Wykes Manor is a historic Grade II listed manor house dating to the late 17th century located in rural South Lincolnshire. The property has impressive original features like oak staircases and panelled walls. It sits on around 1.25 acres with gardens, outbuildings like a Grade II listed trap house, and the potential to rent additional acreage. Wykes Manor is surrounded by pastoral countryside and offers tremendous seclusion and privacy.

1. Wykes Manor
Grade ii* listed
A HISTORIC GRADE II Wykes Lane DATING FROM THE LATE 17TH
LISTED MANOR HOUSE, CENTURY WITH GRADE II
FORMER HOME OF Donington Lincs TRAP HOUSE, FURTHER
THOMAS COWLEY, LOCAL OUTBUILDINGS & GROUNDS
ENTREPRENEUR AND Grantham 20 miles, London OF AROUND 1.25 ACRES
FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL King’s Cross one hour’s high (0.8 HECTARE) SET IN
SCHOOL. NAMED IN THE PASTORAL SURROUNDINGS
DOMESDAY BOOK & speed rail journey WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
£560,000
LISTED IN NICHOLAS RENTAL OF FURTHER
PEVSNER ON ACREAGE
LINCOLNSHIRE.
Freehold.

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WYKES MANOR
BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION
Wykes Manor is an historic Grade II listed manor house
dating back to 1680 with more recent additions. Enjoying
total seclusion in rural South Lincolnshire countryside.
The property retains many fine and original features
Drawing Room 20’0 x 18’0
centred around the impressive original oak staircase and
inner hall. The drawing room, upstairs withdrawing Panelled walls, lime washed
rooms and master bedroom all feature fine wall panelling, boarded flooring. Original
Victorian fire insert, with B
and the main reception rooms have triple sash windows
and French doors with window shutters. Other features impressive moulded surround.
French doors to the garden and
include deep skirting boards, bolection moulded coving triple sash window, both with
and open fireplaces to a number of rooms. The shutters, moulded coving.
accommodation briefly comprises an entrance hall, inner 2 radiators
hall, drawing room, dining room, library, study, kitchen,
pantry and cloakroom on the ground floor. There are
three bedrooms, one with a dressing room/nursery, two
bathrooms and a study on the first floor. The second floor
comprises three further bedrooms. Oil fired central
heating and a security system are installed.
C

3. Entrance Hall B. Lorem ipsum. C. Vestibulum quam.
Wide heavy panelled entrance
door, tiled floor light point and
radiator.
Archway into the INNER (item # XXXX) $000.00 (item # XXXX) $000.00
HALL with magnificent
E. Suspendisse congue. F. Nulla quis sem.
original oak staircase to the first Tristique
floor, natural boarded flooring,
half panelled walls, dado rail,
built-in cloaks cupboard, under
(item # XXXX) $000.00
(item # XXXX) $000.00 (item # XXXX) $000.00
stairs cellar area, radiator.
Rutrum
B C
Donington Wykes is around ¼ mile to the east of Donington, a rural settlement surrounded by open
countryside enjoying tremendous seclusion and privacy. Donington provides an excellent range of local
facilities including shops, primary and secondary schools. library, and a choice of public houses and other
services. The surrounding market towns of Grantham, Sleaford, Bourne, Boston and Spalding are all
within 15 to 20 miles and offer further facilities.
The property is located within a couple of miles of the A52 providing good road communication to the
east and west of the country, with the A1 accessible at Grantham (approx 18 miles) providing excellent
links for the commuter. There is also a superb rail link from Grantham to London King’s Cross which
takes around an hour. This can also be accessed at Peterborough approximately 27 miles to the south
Leaving the centre in an easterly direction pass the school green on your left and turn left immediately into
Badgate. Take the first right continuing along Badgate, which runs into Wykes Lane. Travel for about a
mile out of Donington and the road bends sharply to the right after which Wykes Manor is the first
property on the left hand side.

4. Drawing Room 20’0 x 18’0 Panelled walls, lime washed boarded flooring. Original
Victorian fire insert, with impressive moulded surround. French
doors to the garden and triple sash window, both with shutters,
moulded coving.
Study 17’1 x 15’9 Moulded fireplace with tiled slips and hearth, triple sash
window and French doors with window shutters, deep arched recess,
fitted shelves, dado rail, moulded coving. 2 radiators.

5. 1st Floor Drawing Room/ 20’8 x 18’4 Pine panelled walls, decorative cast iron fireplace,
Bedroom built in cupboard to recess. 2 radiators
Dining Room 21’4 x 15’9 Solid oak flooring and part quarry tiled floor, deep fireplace
with inset wood burning stove set on terracotta tiled hearth, pine panelling
to dado height, exposed beams, door to secondary staircase to the study, 2
radiators.

6. Kitchen 15’5 x 14’5 Oil fired Aga, cupboards and drawers with beech block
work surface over. 1 ½ bowl sink with chrome mixer tap, plumbing
for automatic washing machine/dishwasher, electric cooker point,
quarry tiled floor, radiator. Original features include meat hooks in
the ceiling and a Sheila Maid traditional laundry airer.
Pantry
14’5 x 4’2 With cold
slab and fitted
shelving.
Cloakroom 14’5 x 6’7 With suite
consisting of close
coupled WC and
wash hand basin with
cupboard beneath,
shaver point, fitted
cloaks cupboard,
radiator.

7. Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2

8. Bedroom 4
Dressing Room off Master Bedroom

9. Guest Room

13. The gardens extend to around 1.25 acres and offer tremendous
peace and tranquillity. There are formal lawns, a garden area,
vegetable garden with small orchard and large greenhouse.
There is also an attractive pond with adjacent decking and views
over open countryside.
The driveway sweeps round to the rear of the property where
there is an extensive range of outbuildings. The Grade II Listed trap
house – 18’4 x 15’1 adjacent stables 15’1 x 15’1 with original
manger and hay rack, a store 13’1 x 8’10 with grain store area over.
There is a further adjoining barn 15’9 x 12’9=. To the rear of the
trap house is an open fronted barn, old milking parlour and cow
shed / stable, all with electrical supply.
There are also a number of small stores attached to the property
including a boiler house with oil fired central heating boiler, wood
store coal shed and further store with quarry tiled floor.

15. SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected. Drainage is to a private system. Oil fired central
heating is installed, plus a wood burning stove and open fires
COUNCIL TAX
Wykes Manor is in band E for council tax purposes
FIXTURES & FITTINGS
Every effort has been made to omit any fixtures belonging to the vendor in the description of
the property and the property is sold subject to the vendor’s right to the removal of, or payment
for, as the case may be, of any such fittings, etc. whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
All fixtures specifically mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale and the fixtures
normally designated as tenant’s equipment are excluded.
THE PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1991
The vendor of this property gives notice that:
1. The particulars are set out as a general outline for the guidance of intending
purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract.
2. All dimensions and areas are approximate.