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Rookes House Church Lane, Horsington, , BA8 0EG

Rookes House Church Lane • Horsington • Somerset • BA8 0EG

A handsome medieval house with Georgian additions and a pretty walled garden, well placed in a popular village.

Accommodation Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room • Utilty/boot room Cloakroom • Cellar

Master bedroom with en suite bathroom • 4 further double bedrooms • Family bathroom

Double garage • Stable block • Tractor shed

EPC = E

additional grass paddocks totalling approximately 9 acres are available for sale by separate negotiation

SaviIls Rolfes House, 60 Milford St Salisbury SP1 2BP [email protected] 01722 426820 Description Rookes House is approached off the lane through electronically Situation Rookes House is situated on the edge of the village in this pretty operated wrought iron gates onto a large gravelled parking and Rookes House is situated on a quiet no-through road leading part of Somerset, close to the Wiltshire and Dorset border. It is a turning area, adjoining which is a double garage and three loose to the Parish Church. Horsington has a public house, village handsome Grade II listed stone property sitting under a clay tiled boxes with adjacent machinery store. The majority of the walled hall and Church school while there are mainline stations at roof. It is thought to have been built in 1498, then extensively garden lies to the rear of the property; at the front a metal gate Templecombe and Sherborne (London Waterloo) and Castle redesigned in the eighteenth century with further additions in the leads via a gravel path through to the front door flanked on either Cary (London Paddington). Nearby has a 1920’s and in 1993. side by a small lawned areas with two mature yew trees. There village shop, primary school and public house. The Abbey town of Sherborne is a short drive away with its range of traditional The flexible accommodation includes three reception rooms and is a further lawned area to the side looking out to the paddocks shops, while other towns within easy reach include , a well-proportioned kitchen/breakfast room which, subject to beyond. The rear garden is largely to lawn and flanked by well Gillingham and . the necessary consents, could be extended at first floor level to stocked flower and shrub borders with roses, clematis, wisteria create a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom. There is also a and a prolific pear tree. The area is well noted for its excellent range of schools including large dry cellar. The house has many characteristics typical of its Sherborne Boys and Sherborne Girls, Leweston, Bryanston, era, with original period features including large sash windows, Hazelgrove, Port Regis, , Milfield and Gillingham working shutters, open fireplaces and an attractive flagstone floor Secondary School, The Gryhon school in Sherborne and Hanford in the scullery. and Sandroyd.

Accommodation Please see the floor plans for dimensions and layout. Directions From Sherborne or Shaftesbury take the A30 to . Turn north on A357 and pass through Templecombe. Turn right into Horsington. Pass the Half Moon pub on the left hand side then turn into Church lane. Rookes House will be seen on the left hand side. Tenure/Method of Sale Freehold/Private Treaty. Local Authority District Council - 01935 462 462. Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Fixture and Fittings Please note that unless specifically mentioned all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale but some items may be available by separate negotiation. Outgoings The property is subject to council tax band G. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills. Agents Note The photographs were taken in 2017.

Rooks House, Bedroom 5 3.24 x 2.34m Rookes House, Horsington, Templecombe BA8 0EG Horsington, 10'8" x 7'8" Gross internal area (approx) Templecombe 353 sq m/3,797 sq ft Main House BA8 0EG Attic Room 1 Attic Room 2 37 sq m/396 sq ft Kitchen/ 4.65 x 3.27m Attic 15'3" x 10'9" 4.10 x 3.38m Main House Breakfast Room Hatch 13'5" x 11'1" Total 390 sq m/4,193 sq ft 5.92 x 4.60m 3797 Sq Ft - 353 Sq M 19'5" x 15'1" Rooks House, Bedroom 5 3.24 x 2.34m Attic Horsington, 10'8" x 7'8" Mezzanine Level Attic Templecombe 396 Sq Ft - 37 Sq M Total Area BA8 0EG Attic Room 1 Attic Room 2 Kitchen/ 4.65 x 3.27m4193 Sq Ft - 390 Sq M 15'3" x 10'9" 4.10 x 3.38m Breakfast Room Hatch 13'5" x 11'1" Main House 5.92 x 4.60m 19'5" x 15'1" 3797 Sq Ft - 353 Sq M Bedroom 2 4.41 x 3.00m 14'6" x 9'10" Scullery Attic 4.71 x 4.01m Mezzanine Level Attic 15'5" x 13'2" Drawing Room Bedroom 1 8.74 x 5.35m 5.35 x 4.30m 396 Sq Ft - 37 Sq M 28'8" x 17'7" 17'7" x 14'1"

