The Old Rectory Poyntington, Dorset DT9

A charming and beautifully presented former rectory tucked away in a small, unspoilt village. Situation Poyntington is a small and pretty village, comprising a collection of predominantly period houses grouped around the Manor House and church, which nestles in a valley amidst rolling Dorset countryside. The village has a parish church and village hall but the surrounding villages of Corton Denham, Charlton Horethorne and Milborne Port between them have a selection of shops, public houses and other amenities. For day to day requirements Sherborne has a wide range of shops, local businesses and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket. For wider requirements Yeovil is only 8 miles away with the cities of Bath and Exeter both about 1 hour’s drive away. There is a wide choice of independent and state schools in the local area covering both primary and secondary education, with Sherborne itself particularly renowned for its schooling. Sherborne also has a regular service to Waterloo taking about 2.5 hours and there is a fast train service from Castle Cary (11.4 miles) to Paddington, which takes about 90 minutes. Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter Airports are all easily accessible offering UK and international connections.

Sherborne 2.5 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Wincanton/A303 7.3 miles, Yeovil 8 miles, Castle Cary train station 11.4 miles (Paddington 90 minutes), Bournemouth and Bristol Airports within 40 miles. (Distances and times approximate). The Old Rectory Built in 1837 possibly to a design by the architect W Kendal, The Old Rectory is a classic, four-square, Grade II listed rectory of the period and has a lovely setting adjacent to the pretty parish church in the centre of the village. Built of mellow, dressed local stone with a Welsh slate roof, the property has been owned by the same family for the past 38 years and during that time has been lovingly restored and improved but remains wholly unspoilt. The property is beautifully presented throughout, with all the windows and the summer house recently restored and re-decorated. The house has a light and airy feeling with a central hall and double depth plan of rooms, with tall ceilings, sash windows, working shutters, cornicing, original fireplaces and joinery. On the ground floor there are three reception rooms off the 5 2 3 hall, from which an elegant staircase rises to the first-floor galleried landing. The sitting and dining rooms both have 5.67 windows on two sides, with views across the garden and are acres inter-connected by double folding doors to allow the rooms to be conjoined for entertaining. There is a large kitchen/ breakfast room, which has a tiled floor, oil-fired 4-oven AGA, walk-in larder, timber units and has French windows opening onto a pretty courtyard garden. Beneath the cloakroom is a suite of three cellars, two of which still retain their original wine bins. On the first floor are the master bedroom with en- suite bathroom, which both have lovely views over the garden to the church, two further double bedrooms, two single bedrooms and a family bathroom. Coach House

Garden & Grounds a summer house on one side sited to look back towards the house. Immediately behind the house is The house has a very private and elevated setting a courtyard garden with a stone outbuilding, dog run and sits centrally within a circa two acre garden, that and log store. Below the house with direct access has been designed to provide year-round colour off the lane is a double garage and off a side spur and shape. Built on a gentle slope, the house is clad from the drive is the coach house, which has been in wisteria and Virginia creeper and is approached modified to provide further garaging for two cars. by a gently rising gravelled drive to a parking area The garden backs onto a circa four acre paddock, in front of the house. There are broad lawns on two which has a separate vehicular access off the lane. levels, well screened by tall hedging, with scattered specimen and fruit trees at the sides and rear, with richly planted shrub borders. The lower lawn has a pedestrian gate leading to the church and is flat, whilst the upper, less formal lawn slopes gently up to the rear garden wall, with Agent’s Note Adjacent to the coach house is the tiny and seldom used village hall, which has a pedestrian right of way that crosses the approach drive to the coach house. Planning Consents Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent have been granted to convert the Coach House into a self-contained dwelling. WDDC Planning Permission Ref No.1/N/92/0012F (dated 18.03.1992) Listed Building Consent Ref No.1/ N/92/0011L (dated 13.3.1992). The work has been started by the vendors and this has been logged with Building Control and accepted in 1997 (Application No: FP3/0064/96). The drawings are available from the agents if required. Services Mains water, electricity & drainage. Oil-fired central heating & AGA. Bottled gas. Spring-fed garden water tap. Tenure Freehold Local Authority & Council Tax Band Dorset Council (West Dorset) www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk Band: G. Directions (DT9 4LF) From Sherborne proceed north on the B3145 for about 1.5 miles and turn right (at a small crossroads) signed to Poyntington. Continue down the hill into the village and the entrance to the drive to the property will be found on the right, marked by tall laurel hedges above stone walling. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House: 263.0 sq m / 2830 sq ft Bedroom Coach House: 32.0 sq m / 345 sq ft Bathroom Garage: 39.0 sq m / 420 sq ft Total: 334.0 sq m / 3595 sq ft Kitchen/Utility This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Storage statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Terrace Recreation

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