A 202-year-old house outside Salisbury is on the market for £2m.

Philipps House, originally known as Dinton House, was built in 1821 for William Wyndham, the father of George Wyndham, who became a well-known winemaker in Australia.

The house was designed by architect Jeffry Wyatville, who is known for overseeing alterations of Chatsworth House and Windsor Castle.

Several generations of Wyndhams lived at the Dinton property before it was sold in 1917 to Bertram and Florence Philipps, giving it its current name.

The Philipps gave the house to the National Trust in 1948, who continue to hold the freehold.

The home sits on 4.4 acres and features 10 bedrooms, nine bathrooms and seven reception areas.

A 125-year lease on the Grade II* listed property is being offered for £2m. The house is in need of some renovations. Strutt & Parker, which is marketing the house through its Country House Department, said in a statement that the lease “provides the potential tenant with the prospect to preserve, conserve, and regenerate the Grade II listed Palladian country house in the Nadder Valley.”

Annabel Blackett, associate in Strutt & Parker’s Country House Department, said: “Homes like Philipps House are the beating heart of this nation’s love of architectural history. The purchase of a home of this stature and grandeur usually commands a large premium thanks to its provenance and rarity.

"The lease purchase for Philipps House offers an opportunity for an occupier to utilise some of the 19th century’s finest architecture in generating their own vision for a spectacular building.”