Total Area T 4193 Sq Ft - 390 Sq M 3.40 x 1.91m 11'2" x 6'3" 1.68 x 1.60m 5'6" x 5'3"

Bedroom 2 4.41 x 3.00m 14'6" x 9'10" Scullery 4.22 x 1.90m 4.71 x 4.01m 13'10" x 6'3" 15'5" x 13'2" Drawing Room Bedroom 1 Dining Room Sitting Room Bedroom 3 8.74 x 5.35m 4.24 x 3.54m 4.22 x 4.01m 4.74 x 4.26m 5.35 x 4.30m 4.30 x 3.84m 28'8" x 17'7" 13'11" x 11'7" 13'10" x 13'2" 14'1" x 12'7" Bedroom 4 15'7" x 14'0" 17'7" x 14'1" 4.15 x 3.56m 13'7" x 11'8" T 4.32 x 1.92m 14'2" x 6'4" 3.40 x 1.91m 11'2" x 6'3" 1.68 x 1.60m 5'6" x 5'3" Cellar

4.22 x 1.90m Ground Floor First Floor 13'10" x 6'3" Dining Room Sitting Room Bedroom 3 4.24 x 3.54m 4.22 x 4.01m 4.74 x 4.26m 4.30 x 3.84m 13'11" x 11'7" 13'10" x 13'2" 14'1" x 12'7" Bedroom 4 15'7" x 14'0" 4.15 x 3.56m 13'7" x 11'8" 4.32 x 1.92m 14'2" x 6'4" Capture Property Marketing 2020. Drawn to RICS guidelines. All Measurements are approximate and should not be relied on as a statement of fact. Plan is for illustration purposes only. Not drawn to scale.

Cellar

Ground Floor First Floor

Important Notice: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:1.They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any off er or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property Capture Property Marketing 2020. Drawn to RICS guidelines. has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by Allinspection Measurements are approximate or otherwise. and should not be relied Details on as a statement prepared: of fact. January 2020. Photographs taken: 2017. 2020128FC Plan is for illustration purposes only. Not drawn to scale. Rooks House, Horsington, Templecombe

Rookes House,BA8 Horsington, 0EG Templecombe BA8 0EG Rooks House, Gross internal area (approx) Horsington, OutbuildingsOutbuildings 90 sq m/964 sq ft Garage 41 sq m/444 sq ft Templecombe Total 131 sq m/1408964 Sq sq ft Ft - 90 Sq M BA8 0EG Garage Outbuildings 444 Sq Ft - 41 Sq M 964 Sq Ft - 90 Sq M Total Area Garage 444 Sq Ft - 41 Sq M 1408 Sq Ft - 131 Sq M Garage 6.83 x 6.04m Total Area 22'5" x 19'10" 1408 Sq Ft - 131 Sq M Garage 6.83 x 6.04m 22'5" x 19'10" Garden Potting Shed Store 3.46 x 2.33m 1.87 x 1.85m Garden 11'4" x 7'8" 6'2" x 6'1" Potting Shed Store 3.46 x 2.33m 1.87 x 1.85m 11'4" x 7'8" 6'2" x 6'1"

Outbuilding Garage Outbuilding Garage

Stable 1 Stable 2 Trailer Shed Stable 1 Stable 2 Trailer Shed Stable 3 12.87 x 3.49m Stable 3 3.49 x 3.42m 3.49 x 3.42m 3.49 x 3.42m 3.49 x 3.42m 3.49 x 3.42m 12.87 x 3.49m 11'5" x 11'3" 11'5" x 11'3" 42'3" x 11'5" 3.49 x 3.42m 11'5" x 11'3" 11'5" x 11'3" 11'5" x 11'3" 42'3" x 11'5" 11'5" x 11'3"

Stables

Capture Property Marketing 2020. Drawn to RICS guidelines. Stables All Measurements are approximate and should not be relied on as a statement of fact. Plan is for illustration purposes only. Not drawn to scale.

Capture Property Marketing 2020. Drawn to RICS guidelines. All Measurements are approximate and should not be relied on as a statement of fact. Plan is for illustration purposes only. Not drawn to scale.

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