The Old Rectory
Rectory End Burton Overy Leicestershire LE8 9EW

• The Old Rectory is a charming, Listed Grade II, Queen Anne former Rectory with stunning views over the churchyard of the beautiful St Andrew Church and to the south over open farmland beyond.
• Located on the edge of the popular Leicestershire village of Burton Overy, regarded by many as one of the most sought after locations anywhere within the County. The village offers a delightful blend of properties of genuine character, including Grade II Listed buildings, important village houses and cottages together with local amenities including village hall and public house. Convenient for Leicester, Burton Overy is a working village enjoying a genuine village community so often lacking in locations so convenient to a large city. The A6 Great Glen bypass is located approximately one and a half miles to the south, giving easy access to Leicester city centre to the west with its professional quarters and mainline railway station, and the market town of Market Harborough to the east offering niche shopping and a commuter rail service to London St Pancras in approximately 70 minutes. There are excellent local schools in the state and private sectors of particular note is Leicester Grammar and Stoneygate School both within a five minute drive. Sporting and recreational facilities are abundant in the area with Golf at Kibworth, Glen Gorse and the Leicestershire, hunting with the Fernie, and Rutland Water to the east with watersports, sailing, fishing and scenic walks. The property is historically mentioned in Nikolaus Pevsner’s ‘The Buildings of England, Leicestershire and Rutland’ as a ‘fine H-shaped brick house of c.1710’.
• The Old Rectory boasts elegant red brick elevations under a hipped Swithland slate roof, and well-proportioned accommodation over three storeys with many original features in brief comprising entrance hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, cloakroom, dining kitchen, utility room, cellar, six bedrooms, master with en-suite, two further bathrooms and a playroom/office. Outside the property enjoys well tended gardens and grounds with an outdoor swimming pool and ample garaging. The plot extends in all to bout 0.8 acres.

Entrance Hall
Original elegant oak staircase with turned balusters, fine carved banister and panelling to dado height, understairs cupboard, stone flagged floor.
From the entrance hall an arch leads to a lobby with the original panelled oak door opening to a terrace to the rear of the house.
Drawing Room 4.76m x 4.67m (15'7" x 15'4" )
Open fireplace with cast iron surround, tiled hearth, painted panelled walls, sash windows with shutters, range of built-in bookshelves, oak strip floor, three wall light points.
Sitting Room 4.95m x 4.93m (16'3" x 16'2" )
Open fireplace with carved marble surround, cast iron grate and slate hearth, two wall light points, sash windows with shutters.
Dining Room 4.90m x 4.80m (16'1" x 15'9" )
Open fireplace with painted moulded surround, cast iron grate and slate hearth. From the entrance hall an arch leads to a lobby with the original panelled oak door opening to a terrace to the rear of the house.

Inner Hall/cloakroom
With vanity unit with Caesar stone top, wash hand basin over, WC.
Dining Kitchen 7.5m x 7.08m (24'7" x 23'3" )
Superbly extended to the rear and refitted in a contemporary style by Alexander Lewis with units comprising drawers and cupboards, larder units, integrated oven with hob over set into granite work surfaces, polished Caesar stone preparation surfaces with inset sink unit, integrated dishwasher, four person breakfast bar, two in one gas fired Aga. Walk in pantry with cupboards and stone thrawl. Door to outside and to walled eating area. A further door opens to an inner hall with steps down to a lobby and a door opening to the front of house.

Utility Room
Belfast sink and drainer with cupboard under, oak preparation surfaces with plumbing for washing machine, built-in cupboard housing gas fired boiler, door to garages.
Cellar 3.25m x 2.90m and 3.9m x 2.85m (10'8" x 9'6" and 12'10" x 9'4" )
Comprising two barrel-vaulted compartments with brick floors
Bedroom Three 4.81m x 3.33m (15'9" x 10'11" )
Fireplace with painted cast iron surround and hearth, panelling to dado height, range of built-in bookshelves, two window seats.
Bedroom Two 4.83m x 4.74m (15'10" x 15'7" )
Fireplace with painted cast iron surround and hearth, panelling to dado height, two window seats.
Master Bedroom 4.94m x 3.68m (16'2" x 12'1" )
Fireplace with painted cast iron surround and hearth, panelling to dado height, three window seats

Ensuite Bathroom One
Bath with shower fitting, wash basin, WC.

Bathroom Two
Superbly fitted and including a modern roll top bath, shower enclosure with drench shower, wash hand basin, limestone floor, low voltage halogen downlighters.

Second Floor
The staircase leads from the inner landing up to the second floor landing, airing cupboard with hot water cylinder, gas-fired boiler for second floor heating and hot water.

Bathroom Three
Bath, wash basin, WC, part tiled walls, built-in storage cupboard.
Playroom/Office 5.11m x 4.25m (16'9" x 13'11" )
Bedroom Four 4.95m x 3.35m (16'3" x 11'0" )
Bedroom Five 4.72m x 4.58m (15'6" x 15'0" )
Bedroom Six 4.97m x 3.66m (16'4" x 12'0" )
Garage 1 5.90m x 2.60m (19'4" x 8'6" )
Electrically operated roller door to front, door to rear.
Garage 2 5.9m x 3.05m (19'4" x 10'0" )
Electrically operated roller door to front.

Garden And Grounds
The principal area of garden is to the front of the house. The drive leads from the road past the former Coach House (now converted to form a separate house). The drive leads past the garages to an elegant gravel turning circle around a central grass island with rose bed to the front of the house. Beside the drive are a shrub border and the Boscobel Oak, believed to be grown from an acorn from the original and planted in 1666. Steps lead down through a clipped yew hedge to the main lawn beyond. This is dominated by splendid mature Oak, Wellingtonia and Sycamores on its boundary, and leads down to clipped Privet and Laurel hedges on two sides. A mature shrub border forms the third side, along with circular rose beds, back planted with a young Hornbeam hedge. Beyond this lies a gravel path leading along a mellow brick wall under a rose pergola to the swimming pool area beyond. This includes the pool and changing room, pump room and day room with fitted kitchen area with mature shrubs adding to its privacy. Beyond the swimming pool is an area of vegetable garden and orchard.
To the rear of the house is a paved terrace leading up to a low brick wall with a pedestrian gate to the adjoining churchyard. This elevation of the house is clad with Cotoneaster and climbing Hydrangea. Steps lead down to a lower level with a gate to a storage area. Wrought iron gates on either side of the house lead to the front and main gardens.

Directions
Leave the A6 at the Great Glen roundabout and follow signs into Great Glen. At the T-junction turn right and follow the road for about a mile. Turn left, signed to Burton Overy and follow the road into the village. Continue up Main Street and on the sharp right hand bend do not bear right, carry straight on, and turn left after the church into Rectory End. The drive to the rectory will be found, on the left immediately after the church.

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