Wingfield Place

WINGFIELD PLACE

THORNFORD • DORSET

A home in the countryside

Welcome to Wingfield Place, nestled within the idyllic West Dorset countryside on the outer edge of the charming village of Thornford, around four miles from the historic market town of Sherborne.

These homes have been crafted with you in mind, with something to suit everyone’s lifestyle and taste, from young professionals, growing families, or retirees. If you are seeking a more relaxed pace of life, it can be found at Wingfield Place.

Breath-taking views across the countryside can be admired here, with easily accessed countryside walks on your doorstep and a route into the village along Pound Road, all with the convenience of only being a few miles drive away from charming local villages and market towns.

Concept and design

Wingfield Place has been meticulously designed to ensure materials, Careful consideration has been given to the ecological and rural architectural detailing, layout and open spaces are sympathetic setting of the development. Wingfield Place has a courtyard style with the local vernacular and the site’s rural setting. feel, with homes in the centre positioned in a way that creates a small village impression, typical of Thornford's rural character. The external finishes of these attractive homes display an array Detached properties to the north east will be set back from of examples of this, from local natural stone façades and bricks open green space with views to open countryside. Additional that emulate the tonal variations of local stone. Details typical of hedgerows will be planted surrounding the development, amongst those found in character properties can be seen, from traditional the development will be pockets of trees and meadow grassland, style windows, dormer roof styles, stone window sills, cottage along with bird and bee bricks, bat boxes and sparrow terraces porches and decorative brickwork to chimneys. to provide a habitat for our wildlife residents.

Wyatt Homes recognises the beauty in character properties and These green spaces are an integral part of the development, understands the role new homes have in maintaining tradition something we recognise as being important to the well-being of and heritage, whilst offering the benefits of a contemporary layout residents, without having to venture away from home. Natural for modern living. These homes feature open plan kitchen-dining timber play structures such as zigzag stilts and a climbing tree rooms with French doors leading out onto gardens with a patio, trunk can be enjoyed by children. Walkable routes to join together perfect for alfresco dining in the warm summer evenings and a the groups of family houses have been designed to give residents separate light and airy living room to gather with family for a place a sense of community. to wind down in the evening. Larger homes feature a additional generous sized room to the ground floor, making an ideal home Wingfield Place truly is a collection of beautifully styled homes working space, or bedroom for guests. The uncompromising quality to admire and with its stunning Dorset countryside surrounding, continues throughout a Wyatt Home, as high specification fixtures it’s a hidden gem to call home. and fittings come as standard, from bespoke kitchen units, quartz worktops, Neff appliances, ceramic tiles by the highly respectable brand Porcelanosa. The result is a truly exquisite home to enjoy.

On your doorstep

Thornford’s past is kept alive with a variety of Grade II listed buildings, including a Victorian clock tower which is very prominent in the village centre.

A range of facilities can be found, including a general store, post Book as ‘Scir Burne’, named by the Saxon inhabitants, meaning office, a popular country pub, church, village hall, and a railway “clear stream”, which runs through the centre today. station. The village is equipped for young families, offering a primary school and community playing fields. There are local There’s an array of schools here, from nursery, secondary, sixth transport links into neighbouring towns, including buses, coaches form, grammar and boarding schools. Convenient shopping and and Thornford railway station on the Heart of Wessex Line leisure amenities are aplenty, from independent boutique shops, running between Bristol and Weymouth. to well-known names, along with a variety of major supermarkets. Sport clubs for tennis, football and rugby can be enjoyed by all A little further afield, Sherborne’s history and Georgian architecture ages. The pageant gardens, garden centres and many independent of distinctive ochre-coloured hamstone can be admired in many coffee houses offer a moment to unwind and enjoy the community buildings in the town, as well as Sherborne Abbey, the manor feel this quintessential Dorset town has to offer. house and two castles. The town is referred to in the Domesday Points of interest

