Picturesque grade-II-listed well-appointed country house of scale with stonework throughout set in idyllic village surrounds and sitting near the main green.

Originally the first vicarage to the adjacent eleventh-century church of St. Andrew’s, the Gate House exudes tranquillity and boasts a rich heritage dating back to the mid-seventeenth century. This one-of-a-kind two-storey property located in the heart of North Lincolnshire subsequently became a Farmhouse surrounded by ancillary buildings and it underwent full and thoughtful renovation in the late 1980s. Today, it is the only historic building in the Church Farm Mews and many of the original features have been painstakingly preserved and upgraded, including two cosy inglenook fireplaces, beamed ceilings, exposed brickwork, local ironstone, pan-tiled roof and a central chimney stack of Tudor Brick.

While preserving its historical grandeur, it also has all necessary modern comforts and ready-to-move-in interiors. The whole home occupies 2,153 square feet (200 sq. metres) and has a versatile L-shaped layout that offers flexibility to live, work and entertain. It includes: a spacious floored attic, four upstairs bedrooms (two with ensuite bathrooms and two with a separate bathroom, and all four with recessed window seats), a box room or airing cupboard while downstairs there is a dining kitchen paved in Roman travertine marble with an authentic Kirton cast-iron range, a formal reception/dining room, an everyday television/family room, a back lobby/cloakroom and small bathroom.

All the windows have a traditional and secure Yorkshire sliding design. Ideally situated, this dream countryside home is tucked inside a lush leafy church grounds and although it nestles in a quiet friendly village, it is also within close proximity to larger towns and cities (approximately 50 minutes by car to York and Lincoln and quarter of an hour to Scunthorpe). Full of character, it affords all the community spirit of the small village of Burton upon Stather, yet also ensures extreme privacy with an easy-to-manage landscaped patio garden with pretty shrubs and climbers at the back surrounded by a high stone wall. At the rear, this period home faces onto a friendly courtyard and also has a closed garage and driveway parking. The main entrance has a trellised porch draped with winter-flowering clematis and faces a natural stone wall covered in honeysuckle and featuring mature apple trees, a bay bush and scented lavender beds.

The peaceful yet thriving village of Burton-on-Stather offers immediate access to post-office facilities, a corner store, primary school and two welcoming pubs, yet at the same time it provides immense scope for countryside strolls across the gentle Lincolnshire plains, riverside walks and exciting cycling trips.