A rare opportunity to acquire a striking former mill converted into a contemporary family home sitting on an offshoot of the River Nar has come up in Narborough, near Swaffham.
The six-bedroom property, currently on the market with Fine & Country for offers in excess of £1 million, is Grade II listed and has been sympathetically renovated to preserve many of its historic features, with many of the original inner mill workings displayed throughout the house.
The original water wheel and mill stones are also still present.
Narborough Mill is thought to have been built in circa 1780, although several additions and renovations have been made since then.
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Accommodation extends to approximately 4,585 sq ft spread over three floors, and there are distinctive arches along the property’s red brick exterior as well as a section with weatherboard cladding to one side.
The front door of the property opens into a large studio space with exposed beams and brick walls, which could be used as a reception room or workspace.
Directly opposite the entrance is a WC, and to one end of the studio is an open-plan kitchen and dining area with modern units, a woodburning stove and a separate utility room.
To the other side of the studio space is a convenient home gym with a door to the outside. The entire ground floor has the added benefit of underfloor heating.
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A set of stairs in the studio takes you to the first floor, where a spacious lounge with a woodburning stove, sash windows and a beamed ceiling can be found.
Off this room is a useful home office, and elsewhere there is a family bathroom with a sauna, a double bedroom and a cinema room which could be converted for other uses, all arranged around the impressive inner workings of the original mill.
A curved corridor on the first floor takes you up another story, where a long hallway gives access to four bedrooms, two with en suites and one with a unique bathroom sitting on a mezzanine level where the mill’s lucum – an area that would have been used for hoisting sacks to the top floor – is found.
The second-floor hallway also leads out on to a roof terrace at the back of the house.
Outside, well-manicured gardens are found to the front and rear of the mill. Set back from the road, it is a peaceful and secluded plot surrounded by nature.
A terrace at the rear provides a more formal garden which is currently planted with raised beds, and divided up with gravel areas and a large area of lawn wrapping around to the side.
The house is set upon the mill leat, an offshoot of the River Nar which meanders beneath the property, with a bridge with three centred archways and a parapet wall sitting to the front of the house and providing a perfect spot to watch the water.
The River Nar flows through the village of Narborough before joining the Great Ouse at King’s Lynn. As a result, the village is well-known for its river walks and trout fisheries. It also has its own primary school, shop, church, social club and community centre.
The historic market town of Swaffham is just three miles away and hosts a range of useful amenities including doctors and dental surgeries, a library, sports centre, supermarkets and shops.
For more information, please contact Fine & Country.
PROPERTY FACTS
Main Road, Narborough
Price: OIEO £1 million
Fine & Country, 01553 603223
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