The Limes | Swinford | Leicestershire | LE17 6BN

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The Limes Swinford | Leicestershire | LE17 6BN

THE LIMES The Limes is an impressive Georgian home with later Victorian editions, quite rightly listed Grade II, as one of the signature homes in this popular Leicestershire village. The property has three storeys of accommodation including six bedrooms and four bathrooms, whilst the ground floor has an impressive array of large reception rooms including study, a large drawing room with bay window overlooking the garden, formal dining room, ground floor shower room, refitted kitchen/breakfast room and laundry room. The property has a separate building which has planning permission for B1 usage (office use) a first floor games room, a small indoor swimming pool and off road parking for several vehicles.

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The property has a large panelled entrance door that leads to a welcoming entrance hall with an attractive staircase leading to the first floor. The hallway is L shaped and leads to the principal reception rooms including the study which has an attractive original marble fireplace with tiled hearth and tiled cheeks whilst a large sash window overlooks the village green and recreation ground beyond. This room has a stripped floor and cornicing to ceiling as well as a Georgian panelled door.

The ground floor shower room has been refitted with a large shower cubicle with sliding door, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. The formal dining room again situated at the front of the building, has an impressive fireplace with marble surround and tiled hearth, cornicing and a sash window to the front aspect. The hallway leads to the delightful drawing room which was part of a later Victorian extension and offers an opulent feel with a high ceiling, attractive ceiling cornicing and high level skirting boards. There are two sash windows to the front aspect overlooking the village green and bay windows to the rear aspect offering attractive views of the garden and Village church.

Seller Insight The oldest part of the property dates back to 1760, with the Victorian extension added in around 1870, the owners still retain the historic deeds. The home has housed leading members of the village community as it is at the heart of the village next to the church.

The home has many attractive features, including an indoor swimming pool, games room and spectacular drawing room; with its beautiful proportions, chandelier and large bay windows overlooking the garden.

The enclosed garden is completely private and not overlooked; an oasis away from the hustle and bustle. The property also lends itself to the seasonal changes; the views of the flowers in spring, the heated pool in the Summer, the red leaves of the Virginia Creeper that provide a glorious frontage to the house in Autumn, and the cosy drawing room in the Winter.

Situated in the peaceful nucleated village of Swinford means that the next owner can enjoy village life whilst still being connected to the wider surrounding towns. There are several local amenities, including a welcoming pub and village hall. The Limes is also conveniently located, being only three miles from the M1 and four miles from the M6. Both giving access to the A14. The A5 is three miles away. Rugby is six miles away and has good rail services, including 50 minutes to London Euston and 40 minutes to Birmingham.

There are two impressive double bedrooms to the front aspect. The master bedroom offers significant proportions and has two sash windows taking in the open views to the front, an original marble fireplace with tiled hearth as well as a Georgian door and Georgian architraves. Adjacent to this a large four piece bathroom with corner shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and roll top bath with claw feet and telephone style attachment as well as a low level WC. There is also a feature fireplace with cast iron surround.

Bedroom two is across the landing with a sash window to the front, feature fireplace and access to an en suite which houses an enclosed shower cubicle, bidet, wash basin and low level WC with a sash window to the rear.

The refitted kitchen/breakfast room again has large sash windows to the rear and side aspect overlooking the gardens.

The kitchen has an impressive granite island unit, a variety of matching base and wall mounted units and a one and a half bowl sink and drainer, a range cooker and extractor hood whilst the tiled floor leads to a large pantry. There is an attractive, stained glass picture window overlooking the hall way and window to the rear. The door at the far end of the kitchen leads to the laundry room which houses the oil fired central heating boiler and has plumbing for an automatic washing machine and the rear stairs leading to the first floor.

The landing has an archway that leads through to the secondary landing which has a large airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder and linen shelves. There are windows overlooking the garden and a door that leads to bedroom three which has delightful views of the rear garden and access to an en suite bathroom. The third bedroom has a degree of self containment with the rear staircase providing access to it. Across the landing there is a study, again with views of the rear garden. Given the proximity of the laundry room on the ground floor these two rooms could make a perfect annexe or teenager suite. The laundry room could be used as a second kitchen providing for this purpose.

On the top floor, there are three further double rooms with bedroom four having a window to the front aspect, a door then leads to a further landing area which has access to a large bathroom with his and hers wash hand basins, panelled bath and low level WC together with feature fireplace. Bedroom five, another double room also has a window to the front aspect, whilst the sixth bedroom offers exposed beams and a sash window to the front.

Across the lawn is the indoor swimming pool area which is approx 5 metres in length and adjacent to this there is a large tool shed which houses the boiler and pump.

Parking, Gardens, Sauna & Indoor Pool The property occupies a corner position on the Rugby Road and Chapel Street close to the village hall and local church. The rear garden is walled with several trees along the boundary to Chapel Street.

There is parking for at least three vehicles, with an electric gate providing access.To the right of the parking area are several raised vegetable plots dissected by paved pathways, a block paved path together with a timber pergola leads to the block paved patio and terraced lawn.The pathway continues along several well stocked flower borders to a small rear yard and further outbuildings and swimming pool.

Across the lawn is the indoor swimming pool area which is approx 5 metres in length and adjacent to this there is a large tool shed which houses the boiler and pump.

