Our Ref: STU200280 Date As Postmarked Old Parsonage

Our Ref: STU200280 Date as postmarked

Old Parsonage Farmhouse, Middle Street, Dewlish, DT2 7LX

We have pleasure in enclosing details of the above property, for which we are quoting a guide price of £1,000,000 one million pounds for the former Farmhouse set in about 0.8 acre (0.32) and £50,000 (fifty thousand pounds) for the adjacent field with the former stable yard.

If communications, conditions, situation or other such factors are of particular importance to your decision then please discuss these priorities with us prior to arranging an appointment to view so as not to have wasted a journey.

If you require any further details or would like to arrange an appointment to view please contact our Dorchester office on 01305 261008.

Symonds & Sampson LLP

Symonds & Sampson LLP 30 High West Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1UP Tel: 01305 261008 Fax: 01305 260859

[email protected] www.symondsandsampson.co.uk

Symonds & Sampson LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership Registered in England & Wales No OC326649 Registered Office: 30 High West St. Dorchester DT1 1UP

Milborne St Andrew 2 miles • Puddletown 3 miles Dorchester 8 miles • Blandford 11 miles Wareham 13 miles • Sherborne 18 miles (All distances are approximate)

An appealing village former farmhouse for updating with annexe enjoying a southern outlook.

Accommodation Reception Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Sitting Room • Rear Hall Utility Room • Cloakroom Master Bedroom with en suite Bathroom Further 4 bedrooms • Family Bathroom 2 Secondary Bedrooms • Attic

Annexe Bed/Sitting Room • Kitchen • Wet Room Garden • Parking • Outbuilding with former stabling Small Paddock

In all about 0.8 acre (0.32 hectare)

Also available Adjacent field and former stable yard About 4.9 aces (1.98 ha) Leasehold - See note The Property Old Parsonage Farmhouse is a particularly appealing and distinctive village house. It is listed Grade ll and is believed to date from the late 17th century together with a more recent extension which is currently a self-contained annexe. Original features include some high ceilings, fine open fireplaces and flagstone floors. The house will benefit from updating. It offers adaptable accommodation as the annexe could easily be incorporated within the house.

Outside A five bar gate opens to the gravel driveway to the west side of the house providing direct access to the integral garage and parking. An attractive brick wall fronting the road has a pedestrian gate which leads to the porch and front door. The main garden lies to the rear of the house with a paved terrace and borders, an ornamental pond and lawn interspersed with trees. The terrace continues around to the east side of the house with further beds, pergola and lawn, mainly bounded to the rear by hedging and with a young beech hedge/fencing to the front. Summerhouse. Greenhouse. Old garden shed. Oil tank. To the far end of the driveway is a substantial timber outbuilding currently used for storage and incorporates three former stables. There is a small area of paddock adjacent to the east side of the garden.

Situation Dewlish is a popular village, being in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, set amidst the rolling downland of central Dorset. There is a church and the acclaimed ‘The Oak’ public house in the village. Milborne St Andrew has a village store, first school, public house, doctor’s surgery and church. The larger village of Puddletown has a modern doctor’s surgery, first (new) and middle schools, store/post office, veterinary surgery, public house and church. Dorchester, Blandford and Sherborne offer a large selection of shops, recreational, educational and cultural facilities. Dorchester and Sherborne have mainline railway connections to London/Waterloo. There are a number of well-regarded public schools in the area including Bryanston, Canford, Milton Abbey, Leweston and the Sherborne schools; Hanford, Sunninghill, Sandroyd, Port Regis, Leweston and Sherborne at preparatory level. This part of the county is renowned for its sporting and leisure pursuits which include golf at the Dorset Golf & Country Club, Isle of Purbeck, Dorchester (two clubs) and Sherborne, sailing and water sports at Poole and Weymouth and along the glorious World Heritage designated Jurassic coastline, walking and riding over the surrounding countryside. Directions From the A35 bypass leave signed Blandford/Milborne St Andrew/ Piddlehinton. At the roundabout take the exit signed Dewlish, after a short distance turn right signed Cheselbourne/Dewlish. After about 1 mile, on a left-hand bend turn right signed Dewlish. Upon entering the village turn right at the crossroads, follow the road down and the house will be found on the left-hand side.

Services Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Oil-fired boiler.

Note: An adjacent field and former stable yard of about 4.9 acres (1.98 ha) are available by separate negotiation. Leasehold 99 years from the original lease dated 20th November 1973 with an annual rent of £10 pa. Please contact the agents for further details.

Local Authority Dorset Council Tel: 01305 251010

Solicitors Porter Dodson Ref: M Wilson 01305 262525

Viewing Strictly by prior appointment through the Joint Agents Symonds & Sampson Dorchester Office 01305 261008 Knight Frank Sherborne Office 01935 812236

OLD PARSONAGE FARMHOUSE Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House: 4314 sq ft / 400.7 sq m (includes annexe) Garage: 283 sq ft / 26.2 sq m Total: 4597 sq ft / 427 sq m For identification purposes only, not to scale.

Important Notice Symonds & Sampson LLP, Knight Frank LLP and their Clients give notice that: They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact 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 has all necessary Planning, Building Regulation or other consents, and Symonds & Sampson nor Knight Frank have not tested any services, equipment, or facilities. Brochure printed February 2021. Photographs taken October 2020.

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