- Former church is now a beautifully designed four-bedroom family home for sale
- Medieval building includes original vaulted ceilings and original stone windows
A former parish church in Northamptonshire has been converted into a stunning four-bedroom family home that could be the answer to your home buying prayers… if you can meet its £1.2million price tag.
The medieval building boasts an abundance of original features, including vaulted ceilings and original stone windows.
The interiors have been designed to a high standard, making full use of the unique space and structure.
However, this outstanding interior design is unlikely to sufficiently mask that the property possibly isn’t one for the squeamish.
That is because there is almost two acres of land wrapped up in the sale, which includes a graveyard.
The graveyard is included and the village has access by a path to any graves, it’s really quite lovely and peaceful
Fine & Country – which is the estate agent handling the sale – confirmed that the graveyard is included in the sale of the property.
It said: ‘The graveyard is included and the village has access by a path to any graves, it’s really quite lovely and peaceful.’
It went on explain that all of the stones are old and there are no ‘recent’ ones as the church was decommissioned.
The church was built in the 14th century but fell into disuse in the 1950s, remaining derelict for decades.
More recently, it was renovated into a private house with four bedrooms and a vast entertaining space.
The entrance to the property in the village of Clay Coton is via the original vestibule and a large solid oak arched door.
The door opens into a small lobby area with stone steps rising into the main reception room.
The room extends across 41 feet in length and has a solid oak floor and a beamed ceiling.
The bespoke country kitchen is at the far end of the property and has a central island with integrated appliances.
There are four bedrooms on the first floor, including a main bedroom suite with a stone rose window in the end wall.
The suite has the luxury of a dressing area with fitted wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom with a roll top bath.
Outside, the property is accessed via electric gates onto a long driveway that leads to a triple garage with further parking and a three-bay stable with tack room.
The property has good access to local transport with the market town of Rugby seven miles away.
The town’s station provides commuters with access into London in less than an hour.
The property is being sold by Fine & Country estate agents for offers of ‘over £1.2million’, with the property’s council tax in the most expansive H band.
Daniel Copley, of Zoopla, said: ‘This show-stopping converted church has a wealth of beautiful features including a vaulted ceiling and original stone windows and oak flooring.
‘The property is also located a stone’s throw from Rugby – which offers rail links to London in under 1hr 30minutes.
‘Rugby is also home to the prestigious Rugby School, which was the birthplace of rugby football and has a plethora of well-known alumni including Neville Chamberlain and Lewis Carroll.’
