE II LISTED FORMER RECTORY WITH SEPARATE COACH HOUSE paxton place, high street, great paxton, st neots, cambridgeshire pe19 6rg Reception hall u drawing room u sitting room u dining room u officeu kitchen/breakfast room u utility room u cloaks/WC u master bedroom with dressing room & en suite bathroom u guest bedroom with en suite bathroom u 4 further bedrooms u family bathrooms u separate w.c. u separate coach house providing office accommodation and first floor 2 bedroom flat with sitting room u outbuildings providing garaging and storage u outdoor heated swimming pool u pool house with changing facilities u all-weather floodlit hard tennis court.

Access A1: 2 miles, St Neots station 3 miles (serving King’s Cross from 43 minutes), Cambridge 18 miles, Bedford 17 miles, Kimbolton 10 miles.

Situation Paxton Place is situated at the northern end of the village on the other side of the road from the parish church of the Holy Trinity. There are good local facilities in the village including a public house. More comprehensive facilities including a Waitrose and Marks & Spencer’s and shopping for everyday needs are available in St Neots. There are local schools for all ages in the area including a primary school in the village. High quality independent schools are available in the high tech University City of Cambridge 18 miles to the east together with the Harpur Trust schools at Bedford 17 miles and Kimbolton 10 miles away. For the commuter there are fast train services available from nearby St Neots train station taking from 43 minutes into ’s Kings Cross. The A1 is 2 miles distant leading south to the M25 and London and north to the A14, M1 & M6.

Description Paxton Place is a substantial former rectory dating back to 1843. The house is constructed of Cambridgeshire brick under a slated roof and has been in the same private ownership for nearly 40 years since being sold by the Church Commissioners in 1951. The current owners have carried out a great deal of improvement work over the years, including installing a heated swimming pool and an all-weather tennis court together with creating a beautifully landscaped garden which now provides a wonderful setting for the house. The accommodation extends to 4,507 sq ft and has many features bathroom. There is a guest bedroom with en suite bathroom in addition typical of the early Victorian era including high ceilings, double hung together with four further bedrooms and a family bathroom. sash windows with working shutters and open fireplaces. In addition to the main house there are useful outbuildings, a pool house and The accommodation is shown in greater detail in the attached floor a former coach house which has been used by the present owner plans. as an office at ground floor level with a residential flat at first floor. Of particular note internally is the kitchen/breakfast room which has Outside a hand made solid Ash kitchen, a four oven Aga and a large top lit Wrought iron gates open onto a shingled drive which winds its way breakfast area with a deep bay and French doors which lead out onto up to the house, outbuildings and the double garage and encircles a a large paved terrace. The drawing room is well proportioned with an lawned area. Here there are neatly clipped box topiary hedging which open fireplace and a deep bay facing due south with fitted window surround rose beds and around the outside of these are a complete seat and a set of French doors leading out into the garden. There are circle of pleached lime trees. The gardens are a particular feature of separate sitting and dining rooms and, at the centre of the house, is the property, laid out over a number of years to provide all year round a galleried reception hall with stone flagged floor. At first floor level interest, colour and formal and informal areas. A wide expanse of lawn the master bedroom has both dressing room and a recently refitted to the south of the house is bisected by a large herbaceous border stocked with a wide variety of colourful plants. To the side of the Services: Mains water, electricity & drainage. Mains gas is available in Directions southern spur of the drive is a row of mature chestnut trees under- the main road outside the property. From London proceed north along the A1 and take the second turning planted with spring flowering bulbs and daffodils which lead up to the to St Neots, also signposted to . Continue through the well wired floodlit all weather tennis court. Beyond the herbaceous Local Authority: Huntingdon District Council village passing over the River Ouse and turn left at the traffic lights. border is a further area of lawn to the south of which is a small orchard At the next roundabout take the turning to Great Paxton and then Outgoings: Council Tax Band G Amount payable £2,570 2014/15. enclosed by beech hedging. The swimming pool is also enclosed continue through the village and the property will be seen on the right within mature hedging providing a sun trap by the pool and pool house hand side opposite the Church. which also benefits from a large terrace. Along the eastern boundary are mature poplar trees and to the south of the tennis court a small vegetable garden. In all 1.85 acres floorplans Bedroom N 4.78 x 2.16m Gross internal area (approx): 15'8" x 7'1" Main House 418.7 sq m / 4507 sq ft Bedroom / Reception Room Down Annexe 115 sq m / 1238 sq ft 5.16 x 2.84m 16'11" x 9'4" Bedroom Garage & Outbuilding 117.1 sq m / 1261 sq ft 3.45 x 2.87m 11'4" x 9'5" Summer House Old Garage 5.18 x 3.68m 6.17 x 4.27m 17' x 12'1" 20'3" x 14' Changing Room

Garage 6.86 x 5.64m Bedroom 5 22'6" x 18'6" 4.24 x3.61m Garden Store 4.32 x 3.68m 13'11" x 11'10" Up 14'2" x 12'1" Office Office Kitchen 5.11 x 4.83m 5.13 x 3.23m 3.48 x 2.39m 16'9" x 15'10" 16'10" x 10'7" 11'5" x 7'10"

Bedroom 4 Office 4.17 x 3.81m 4.52 x 3.10m 13'8" x 12'6" 14'10" x 10'2"

Kitchen / Breakfast Room Luggage 8.41 x 4.42m Room 27'7" x 14'6" Bedroom 3 4.42 x 4.04m Up Utility 14'6" x 13'3" 3.12 x 2.90m Cellar 10'3" x 9'6" Drawing Room 2.90 x 2.64m 6.07 x 4.60m 9'6" x 8'8" 19'11" x 15'1"

Down Down Dressing Room 3.63 x 2.11m Up 11'11" x 6'11"

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Dining Room Master Bedroom Sitting Room Bedroom 2 5.00 x 4.22m 5.23 x 5.03m 5.18 x 3.38m 5.21 x 4.39m 16'5" x 13'10" 17'2" x 16'6" Reception Hall 17' x 11'1" 17'1" x 14'5" Bedroom 6 4.01 x 3.43m 4.04 x 3.48m 13'2" x 11'3" 13'3" x 11'5"

Energy Efficiency Rating

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