By james art A ‘rare’ Grade II listed 18th century farmhouse and mill has been put on the market for £795,000.
Leap Mill Farm, situated at Busty Bank in Burnopfield, comes with three bedrooms, two receptions and outbuildings.
The property is listed by estate agents Vickers & Barrass.
The property includes a mill and outbuildings and extends to approximately 3.07 acres.
(Image: Vickers & Barrass) This includes 1.51 acres of woodland but additional pasture is available by separate negotiation.
It has retained many of its original features including exposed beams and traditional shutters.
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(Image: Vickers & Barrass) The kitchen has white shaker style units with tiling and a built in oven and electric hob.
Its living room has a large multi-fuel stove which provides heating and hot water for the property.
A second reception room has a stone floor and a stone fireplace with brick decor and a stone hearth.
All three bedrooms are located on the first floor, with the larger two having cast iron fireplaces.
(Image: Vickers & Barrass) The family bathroom is fully tiled and has a bath, WC, sink and storage cupboard.
The mill is accessible from both the inside and the outside, with a room where the millstones are located and a staircase leading to the room below where the cogs are located.
The front of the property has a landscaped garden with mature shrubs and beyond this a mill pond which feeds into a washing system which carries water over the mill wheel and into the Leap Mill Burn.
Outbuildings include an outbuilding with loft above, stable, piggery/chicken coop, fuel store, poultry shed and three bay hay shed.
The farmhouse, aqueduct wall and adjoining piggery/chicken coop are Grade II* listed, while the outbuildings and reservoir and sluice retaining wall are Grade II listed.
It is serviced by mains water and electricity and heating and hot water is provided by the multi-fuel stove in the living room.