MANOR FARM WEST CHELBOROUGH, DORCHESTER, DORSET
MANOR FARM WEST CHELBOROUGH, DORCHESTER, DORSET A fine Grade II Listed period farmhouse with scope for updating with a barn, traditional outbuildings, large garden with a small paddock and situated in a delightful, small village Lot 1 Entrance porch Dining room Drawing room Sitting room Study Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room Cloakroom Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom 4 Further bedrooms 2 Further bathrooms 2 Attic bedrooms Parking Barn Granary and cart shed Former dairy yard with 2 ranges of cattle byres Greenhouse Garden and small paddock In all about 2.22 acres (0.90 hectare) Lot 2 Additional paddocks and coppice of about 9.70 acres (3.92 hectares) available by separate negotiation Evershot 2½ miles Beaminster 7½ miles Yeovil 9 miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) Crewkerne 10½ miles Dorchester 15 miles (Distances and time approximate) Sherborne Office 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PU Tel: +44 1935 812 236 sherborne@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.co.uk Dorchester Office 30 High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1UP Tel: +44 1305 261008 dorchester@symondsandsampson.co.uk www.symondsandsampson.co.uk These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.
Situation & Amenities Situated at the end of a No-Through lane, West Chelborough is a small community of houses grouped around the parish church. Surrounded by pretty countryside in a very tranquil setting, the village is only 2½ miles from the neighbouring village of Evershot, which has a church, The Acorn Inn public house, post office/ shop, bakery, village hall, doctor s surgery, primary school and the 5-star Summer Lodge Country House Hotel. For further details go to www.evershot.org. E Sticklands CE VA Primary School in Evershot is 2½ miles away, with the closest secondary school in Beaminster (7½ miles) or alternatively The Gryphon School in Sherborne (13½ miles) or Thomas Hardye in Dorchester. Nearby private schools include Hazlegrove, the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Millfield and Perrott Hill. S Beaminster (7½ miles) is an attractive little town with several shops, 3 restaurants and 2 pubs and Crewkerne (10½ miles) has a good range of shops including a Waitrose supermarket, a weekly country market and a monthly farmer s market. Yeovil and the county town of Dorchester are both easily accessible. t Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil and Poole all provide excellent entertainment venues. e There are several gastro pubs and restaurants within the local area. M The A356 and the A37 are both about 4 miles away providing quick access to the main road network. T There is a mainline rail service nearby from Yeovil to London Waterloo, taking about 2½ hours. A Bournemouth Airport and Exeter International Airport are both just over an hour s drive away offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.
Manor Farm Originally built in the 16th century and subsequently refashioned in the 18th century, with an east range added in the 17th century, Manor Farm is a fine Grade II listed example of a larger, 2 storey Dorset farmhouse and is built of local stone under a Welsh slate roof with stone tiled eaves. The property which has great charm and character and has been owned by the same family since 1962 has scope for updating. It retains many period features including fine fireplaces, stone mullion windows, window seats and ceiling timbers. From the entrance porch, a door opens into the dining room, which has a fireplace and carved chequer-board ceiling timbers. On one side a door leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room, which has a tiled floor and is fitted with a range of painted wall and floor-mounted units and a 4 oven oil-fired AGA (green), with a further door leading through to the utility room. A stone-flagged corridor leads off the dining room, with doors off to the cloakroom and the reception rooms of the house. These include the light and airy study, which has windows on two sides and has a fitted bookcase, and the sitting room, which overlooks the garden and has a fine stone fireplace. At the far end of the corridor double doors open to the drawing room, which also has windows on two sides, an inglenook fireplace, a window seat and ceiling timbers. On the first floor off the landing are the master bedroom with walk-through dressing area and en-suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms, a single bedroom and two bathrooms. A broad secondary staircase rises to the attics, which have been converted to provide two further double bedrooms off a central landing. Gardens & Outbuildings Manor Farm is approached via a tarmac drive leading to a parking and turning area in front of the house. Immediately facing the house are a traditional stone-built threshing barn dating from the mid-18th century and a stone built granary and cart shed incorporating a boarded upper floor and two stables. Behind the barn is a concrete former dairy yard with stone-built cow byres on two sides.
MANOR FARM Note: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100021721. The garden lies to the sides and rear of the house, with an extensive lawn bounded by shrub borders on one side, a further lawn to the rear of the house enclosed by mature hedging leading to a pretty parterre garden planted with perennials and shrub roses. On the other side of the house is a stand of mixed specimen trees, a vegetable garden and greenhouse. A small triangular area of sloping paddock to the south. In all the garden extends to about 2.22 acres (0.90 hectare). (N.B. An additional 9.70 acres (3.92 hectares) of pasture and coppice are available by separate negotiation). Services Mains electricity (3 phase connection nearby). Water supplied via a private metered supply charged at Wessex Water rate. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating & AGA. Bottled Calor Gas. Fixtures & Fittings All those items regarded as tenant s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Note: The internal photographs show the furnishings of a previous tenant. Tenure Freehold Council Tax Band G Local Authority West Dorset District Council. Tel: 01305 251010 Directions (Postcode DT2 0PY) From Yeovil take the A37 towards Dorchester for just over 3 miles and turn right, signed to Halstock (3 miles). Continue on this road for 4¼ miles to a staggered crossroads. At the crossroads turn right on to a No-Through road (White Lane) to West Chelborough (old-fashioned signpost). Continue along the lane for just over a mile into the village. The entrance to the Manor Farm drive is on the left about 30 yards before the church. Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the joint sole agents Knight Frank LLP and Symonds & Sampson LLP. BP
Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 434.2 sq m / 4674 sq ft (Excluding Void) Second Floor First Floor Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation Ground Floor This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP nor Symonds & Sampson LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor Symonds & Sampson LLP have any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only.regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Photographs: April 2017 Particulars: June 2018. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.