Glebe House, TwywellGlebe House, Twywell
Glebe House, Twywell

Take a look around this Georgian former rectory on the edge of a Northamptonshire village for £2,850,000

The property has paddocks, stables, a swimming pool and tennis court

This Georgian former rectory is set within beautiful gardens and has views of the village church as well as paddocks, stables and a swimming pool.

The house, which comes with a price tag of £2,850,000, sits on the edge of Twywell near Kettering.

James Abbot, head of residential sales at Savills in Stamford, told this newspaper: “This handsome former rectory is a perfectly sized country house that is set within fantastic gardens and enjoys peace and tranquility on the edge of the pretty village of Twywell.”

Set behind private gates and a long sweeping driveway, the front door opens from a wide terrace spanning the house frontage into a wide and inviting entrance hallway which accesses the four reception rooms.

The drawing room is beautiful and impressively proportioned, with a deep bay with French doors within to, and views over, the gardens.

The spacious family kitchen breakfast room has plenty of room for informal dining.

There is also a pantry, laundry and utility rooms, with two ground floor cloakrooms.

The first floor landing provides access to the elegant principal bedroom suite and two further double bedrooms, one Jack & Jill to the family bathroom.

An inner landing hallway leads to three further bedrooms and a second full-suite family bathroom.

The second floor would be perfect for teenage children or visiting guests, with three further double bedrooms (one en suite) and a further family shower room.The gardens wrap around the house and are beautifully presented with landscaped lawns, deep flowering borders and mixed deciduous trees.

There is also a heated swimming pool, within the walled compound to a stone barn and tennis court.

The grounds extend to about 4.3 acres in total.

For more information about the property visit the Savills website

James Abbot, head of residential sales at Savills in Stamford, told this newspaper: “This handsome former rectory is a perfectly sized country house that is set within fantastic gardens and enjoys peace and tranquility on the edge of the pretty village of Twywell.”