PENHAM HOUSE, SHEPTON MONTAGUE, WINCANTON, BA9 8JJ

PENHAM HOUSE, SHEPTON MONTAGUE, CASTLE CARY, BA9 8JJ Castle Cary 4 miles, Bruton 2.3 miles, Sherborne 12 miles, Wincanton 4 miles.

A charming and most attractive property in a quiet position in this popular village near Castle Cary and Bruton and including a period farmhouse, a small cottage, mature gardens and a paddock. In all about one and a half acres.

The handsome farmhouse includes a hall, cloakroom, sitting room, open plan kitchen/dining room, garden room, utility room, 5 bedrooms, and 2 bath/shower rooms and a separate wc.

The cottage has great appeal and potential having recently been used as a workshop.

The grounds include a very pretty coach house, mature well stocked gardens and a paddock.

About the Area Shepton Monague is an ancient village dating back to at least the Domesday book and stands between the towns of Castle Cary, Bruton and Wincanton. Castle Cary, described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, the eminent architectural historian, as Somerset's prettiest town, is characterised by period buildings built with the distinctive honey coloured stone for which the area is well known. It remains a delightful small market town with a number of traditional shops and boutiques which cater for most everyday needs. Bruton is another delightful town, well known for Hauser & Wirth Gallery, the award winning At The Chapel restaurant, its independent retailers and its schools. Wincanton provides further facilities and Shaftesbury, Glastonbury, Street, Wells, Frome, Sherborne and Yeovil are all close by with Salisbury, Taunton, Bath and Bristol in easy driving distance. Castle Cary has a mainline railway station with direct trains to London Paddington (1hr 50mins), and Gillingham offers direct services to London Waterloo (2hrs). Communications by road are excellent with the A303 (3 miles south) providing a link to the M3, M25 and London, or to the West Country. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside, well know for its grassland and dairy farms and is one of the main regions for organic production. There's a very active and friendly community with a church village hall and pub. For more details see www.sheptonmontague.co.uk There are excellent state and independent schools in the area including a number of primary schools Ansford Academy, King Arthur's Community School, Sexeys, Bruton School for Girls, Kings Bruton, Millfield, Wells Cathedral School, Hazelgrove and the Sherborne schools. IMPORTANT NOTICE Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise. VIEWINGS - interested parties are advised to check availability and current situation prior to travelling to see any property. Penham House is within the village alongside a quiet lane. The house was redeveloped around the turn of the last century and as such has well proportioned, comfortable and generous accommodation. It retains a wealth of period details including sash windows, fireplace, picture rails, flagstones and quarry tiled floors.

There's lots of good living space, plenty of bedrooms and glorious views over the beautiful surrounding countryside. The front door opens into a light and spacious entrance hall with a patterned quarry tiled floor and on the right is a very pleasant sitting room. This has a bay window and a fireplace with a wood burning stove. On the left of the hall is a wonderful open plan kitchen and dining room being very bright and cheerful having a triple aspect and a large bay window. There's plenty of space for a dining table and there's also a fireplace with another woodburner. The kitchen area is well equipped with an Aga and a range of fitted units. The garden room is towards the back of the house and leads to a utility room and a cloakroom with a wc and wash hand basin. The porch at the rear of the property is a great area to store coats and boots.

The staircase rises to a large first floor landing which has space for part to be used as a study area. On this floor there are a bathroom and three good size bedrooms, all with large windows and good views and two having hand basins. The bathroom has a basin, bath and shower cubicle and adjacent is a separate wc. The stairs continue to the second floor and two more large bedrooms and a second bathroom with a basin, wc and a bath with a shower above.

A drive leads in from the lane and immediately on the left and within the curtilage of the property is Penham Cottage. This is a very pretty cottage with an entrance hall, cloakroom (basin & wc), a sitting room, kitchen, conservatory and a first floor bedroom.

Outside The drive continues to the rear of the house and circles a magnificent copper beech tree. To the side is Coach House which includes the old stables with the cobbled floors remaining and has electricity connected.

A stone wall protects the front boundary and the front of the house is paved garden with a profusion of shrubs. The rear gardens well planned Energy Performance Certificate areas mainly lawned with beautifully plantedEnergy flower Performance borders, a largeCertificate vegetable garden and all separated by stone walls. A green house is set to Penham House, Shepton Montague, WINCANTON, BA9 8JJPenham Cottage, Shepton Montague, WINCANTON, BA9 8JJ oneDwelling side type: and a gateDetached leads house into the appleReferenceDwelling orchard number: type: and8633-7125-5900-5229-3972 a Detachedpedestrian house gate leadsReference number: 7398-2093-7225-5723-1944 Date of assessment: 31 May 2017 Type ofDate assessment: of assessment:RdSAP,31 existing May dwelling2017 Type of assessment: RdSAP, existing dwelling intoDate of the certificate: paddock01 which June 2017 has field gateTotal ontofloorDate area: of the certificate: village216 m² 01lane. June In 2017 all the Total floor area: 58 m² propertyUse this document totals to: around 1.5 acres. Use this document to: • Compare current ratings of properties to see which properties are• moreCompare energy current efficient ratings of properties to see which properties are more energy efficient • Find out how you can save energy and money by installing improvement• Find measuresout how you can save energy and money by installing improvement measures DirectionsEstimated energy costs of dwelling for 3 years: Estimated energy costs£ 6,486 of dwelling for 3 years: £ 5,517 FromOver 3 theyears Roderick you could save Thomas Castle CaryOver office 3 years continue you could£ 3,144up save the high street. £ 2,823 AtEstimated the Crossroads energy costs turn of rightthis home onto A371 towardsEstimated Wincanton. energy costs ofTurn this homeright onto the A359 towardsCurrent Bruton. costs AfterPotential approximately costs onePotential andCurrent future a halfcosts savings miles Potential costs Potential future savings turnLighting right onto Down£ 597 Lane. over 3 years Turn Right£ 297 Lighting towardsover 3 years East Street£ 123 continue over 3 years on £ 123 over 3 years Heating £ 5,436 over 3 years £ 2,793Heating over 3 years £ 4,722 over 3 years £ 2,169 over 3 years You could You could thisHot Water lane past the Montague£ 453 over 3 years Inn and £take 252Hot over the Water 3 years first left. Thesave£ property672 £ over3,144 3 years will be£ 402 over 3 years save £ 2,823 found on your Totalsleft hand£ 6,486 side. £ 3,342 Totalsover£ 5,517 3 years £ 2,694 over 3 years These figures show how much the average household would spendThese in this figures property show for how heating, much lightingthe average and hothousehold would spend in this property for heating, lighting and hot water and is not based on energy used by individual households. waterThis excludesand is not energy based useon energyfor running used appliances by individual households. This excludes energy use for running appliances like TVs, computers and cookers, and electricity generated by microgeneration.like TVs, computers and cookers, and electricity generated by microgeneration. Energy Efficiency Rating Energy Efficiency Rating The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your home. home.

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