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Hidden behind a paddock fence on the edge of the village of Alderton, a few miles from Towcester, this beautifully-converted Northamptonshire stone barn occupies a private rural plot of approximately three quarters of an acre on a country lane. The original 1880s threshing barn was sensitively converted in 2008, retaining the original honey-coloured limestone walls, exposed oak roof timbers and oversized cart doors (now glazed) — extending to approximately 232 square metres of generous open-plan accommodation arranged around a central double-height hall. A large reclaimed-oak studded door opens to a triple-height entrance hall with the original timber roof structure exposed overhead, a polished concrete floor and a galleried first-floor landing above. The hall flows directly into the principal open-plan kitchen-living-dining space — a vast room running the full length of the barn, with full-height glazed cart doors at one end onto a south-facing courtyard. The kitchen is custom-made by a local craftsman in charcoal-painted slab cabinetry with a polished concrete worktop, a generous central island and a freestanding Lacanche range cooker; an open stone hearth at the centre of the room houses a freestanding steel log-burning stove on a stone hearth. Two bedrooms occupy the ground floor in a single-storey extension (one with an ensuite). Two further bedrooms are arranged on the first-floor mezzanine under the original roof timbers, including a generous principal suite with a walk-in dressing room and a marble-clad ensuite. Outside, a south-facing private courtyard is paved in honey-stone flagstones with a stone-walled garden beyond running to approximately three quarters of an acre — mature trees, a small kitchen garden, a paddock to the rear. Gravel drive for four vehicles. Freehold, council tax G, EPC C.

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