* Freehold
* 6/7 Bedrooms & 4 bathrooms
* Four reception rooms & Study
* Boot room & laundry
* Swimming pool & Tennis Court
* Coach house, stabling, garages & further outbuildings
* About 6. 86 acres with further 51. 61 acres available
Grade II listed country house with large range of outbuildings all set within
6. 9 acres. Tennis court and outdoor swimming pool. Further 51. 61 acres
available as Lot 2
Description
The Grange is a delightful Grade II listed Georgian house offering amazing
family accommodation imbued with character and elegant period style.
The rare sale of a property of this standing is enhanced by the inclusion of a
4000 sq ft coach house, also Grade II listed, with adjoining stables, tack
room and garaging which offer tremendous scope to convert to either ancillary
accommodation, a leisure suite or a separate dwelling, subject of course to
necessary permissions.
The property stands within extensive gardens with a ha - ha, En Tout Cas tennis
court and an outdoor swimming pool with a pool house. The sweeping carriage
driveway leads past rolling lawns and topiary hedges from the formal entrance
while a walled vegetable garden and greenhouses lie to the rear of the coach
house.
To the rear of the house is a walled family garden and the grounds have
extensive mature specimen trees and shrubs. A field to the south of the
property is included in the 6. 86 acres of Lot 1 with a further 51. 61 acres of
grazing land is available as Lot 2.
Location
Congleton: 4 miles, Macclesfield: 5 miles, Manchester Airport: 17 miles,
Wilmslow: 13 miles, Knutsford: 15 miles, M6: 11 miles
In a glorious rural yet not isolated setting within the countryside community
of North Rode, The Grange is one of the principal houses of the area.
There are wonderful views towards the hills including local landmarks like
Bosley Cloud and the edge of the Peak District National Park is only three
miles away. The area is great for outdoor activities and there is good
hacking, pleasant footpaths and sailing at nearby Rudyard Lake or Redesmere
sailing clubs.
A footpath along the lane provides access to pretty Gawsworth village and the
charming Grade II listed farmhouse pub The Harrington Arms, perfect for a walk
to enjoy its lovely food and great hospitality on a Summer evening or for
Sunday Lunch.
Both Macclesfield and Congleton have excellent shopping, restaurants and
bistros, Marks and Spencer Food and many specialist shops and services, while
the market town of Macclesfield has the main West Coast line railway station
placing London Euston only 1hr 42mins away and Manchester City Centre from 22
minutes. The M6 at Sandbach is eleven miles away for commuters to commercial
centres.
Terra Nova Preparatory School is a 20 minute drive and Kings School
Macclesfield is a 15 minute drive. In the State sector, all the local primary
and the senior school are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’.
A range of former barns nearby were converted to residential use a number of
years ago and ensure The Grange is not isolated although it remains very
private.
Please note all times and distances are approximate.
Square Footage: 10, 602 sq ft
Acreage:
6. 9 Acres
Additional Info
The Grange is ready for buyers to stamp their own mark upon it and includes
some wonderful period features including an elegant Georgian staircase with a
delicate sinuous hand rail. Large sash windows grace the two principal
reception rooms overlooking undulating countryside and impressive fireplaces
with real fires.
The formal dining room has a lovely bay window and the hall features beautiful
stone flooring and a cloakroom with WC. The billiard room has a dual aspect
and accommodates a full size table.
A wine cellar lies off the hall and the country house kitchen has plenty of
space for a dining table along with a four oven aga. An office/sitting room
lie off the kitchen along with a boot room and family entrance hall leading
through to a laundry room, a store room and a ground floor bathroom.
A third staircase leads up to a home office/games room or seventh bedroom and
links to the lower landing off which there are two generous bedrooms and a
house bathroom.
The main landing is accessed by the main staircase and a kitchen staircase
with a roof lantern and four principal bedrooms along with a second house
bathroom with ‘jack & jill’ en suite access to a superb bedroom with a bay and
three further double bedrooms including the principal suite with an en suite
bathroom.
The coach house is a substantial building with a two storey entrance, six
stables, a tack room and a large store. A covered area lies alongside with a
further stable and the adjoining double garage. This property adjoins the
second drive entrance and could readily be separated and developed for a
number of uses, subject to necessary planning and conservation approvals.
To the far side of the coach house lies the orchard and walled gardens with a
greenhouse and potting shed and a two room store building in a rather
dilapidated condition.
The gardens flank the main drive and lead through to the house and a generous
parking and turning area. The main lawn extends across the southern elevation
and leads through to the leisure area with an outdoor swimming pool, pool
house and the En - Tout - Cas tennis court.
The gardens and the field to the south extend in all to about 6. 86 acres and a
further 51. 61 acres of grazing land is available as Lot 2, currently let on
farm business tenancy agreements.

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