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THE OLD PARSONAGE , , THE OLD PARSONAGE CHETNOLE, SHERBORNE DORSET

A former parsonage dating from the mid 19th century with a self-contained 1 bed annexe, large garden and paddock situated in the heart of a popular village

Entrance lobby • Entrance hall • Sitting room • Dining room Study • Kitchen • Breakfast room • Utility room • Boot room Cloakroom • Conservatory

Master bedroom with en-suite shower room 4 Further bedrooms • Home office

Family bathroom • Separate WC • Converted attic

Converted former stable block comprising double garage with additional machinery garage, garden room, self-contained 1-bed flat and adjacent (separate) bed/sitting room • Boiler room Gardener’s WC • Log store • Greenhouse • Garden shed

Garden and Paddock with field shelter

In all about 2.25 acres (0.91 hectare)

Yetminster 2½ miles • 4 miles • 8½ miles Sherborne 9 miles ( Waterloo 2¼ hours) Dorchester 15 miles (Distances and time approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation & Amenities The Old Parsonage is situated close to the centre of the small village of Chetnole and is set back off a quiet lane running through the village, which is surrounded by unspoilt countryside at the western end of the . The village has a parish church and public house and railway halt. The neighbouring village of (2½ miles) providing additional amenities including a shop/post office, health centre, veterinary surgery and Montessori nursery.

There are nearby primary schools in Yetminster (2½ E miles) and Evershot (4 miles) with (9 miles) in Sherborne providing secondary education. Nearby private schools include Hazlegrove, the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Millfield and Perrott Hill.

In addition to the local facilities in Yetminster, the Abbey S town of Sherborne (9 miles) is easily accessible and has a wide range of shopping and business facilities, including Outbuilding/Flat a Waitrose supermarket. The larger towns of Yeovil (8½ Annexe Flat miles) and Dorchester (15 miles) are both within easy driving distance.

Sherborne, Yeovil, Dorchester, Bath, Exeter and all t provide excellent entertainment venues.

There are a number of gastro pubs and restaurants within e the local area, including The Chetnole Inn.

The A37 is just 1¾ miles away running north to Yeovil and M south to Dorchester, with the A303 (13 miles) lying just north of Yeovil providing easy access to the M3 to London and the West Country.

There is a mainline rail service from Sherborne to London T Waterloo taking 2¼ hours. Trains from Chetnole halt run to Weymouth and Bath/.

Bournemouth and Exeter International Airports are both A about an hour’s drive away offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations. The Old Parsonage Garden The oldest part of The Old Parsonage dates from about 1850, when dining rooms, which both have fireplaces and are interconnected via Approached over a gravelled drive with a parking area beside the a home for the local parson was created from part of an older terrace double doors. Also off the hall are the conservatory and cloakroom, house, the garden of The Old Parsonage lies on three sides with of farm workers’ cottages. A wing was added in the Edwardian with a further passage leading past the boot room and study to broad lawns decorated by flower and shrub borders and mature trees period, with a further extension added to the rear in the 1930s. The the kitchen and adjacent breakfast room, which has a secondary including fruit trees, beech, oak, copper beech and a fine wellingtonia. earliest part of the house is built of local stone under a Welsh slate staircase to the first floor. The kitchen is fitted with a range of Abutting the house is a paved terrace leading to a former stable block, roof, with later additions built of a combination of stone and red wall and floor-mounted timber units and a selection of electrical which has been converted to provide a double garage and machinery brick, with brick detailing around the windows. The property has appliances and has a door leading through to the utility room. store on one side and the garden/hobby room on the other. The two been the family home of the present owners for the past 25 years, are separated by the entrance hall and staircase, which rises to the who have undertaken several improvements during their tenure On the first floor is the master bedroom, which has an en-suite self-contained 1 bed annexe and adjacent (separate) unconverted including the creation of the self-contained 1 bed first floor annexe shower room, three further double bedrooms, single bedroom, family bed/sitting room (suitable for a carer). Beyond the garage are the log for an elderly relative. On the ground floor of the main house the front bathroom and separate WC. Above the breakfast room on the first store and adjacent greenhouse and vegetable/soft fruit cage. At the door opens to the entrance lobby and through to the entrance hall floor is the home office and the attic has been boarded and is now far end of the garden is the paddock, which has a field shelter and with a staircase rising to the first floor. Off the hall are the sitting and used as a games room and for storage. separate vehicular access. In all about 2.25 acres (0.91 hectare). Services Tenure Mains water, electricity and drainage. Heating and hot water Freehold turn after 1¾ miles, signed to Leigh. Travel along this road for about 3¼ provided by Bio-mass fired (wood pellet) central heating miles until you reach a T junction. Turn right and proceed for about ½ mile boiler (5 years remaining of commercial RHI grant). Solar PV Council Tax to the centre of Leigh and turn left by the war memorial to Chetnole. Carry panels. Band: G on for 1½ miles into Chetnole to a T junction, with the church on the left and the Chetnole Inn public house on the right. Turn left and continue for Local Authority Fixtures & Fittings about 350 yards and The Old Parsonage will be found on the left. The fitted carpets and curtains are included in the sale. District Council. Tel: 01305 251010 Light fittings are excluded, however, certain items may be Viewings available by separate negotiation. Directions (Postcode DT9 6PE) All viewings are by appointment with the joint sole agents Knight Frank LLP From Sherborne take the A352 towards Dorchester and take the right and Symonds & Sampson. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 5606 sq ft / 520.79 sq m (Excludes restricted head height, wc & includes garage, annexe)

First Floor

Reception

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Outside Space Garage Ground Floor First Floor

Second Floor Garage Ground Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight 01935 812236 01935 814488 Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any 15 Cheap Street 4 Abbey Corner information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only Sherborne Half Moon Street certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building Dorset Sherborne regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been KnightFrank.co.uk DT9 3PU symondsandsampson.co.uk Dorset DT9 3LN properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. [email protected] [email protected] Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.

Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: March & July 2017. Particulars: July 2017.