Property For Sale Mount Zion, The Green, Middleton, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4LW

Property For Sale Mount Zion, The Green, Middleton, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4LW

Guide Price £425,000

Mount Zion, The Green, Middleton, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4LW

If you're looking for a home with wow factor, look no further.  An incredibly stylish, beautifully and lovingly converted Chapel originally built in 1904.  The space is substantial and versatile. With underfloor heating throughout, this light, bright home has everything any family could need.

The huge old chapel front door opens into a very useful inner lobby area with plenty of storage space.  A wide opening leads to a stylish space which is multifunctional with a black limestone floor covering.  The whole house incorporates limestone or solid wood flooring with a wet underfloor heating system.   Steps lead down into the enormous open plan living area with cream limestone flooring throughout.   The space is substantial but is very cleverly divided which makes it surprisingly cosy.  There is a lovely sitting area and wood burning stove, leading into the kitchen and dining area with doors directly off into the courtyard.

Middleton by Wirksworth (so called to distinguish it from another Middleton near to Youlgrave) is perched high on a hillside above Wirksworth and Cromford.

Founded in Saxon times as a farming hamlet around an unusually high spring, the village developed in the 17th and 18th centuries as a lead-mining centre (like nearby Wirksworth) and a few of the older buildings in the upper part of the village date from this period. 

The arrival in 1825 of the Cromford and High Peak Railway, which passes just below the village, brought rapid change. Middleton sits on some of the purest limestone in Europe, and the ability to transport this stone meant that large quarries developed all around the village and higgledy-piggledy groups of quarrymens' cottages spread across the hillside. Among other things, Middleton stone is noted for being used for WWI war gravestones.

The quarries around the village closed in the late 20th century and Middleton is now more of a commuter village with some light industry centred around the former quarries.

The village is spread out around a long main street with several narrow sections where it passes between old buildings. There are two pubs and a post office, plus a nice Victorian church and several Non-Conformist chapels, only one of which is still active. 

DH Lawrence spent a year here living in a cottage on the road down to the Via Gellia to the north of Middleton.

New Property For Sale The Byre, Ecclesbourne, Idridgehay, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 2SB

New Property For Sale The Byre, Ecclesbourne Lane, Idridgehay, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 2SB

The Byre, Ecclesbourne Lane, Idridgehay, Belper DE56 2SB

Nestling on a hillside in the Ecclesbourne Valley in the village of Idridgehay,The Byre is simply the most enticing country home. The conversion to a home began over 30 years ago when a range of farm buildings were painstakingly and lovingly transformed by the current owners. The result of this conversion is a family home which very effectively combines traditional and contemporary. Surprisingly for a barn conversion, The Byre is incredibly light and bright. It is also spacious with sumptuous views of the surrounding countryside from every room. Inside there is a range of flexible space, whilst outside is a well stocked garden and that essential for country living... .......a paddock.    This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire that country idyll that you have always dreamed of.

BESPOKE LIFESTYLE INFORMATION – IDRIDGEHAY

Village Life

Idridgehay, once an entirely working farming village, is today a desirable village, only 11 miles from Derby.   Part of the village is designated a ‘conservation area’, containing most of the older stone built houses.  A local shop sells general provisions, whilst pretty much everything can be found in Wirksworth, just 3 miles away.

Nearest Towns

· Ashbourne, just 9 miles or 20 minutes by car.  Georgian in architecture and very civilised!  The town is famous for its antique shops and as an access route to the beautiful Dovedale, Beresford Dale etc. It features an independent department store, lots of independent shops, bars and some nice eateries.  It also has a Waitrose with a handy delivery service.

• Belper, a 10 minute drive to a range of local independent and larger ‘chain’ stores, also featuring some good eateries. There are two supermarkets, a train and bus station.   The small and entirely independent Ritz cinema is long established. 

• Wirskworth, a 4 mile drive to a range of independent shops, antique stores, tea rooms, Le Mistral bistro and a range of public houses.  Again, Wirksworth now boasts ‘Northern Lights’, an entirely independent cinema with retro style tapas bar.

Nearest Cities

Derby is the UK’s most central city – just 11 miles from Idridgehay.  In the town centre, there are a number of independent boutiques, the relatively new Westfield shopping centre and The Derby Quad which consists of a gallery, cinema and cafe.   The City has a number and diversity of restaurants and bars and has three museums, the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Silk Mill and Pickford’s House Museum.  The train station is a hub for connections to all major cities

Nottingham’s busy city centre, approximately 45 minutes by car, is surprisingly burgeoning.  Bigger than Sheffield City centre, with some stunning architecture, it boasts a range of independent and national chain stores but also features designer stores such as Flannels, Boss and Paul Smith.   John Lewis along with most of the major chains can be found here.  The Royal Theatre is in the city centre along with the capital FM Arena. The historical side of Nottingham has the Galleries of Justice Museum, New Art Exchange (contemporary and diverse art), Nottingham Castle, Wollaton Park and many other attractions.

 Sheffield – Dore Station, 53 minutes, free parking and a 7 minute ride to the town centre.  In population terms, Sheffield is the UK’s 3^rd city, but it has more trees per capita and more parks than any other city in Europe.  Town centre shopping includes John Lewis, the Graves Art Gallery and the usual range of chains.  If you enjoy shopping indoors, the out of town, industrial East End based Meadowhall, is huge and contains most chain stores and a plethora of eateries.  However, the Sheffield we love is the South West, surrounding large teaching hospitals and two major Universities.   It boasts the Ecclesall Road, a bohemian, independent and designer filled road full of eateries and bars along with a large Waitrose and M&S Simply Food just a stone’s throw away.  The South West suburbs are amongst the wealthiest in the UK with the delights of the Peak Park on the doorstep (a third of Sheffield lies within the Peak Park).

Travel by Train Times

Derby Sheffield	31 Minutes
Derby Nottingham	23 Minutes
Derby London (St Pancras)	1.5 hours approx.

                               

Schooling                           

Nearest Independent Schools

• Derby Grammar School - Rykneld Hall, Rykneld Road, Littleover, Derby DE23 4BX

CO-ED Junior 3-6 senior 7-11 and sixth form years 12 and 13

• Repton School -Repton, Derby DE65 6FH

CO-ED ages 3 – 18

• Derby High - Hillsway, Littleover, Derby DE23 3DT

CO-ED junior 3-11 senior just girls 11-16 and sixth form just girls 16-18

Catchment State Schools –

·         Kirk Ireton CofE Primary 4-11 co-ed

·         Turnditch Primary 4-11 co –ed

·         Hulland CofE Primary 4-11 co-ed

• Belper School – Secondary 11-18 co-ed with sixth form

• Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School – Secondary School co-ed with sixth form

• Anthony Gell - Secondary School co-ed with sixth form

Cultural Activities

Chatsworth House 35 minute drive.......  Haddon Hall 25 minute drive.......... Buxton and its Opera House 45 minute drive.......... Royal Theatre Nottingham 45 minute drive..... Derby Museum & Art Gallery 35 minute drive....... Sheffield theatres, cinemas, galleries and museums 1 hour drive (to town centre)

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