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"Set well back from the road with a mature tree lined drive, and secondary drive to the cottage, this handsome and imposing six bedroom family house built in 1908 in Arts and Crafts style and is set in an elevated position with views over its beautiful well stocked garden and land to open countryside beyond.

The house has a fine entrance hall, three reception rooms including an oak panelled dining room with original parquet flooring. The property has retained a huge number of original features from the fireplaces to the wooden and stone floors and stone mullion windows. The layout of the house makes it ideal for entertaining with all rooms feeding off the hall and the large kitchen breakfast room is great for family living.

Upstairs there are six large bedrooms sharing three bathrooms with fantastic views out over the rolling countryside.

In addition is a detached two bedroom cottage and a single storey coach house annexe, ideal for dependent relatives with south facing terrace.
Furthermore, there are stables, a barn and workshop garage within the grounds.

Outside

The garden and grounds contains a pavilion and fine trees including two handsome Wellingtonia trees and a Monkey Puzzle tree, a wealth of bulbs and shrubs, tiered lawns and hedges. Small pony paddocks There is also the potential to reinstate a grass tennis court, as Hillcrest was once the former local tennis club. The fields stretch away below the ha ha with a separate access lane to the fields from the road.

Situated seven miles west of Northampton, the sister villages of Little Brington and Great Brington are positioned in attractive undulating countryside in close proximity to the historic Althorp Estate. In the village, there is a popular public house restaurant and primary school together with a post office in Great Brington. There are excellent private schools in the area including a preparatory schools at Spratton Hall and public schools at Stowe, Rugby, Uppingham and Oundle.

Little Brington is perfectly situated for communications with trains Stations in Northampton and Long Buckby within easy reach with trains into London Euston in approximately an hour, along with Junction 16 of the M1 motorway close by giving access to a wide motorway network.

The area provides some of the region s most attractive walks and bridleways including Harlestone Firs, sailing and water sports at Hollowell and Pitsford reservoir and golf courses at Harlestone and Church Brampton.