CHURCH HOUSE, WEST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, DORSET A SPACIOUS VICTORIAN HOUSE LOCATED IN THIS POPULAR NORTH DORSET VILLAGE

CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, WEST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, DORSET SP8 5RL reception hall • sitting room • dining room • kitchen/breakfast room • cloakroom • utility room • rear porch • games room • study/office • master bedroom with en suite bathroom • bedroom two with en suite bathroom • three further bedrooms • shower room • two second floor bedrooms • oil fired central heating • driveway leading to parking/turning area • adjacent stable block with six loose boxes • gardens predominantly lawned with small paddock • about 1.6 acres

Situation Church House is located close to the centre of the village of West Stour which has amenities including The Ship Inn public house, church and village hall. Other villages of note in the area include East Stour, Stour Provost, Marnhull and Milborne Port. The local towns of Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Sturminster Newton and Sherborne all provide a good variety of shopping, educational, recreational and cultural facilities with both Sherborne and Gillingham having mainline railway stations with regular services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids. Independent schools include Port Regis, Hazlegrove, St Mary’s Shaftesbury, Sherborne Preparatory School, Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne School for Boys, Hanford, Knighton House and Bryanston as well as renowned state schools at Gillingham and Sherborne. Sporting facilities include golf at Sherborne, horse racing at Wincanton, Exeter and Bath and water sports can be enjoyed along the Dorset coastline to the south at Poole Harbour and Weymouth Bay. The A303 can be joined to the north at Wincanton and this provides a route to Exeter or to the M3 and London. Description Church House has handsome stone elevations under a tiled roof. The house benefits from excellent spacious accommodation and includes two reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, games room, office, seven bedrooms, two bathrooms and family shower room. Features include Aga in kitchen/breakfast room, open fire place with marble surround in sitting room, ornate tiled floor in reception hall, oil fired central heating to most rooms, as well as sash windows to the majority of the property. From the front elevation there are attractive views across the gardens towards the Blackmore Vale countryside beyond and the grounds include sweeping lawns, many mature trees and shrub borders as well as a detached stable building with six loose boxes. Outside Services Tarmacadamed driveway bordered by mature trees and hedging leading to an Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage. Please extensive parking/turning area with adjacent stable block with stone and slate note that the working condition of any of the services or kitchen appliances have roof which includes six loose boxes. The gardens are an attractive feature of the not been checked by the agents but at the time of taking particulars we were property and include lawns to front and rear, many mature trees, well stocked informed they were all in working order. shrub beds and borders, terrace and small paddock to the front. Local Authority Directions North Dorset District Council, Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford From Sherborne in the west proceed along the A30 in an easterly direction. As Forum, Dorset DT11 7LL. Tel : 01258 454111. you enter West Stour you will drive past the Ship Inn on your left and turn immediately left into Church Street. Follow this road until you reach the village Post Code hall on your left where you turn directly right into the driveway for Church House. SP8 5RL . Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills. FLOOR PLAN Approximate Gross Internal Area = 339.3 sq m / 3652 sq ft

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