Thornford Sherborne – distance: 3.9 miles Other

• Kings Arms pub • Oxley Sports Centre • The A37 and A303 are in easy reach • Magdalene Church • Yeatman Hospital to commute to the nearby towns of • Train station to Weymouth and Yeovil • The Jerram Gallery Sherborne, Yeovil and Dorchester

• Post Office • Gryphon Sports Centre • Yeovil Hospital is just a 6 mile drive • Supermarkets – Waitrose, Naturalife • Country walks, which form part of Yetminster – distance: 2.5 miles Wholefoods, Sainsbury's, Co-op the Dorset Area of Outstanding • St Andrew’s C of E Primary School • Restaurants including The Eastbury Natural Beauty

• Lower Covey Montessori Nursery Hotel, The Green and Tamburino Gold • The Sutton Bingham Reservoir nature • Health Centre and many more ground that offers fishing, sailing • Train station to Weymouth and Yeovil • Sherborne Abbey Primary School and canoeing

• Rugby and football clubs • Ninesprings, Somerset’s largest country • Pageant Gardens park, to discover an idyllic parkland • Purlieu Meadow with flowers, rivers, walking routes and • Train station to London/Exeter children’s play areas • Sherborne Museum • Steam and Waterwheel Centre • Sherborne Castle and Gardens • Preparatory School • Sherborne Girls School • Sherborne International School • The Gryphon School • Lenthay Common

Computer generated image of Wingfield Place.

Photograph of a Wyatt Homes show home. Specification

Kitchen Utility (if applicable)

• Individually designed, high quality fitted kitchen • Range of base units with quartz worktop • Stainless single bowl and drainer with chrome mixer tap

• Integrated oven, hob and extractor • Laminated worktop • Integrated fridge/freezer • Integrated dishwasher Decorative and internal finish • Under-mount stainless steel sink with chrome mixer tap • Polished chrome door fittings to interior doors • Ceramic floor tiling to bathrooms, en-suites and shower rooms Bathrooms, en-suites, shower rooms and cloakrooms • Smooth ceilings throughout

• Bathrooms, en-suites and cloakrooms are fitted with • Staircases with oak hand rail and white painted spindles contemporary sanitary ware in white with stylish • Amtico flooring to kitchen, dining, utility and cloakrooms chrome fittings Electrical and lighting • Bathroom, en-suites and shower rooms to receive Porcelanosa tiles • Chrome sockets to the ground floor • Chrome down lighters • Showers in en-suites include thermostatic shower controls • Low energy pendants to bedrooms • Heated chrome towel rails to bathrooms, en-suites • Power for car charging point provided to the garage and shower rooms • Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

The Developer reserves the right to alter or amend the specification without prior notice. The specification may vary depending on the style of the property. Please speak to your Sales Advisor for full specification details. Photographs of a Wyatt Homes show home. Specification

Media and communications Services

• Media socket; BT, TV & Satellite in sitting room • Mains water drainage, Calor Gas and electricity and master bedroom Optional extras • TV socket in kitchen/dining area and remaining bedrooms At Wyatt Homes we understand the importance of personalising Energy efficiency, heating and insulation your own home. Subject to the build stage you will be invited to view the range of samples available to customise your home, • Gas-fired central heating system with thermostatically such as bathroom tiling and kitchen finishes. You will also have controlled radiators the opportunity to discuss any optional extras that you may wish • Mains pressure hot water system with electronic programmer to add. • White uPVC double glazed windows • Cavity wall and loft insulation For more details about optional extras, please speak with our Sales Advisors. Security

• Outside lights to the front, rear and side doors

External finish

• Outside water tap to rear • Paved patio • Shingle drive way • Enclosed fencing surrounding rear garden

A passion for exceptional homes

Wyatt Homes is a long established regional building company which has been producing quality homes across Dorset, Somerset and Hampshire for more than 30 years.

