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EAST House EAST House SYDLING ST NICHOLAS • DORCHESTER • DORSET • DT2 9PB

A most handsome 18th century Listed Grade II* house in one of Dorset’s prettiest villages Accommodation Entrance Hall • Cloakroom • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Sitting Room • Kitchen • Breakfast Room Utility Room • Boot Room • Garden room • Cellars • 6 Bedrooms • Study • 2 Bathrooms • Shower Room 2nd floor Sitting Room & kitchenette• Stone Barn converted to studio • Thatched Summer House

Garage and parking • Mature landscaped gardens • In all just Under Half an Acre

SaviIls Wimborne House, Wimborne Dorset, BH21 1PB [email protected] 01202 856873

Situation proportions and is justifiably Listed Grade II*, as being of architectural Outside East House is located in the heart of this most picturesque and and historical importance. The house is set back from the road behind The property is approached through wrought iron gates. There is a popular of villages nestled in the Dorset Chalk Downs which have a decorative brick wall and the principal elevation is of red brick in private driveway leading to the garage and converted stone barn. The changed little in centuries. The village is peaceful and unspoilt, with Flemish bond with a hipped clay-tile roof. Thought to have been gardens are a major feature of the property and extend to just under many character and period properties, situated within a designated constructed in the late 18th century the well laid out accommodation half an acre. To the front is a pretty walled garden mostly laid to lawn area of outstanding natural beauty. The village is thriving with an is arranged over three floors and retains many original period features and with a central stone path from the lane with original millstones active community centred around the popular Greyhound public including sash windows, open fires, dado rails and ornate alcoves. and wide steps leading to the front door. Immediately to the rear house and the fine parish Church of St Nicholas. About 8 miles South The house has been sympathetically restored and enhanced in of the property is a paved area with a low level stone and flint wall. is the county town of Dorchester which has an excellent range of recent years by the present owners and now provides a modern From there steps lead up to the main garden which rises gently to facilities including two Waitrose supermarkets and a railway station, functioning family home but with timeless classical period style at the the rear (West). The garden is mature, secluded and well stocked to the North are and also well served for shopping same time. On the ground floor there are some nicely proportioned with colourful borders, hedging and trees. From the garden there are facilities. Nearby the larger village of Cerne Abbas (about 2 miles) far reaching views over the surrounding hills with direct access to formal reception rooms as well as a kitchen / breakfast room and has a thriving village shop and post office, first school, three public superb walking countryside. At the top of the garden is a particularly additional garden room. On the first floor there are four bedrooms, a houses and a doctors’ surgery. charming open fronted thatched summer house providing a peaceful bathroom and shower room and the top floor provides the option for retreat. Description use as a self-contained guest flat and comprises of a spacious sitting Unquestionably one of the finest houses in Sydling St Nicholas, East room with views over the neighbouring hills. Two double bedrooms, House is a most handsome Georgian village property with classical bathroom and kitchenette. Education The area is noted for its excellent schools. There is a well regarded first school in Cerne Abbas and further state schools including St Osmunds, the Middle School and Thomas Hardye School, all in Dorchester. Private schools include for Girls, Sherborne School for Boys, Sherborne Preparatory School, Sunninghill Preparatory in Dorchester, Leweston, Hazlegrove, Port Regis and Perrott Hill.

Sport and recreation There is an excellent range of sporting and leisure pursuits in the area including golf at Dorchester Came Down, Yeovil and Sherborne golf clubs. The is approximately half an hour away by car and is a designated a UNESCO World Heritage site and is well known for its spectacular coastal path, sailing and water sports at Weymouth and the National sailing academy is based at Portland. Horse racing at Wincanton, Salisbury, Exeter, Bath and Taunton. Walking and riding in the surrounding countryside where there is are an excellent variety of footpaths and bridleways.

Directions (DT2 9PB) From Dorchester head North on the A37 taking the turning on the right hand side as you exit the village of Grimstone. Continue on this lane for about 4 miles and enter Sydling St Nicholas. East House is on the left hand side just past the village hall.

Tenure Freehold.

Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Local Authority Dorset Council, South Walks House, South Walks Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UZ - 01305 251010

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Post Code DT2 9PB East House, High Street, Sydling St. East House, High Street, Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 9PB Nicholas, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 9PB Main House EastMain House, House High Street, Sydling St.Nicholas, Dorchester Dorset DT2 9PB Gross5175 Internal Sq Ft - 481Area Sq (Approx) M 5175 Sq Ft - 481 Sq M MainOutbuildings House 481 sq m /5,175 sq ft Outbuildings Outbuildings 47 sq m /507 sq ft 507 Sq Ft - 47 Sq M Kitchenette 507 Sq Ft - 47 Sq M Kitchenette 4.64 x 2.64m 4.64 x 2.64m GarageGarage 37 sq m /293 sq ft 15'3" x 8'8" Garage 15'3" x 8'8" Total293 Area Sq Ft 555 - 27 sq Sq m M /5,975 sq ft 293 Sq Ft - 27 Sq M Total Area Total Area 5975 Sq Ft - 555 Sq M 5975 Sq Ft - 555 Sq M Bedroom Bedroom 4.83 x 4.55m 4.83 x 4.55m 15'10" x 14'11" 15'10" x 14'11"

6.78 x 1.96m 6.78 x 1.96m 22'3" x 6'5" Boot Room Boot Room 22'3" x 6'5" 2.97 x 2.06m 2.97 x 2.06m 9'9" x 6'9" Cellar Cellar 9'9" x 6'9" Cellar Cellar 4.39 x 4.29m 4.39 x 4.22m 14'5" x 14'0" 14'5" x 13'10" 4.39 x 4.29m 4.39 x 4.22m 14'5" x 14'0" 14'5" x 13'10" Bedroom 4.01 x 3.73m Bedroom 13'2" x 12'3" Sitting Room 4.01 x 3.73m 7.62 x 4.01m 13'2" x 12'3" Sitting Room 7.62 x 4.01m 25'0" x 13'2" Summer House Loft Space 25'0" x 13'2" Summer House 9.02 x 2.37m Loft Space 8.26 x 2.51m 29'7" x 7'8" 9.02 x 2.37m 27'1" x 8'3" 8.26 x 2.51m 29'7" x 7'8" Lower Ground Floor 27'1" x 8'3" Lower Ground Floor

Utility 3.43 x 2.67m Utility 11'3" x 8'9" Garden Room Second Floor 3.43Outbuilding x 2.67m 4.01 x 2.21m 11'3" x 8'9" Garden Room Second Floor Outbuilding 13'2" x 7'3" 4.01 x 2.21m 13'2" x 7'3"

Study/Bedroom 5.49 x 3.84m Sitting Room 18'0" x 12'7" Bedroom Study/Bedroom 4.47 x 4.24m 5.49 x 3.84m 4.57 x 3.91m Sitting Room 14'8" x 13'11" 15'0" x 12'10" Oil Store 18'0" x 12'7" Bedroom Breakfast Room Kitchen 2.21 x 1.93m 4.47 x 4.24m 5.26 x 3.78m 4.53 x 3.56m 4.57 x 3.91m 7'3" x 6'4" 14'8" x 13'11" 15'0" x 12'10" Oil Store 17'3" x 12'5" 14'10" x 11'8" Breakfast Room Kitchen 2.21 x 1.93m 5.26 x 3.78m 4.53 x 3.56m 7'3" x 6'4" 17'3" x 12'5" 14'10" x 11'8"

Studio 6.25 x 3.78m Garage 20'6" x 12'5" Studio 4.80 x 4.14m 6.25 x 3.78m 15'9" x 13'7" Garage 20'6" x 12'5" Drawing Room Bedroom Dining Room Bedroom 4.80 x 4.14m 4.45 x 4.34m 4.55 x 4.04m 15'9" x 13'7" 4.52 x 4.01m 14'7" x 14'3" 14'11" x 13'3" 4.52 x 4.01m 14'10" x 13'2" 14'10" x 13'2" Drawing Room Bedroom Dining Room Bedroom Study 4.45 x 4.34m 4.55 x 4.04m 4.52 x 4.01m 14'7" x 14'3" 14'11" x 13'3" 4.52 x 4.01m 2.29 x 2.16m 14'10" x 13'2" 14'10" x 13'2" 7'6" x 7'1" Study 2.29 x 2.16m 7'6" x 7'1"

Ground Floor First Floor Garage Outbuilding Ground Floor First Floor Garage Outbuilding

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