RUGBY Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, on the River Avon. The town is the second largest town in the county; 13 miles (21 km) east of Coventry, on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The town is credited with being the birthplace of rugby football.

Rugby is most famous for the invention of rugby football, which is played throughout the world. The invention of the game is credited to William Webb Ellis whilst breaking the existing rules of a football match played in 1823 at Rugby School.

Rugby School is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious public schools, and was the setting of Thomas Hughes’s semiautobiographical masterpiece Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

LUTTERWORTH At the southern most tip of Leicestershire, Lutterworth is an attractive market town which has twice made its mark on world history. In the Fourteenth Century John Wycliffe made his pioneering translation of the Bible whilst serving as Rector of Lutterworth and, more than five hundred years later, Sir Frank Whittle developed the jet engine at the Ladywood Works off Leicester Road.

Although situated in the very centre of Roman England, within walking distance of the intersection of the Fosse Way and Watling Street at High Cross, it seems likely that Lutterworth was first settled by the Anglo-Saxons.The name “Lutter’s Vordig” means Luther’s Farm and the original settlement was probably on or near the site of Lutterworth lies on the A426 Leicester– Rugby road, adjacent to the M1 motorway at junction 20. It is also located within a few miles of the M6 motorway and A5 trunk road. The town once had a station on the Great Central Railway; however, since its closure the nearest railway station is now at Rugby. A southern bypass, the A4303, was opened in 1999, providing a route for traffic from the M1 to the A5 to avoid Lutterworth town centre.

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Boiler Room 4.06 x 2.56 13'3" x 8'4"

Store 4.06 x 3.61 13'3" x 11'10"

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Office 3.91 x 6.22 12'9" x 20'4"

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Bedroom 4 4.70 x 4.00 15'5" x 13'1"

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Games Room 3.91 x 9.72 12'9" x 31'10"

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Directions From Rugby town centre take the A426 (Leicester Road) and go across 4 roundabouts, until you reach the Junction for the A5 (London to Holyhead Road). Go across the roundabout signposted toward Shawell and head down Gibbet Lane. In less than half a mile you enter the village of Shawell, continue on the same road which becomes Swinford Road for 2 miles until you reach Swinford. Turn right at Lutterworth Road, then right gain at Chapel Street.

The Limes can be found at the end of the road on the left hand side facing the village green on Rugby Road.

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Store 4.06 x 3.61 13'3" x 11'10"

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Games Room 3.91 x 9.72 12'9" x 31'10"

Bedroom 5 4.70 x 3.69 15'5" x 12'1"

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Bedroom 6 4.70 x 3.16 15'5" x 10'4"

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Up Study 4.45 x 3.84 14'7" x 12'7"

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Dining Room 4.45 x 3.84 14'7" x 12'7"

Drawing Room 6.80 x 6.99 22'3" x 22'11"

Bedroom 2 4.70 x 3.86 15'5" x 12'7"

Up Bedroom 1 4.71 x 7.03 15'5" x 23'0"

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Drawing Room 6.80 x 6.99 22'3" x 22'11"

Bedroom 2 4.70 x 3.86 15'5" x 12'7"

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Breakfast Kitchen Bedroom 1 4.28 x 6.12 4.71 x 7.03 14'0" x 20'0"

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Utility Room / Laundry Room 3.71 x 3.36 12'2" x 11'0"

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Utility Room / Laundry Room 3.71 x 3.36 12'2" x 11'0"

Study 3.95 x 3.33 12'11" x 10'11"

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Fine & Country Rugby Registered in England and Wales.

Company Reg No. 04018410 VAT Reg No: 754062833 Registered Office: Newman Property Services, 1 Regent Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PE

Boiler Room 4.06 x 2.56 13'3" x 8'4"

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Website Address For more information visit the property’s unique website address www. fineandcountry.com/50038257 9.00 am - 5.30 pm 9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Swimming Pool 4.06 x 6.10 13'3" x 20'0"

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Office 3.91 x 6.22 12'9" x 20'4"

Viewing Arrangements Strictly by the vendors sole agents on 01788 820062

Opening Hours Monday to Friday Saturday

Bedroom 6 4.70 x 3.16 15'5" x 10'4"

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Services Mains electricity, Broadband, Mains water & Oil Fired Central Heating Local Authority Harborough District Council 01858 828282 Council Tax Band G

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Location Swinford is a small village in the Harborough district of the county of Leicestershire. The parish church is All Saints, a 12th Century Norman rebuilding of an earlier Saxon church with a 14th century square bell tower.

The local pub is The Chequers on the High Street, formerly known as Chequer Inn. The village has a thriving community with the village hall and highly reputable primary school within walking distance of The Limes.

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Study 3.95 x 3.33 12'11" x 10'11"

First Floor Approximate Gross Internal Area Main House: 401.6 sq m / 4316 sq ft Outbuilding: 151.91 sq m / 1625 sq ft Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance Total: 553.51 sq m / 5957 sq ft only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings andFor Identification Purposes Illustration Only, To view the video of this Measurements Are Approximate Only, appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. property visit our website or Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included social media channels with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed

Approximate Gross Internal Area Main House: 545.77 sq m / 5875 sq ft Total: 545.77 sq m / 5875 sq ft Illustration For Identification Purposes Only, Measurements Are Approximate Only,

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