At Wyatt Homes we have an enviable reputation for developing We are extremely proud of our reputation and thankful to our homes of exceptional quality across our developments. customers for their support and complimentary testimonials. From a survey carried out in 2020, 100% would buy a Wyatt Investing our time and expertise, using quality materials, good Home again. design, and paying particular attention to detail, enables us to deliver unique homes no matter how large or small. We are proud to have won a number of prestigious awards for our developments, including ‘Premier Guarantee Excellence Awards’, Wyatt Homes has a comprehensive range of in-house teams ‘What House?’, ‘The Telegraph UK Property Awards’ and ‘LABC covering many disciplines including Land Acquisition, Planning, Building Excellence Awards’. Commercial, Construction, Finance, Technical, Sales and Marketing and Customer care, who all work together to produce As we continue to expand, we are committed to our original focus our award-winning new homes and ensure our customers enjoy of producing prestigious, unique developments that maintain the every step of the way to buying their dream Wyatt Home. company’s reputation and combine the very best in architecture and high specification interiors. We strive to deliver exemplary customer service to all our customers to ensure they are completely delighted with every aspect of their new home and the service they receive throughout the process. To M5 Oxford LONDON Swindon Newport Slough M4 M4 A34

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Less than 10 miles 10 to 20 miles 20 to 30 miles 30 to 40 miles A little further afield Airports Yetminster: 2.5 miles Bruton: 18 miles Blandford Forum: 22 miles Taunton: 32 miles Exeter: 53 miles Bournemouth: 46 miles Sherborne: 4 miles Dorchester: 18 miles Lyme Regis: 30 miles M5 (jct 25): 34 miles Oxford: 108 miles Bristol: 47 miles Yeovil: 6 miles Shaftesbury: 19 miles Bath: 44 miles London: 127 miles Southampton: 63 miles Bristol: 47 miles Heathrow: 111 miles Gatwick: 136 miles Wingfield Place Pound Road, Thornford, Dorset DT9 6QB River Yeo To Sherborne Connections Sarum Wingfield Place is situated on the edge of the charming village Bembury Lane of Thornford giving good road links to the areas surrounding Pound Road villages, towns and historic cities. Thornford has its own Wriggle River The Drove train station with connections to Bristol Temple Meads and the coast of Weymouth. With the abbey town of Sherborne being close by this also opens up the connections to Exeter Magdalene Church School and Salisbury by train. Playing field Church Road Road connections include the A37 to Bristol less than 5 miles To Post office The Kings Arms away and the M5 motorway south to Exeter and north to Bradford Abbas Bristol is accessed at Taunton, (junction 25 – around 40 miles away), whilst the region’s good road network gives access to the neighbouring counties of Somerset, Devon and Longford Road Wiltshire. For wider travel both Bristol and Exeter Airports are easily accessible, with Bristol Airport 48 miles away and THORNFORD Exeter Airport located 49 miles away. Thornford Road

Thornford Location station Located on Pound Road in Thornford, the new homes at Wingfield Place are ideally situated for access to village amenities as well as Sherborne, around four miles away. Trill Lane Thornford is a village in Dorset with a good village To Yetminster community and the homes at Wingfield Place are around a 1.5 mile stroll to the village centre with the village hall, pub, Distance from Wingfield Place to: Train journey times church, post office shop and primary school. Thornford station: 1.2 miles Bristol: 1h 42m Yeovil Junction: 3.1 miles Exeter: 1h 43m Sherborne station: 4.3 miles London: 3h 2m Customer care

At Wyatt Homes we understand that buying a new home can be Peace of mind an exciting but stressful process and we aim to guide you through Every Wyatt Home is covered by a 10-year warranty. For further this as smoothly as possible. Once you have reserved your property information please visit our website or contact our Sales Advisors. and completed the necessary documentation we will place this in the hands of our Legal Department who will complete the contract Contact pack for consideration by your legal representative. Our on-site Head office address: 1 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2NN. Sales Advisors will be on hand to answer any questions you may Telephone: 01202 668266 have throughout this process. Development address: Wingfield Place, Pound Road, Thornford, DT9 6QB. Email: [email protected]

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