A CHARMING AND SPACIOUS GRADE II LISTED GEORGIAN HOUSE WITH GARDEN AND GROUNDS OF ABOUT 4.5 ACRES LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF THIS BLACKMORE VALE VILLAGE northfield house, todber, dorset A CHARMING AND SPACIOUS GRADE II LISTED GEORGIAN HOUSE WITH GARDEN AND GROUNDS OF ABOUT 4.5 ACRES LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF THIS BLACKMORE VALE VILLAGE northfield house, todber, sturminster newton, dorset, dt10 1hy Entrance hall w drawing room w dining room w study w inner hall w basement/games room w kitchen/breakfast room w family room w utility room w shower room w two ground floor bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom w first floor master bedroom with dressing area and en suite shower room w two further bedrooms w family bathroom w extensive gravelled parking area w detached double garage with workshop and flat over comprising kitchen/living room, shower room and bedroom w side gravelled drive leading to stabling with three loose boxes, tack room and tractor shed/hay barn w formal gardens predominantly lawned with garden room with sauna and hot tub w Walled courtyard garden w land divided into two main paddocks laid to pasture and adjoin farmland to the rear w about 4.5 acres
Situation Northfield House, Todber is located on the edge of the village in the heart of the Blackmore Vale countryside. Northfield House enjoys easy road access to main line rail link with a regular service to London Waterloo from Gillingham (4.5 miles). The A303 to the north of Gillingham provides a good route to London/Home Counties and the West Country. The adjoining villages of Stour Provost and Marnhull both have primary schools with Marnhull also having a variety of amenities including post office, butcher and doctors surgery and there is also the Udder Farm Shop at East Stour. The market town of Sturminster Newton provides a wider range of facilities including The Exchange entertainment venue and the larger towns of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Sherborne provide an excellent variety of shopping, educational, recreational and cultural facilities. Independent schools in the area include Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne School for Boys, Sherborne Preparatory School, Hazlegrove, Port Regis, St Mary’s Shaftesbury, Clayesmore, Bryanston, Hanford and Knighton House, as well as good state schools at Gillingham and Sherborne. Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Sherborne and Yeovil, horse racing at Wincanton, Exeter and Bath and water sports can be enjoyed along the Dorset coastline to the south at Poole Harbour and Weymouth Bay. Description Northfield House, a delightful spacious and manageable family home has early 18th Century origins and has handsome stone elevations under a slate roof. There is attractive accommodation which includes three main reception rooms and study, large farmhouse kitchen/ breakfast room, five bedrooms, two shower rooms and two bathrooms. Features include many sash windows, some with shutters, picture rails, some lovely window seats and beamed and vaulted ceilings in kitchen and family room. Fine views are enjoyed from all the bedrooms. Basement/games room/bar. Oil fired central heating. Outside there is extensive parking and detached garage with workshop area. The modern flat is above the garage and has kitchen/dining/living room, bedroom and shower room. There is stabling with three loose boxes, formal gardens with garden room and the land is currently divided into two paddocks and includes a small pond. Northfield House also has the benefit of superfast broadband service.
Outside The extensive gravelled parking/turning area, fronted by substantial hedging, leads to the detached garage complex. The driveway continues along the side of the property to the stable yard, which includes three loose boxes, tack room and useful tractor/hay barn and the oil tank. There is a separate greenhouse. The formal gardens are predominantly laid to lawn with a variety of shrubs, a large deck for outside dining, a garden room with sauna plus external deck with hot tub. Immediately behind the main house is the walled courtyard garden with direct access from both the drawing room and family room. The land is predominantly divided into two paddocks and adjoins open farmland.
Directions From Sturminster Newton, take the B3092. Follow this road through the village of Marnhull and into Todber where you will find Northfield House on your right hand side. If you are driving from Shaftesbury along the A30, turn left when you reach the crossroads at East Stour, follow the B3092 through Stour Provost into Todber and you will find Northfield House on your left hand side.
Local Authority: North Dorset District Council, Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7LL. Tel : 01258 454111.
Postcode: DT10 1HY
Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Superfast Broadband available if required. Please note that the working condition of any of the services or kitchen appliances have not been checked by the agents but at the time of taking particulars we were informed they were all in working order.
Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills. Gross Internal Area (approx) = 253.7 sq m / 2731 sq ft Garage / Annexe Block = 83.1 sq m / 894 sq ft Outbuilding = 120.6 sq m / 1298 sq ft Basement = 11.2 sq m / 120 sq ft Total = 468.6 sq m / 5044 sq ft
Bedroom 2 4.13 x 4.03 13'7 x 13'3
Bedroom 3.46 x 3.45 2.85 x 2.24 11'4 x 11'4 9'4 x 7'4 T Greenhouse 3.76 x 2.16 Sauna 8.00 x 5.53 12'4 x 7'1 1.97 x 1.46 26'3 x 18'2 6'6 x 4'9 B T Bedroom 3 (Not Shown In Actual 3.86 x 3.44 (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) 5.00 x 4.63 12'8 x 11'3 Location / Orientation) 16'5 x 15'2 Utility Outbuilding 3.87 x 2.74 Garden room Up 12'8 x 9'0 1.95 x 1.53 Dn 6'5 x 5'0
(Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Garage / Annexe Block Garage / Annexe Block Up Ground Floor First Floor Family Room Basement / 4.66 x 3.66 Games Room / 15'3 x 12'0 Bar Up
Up Basement Stable Stable 3.47 x 3.44 3.50 x 3.48 11'5 x 11'3 11'6 x 11'5
Kitchen / Diner T 5.56 x 3.69 18'3 x 12'1 Study Bedroom 4 3.24 x 2.63 4.39 x 3.18 10'8 x 8'8 14'5 x 10'5 Dn Up
Drawing Room Stable 7.21 x 4.38 Hay Barn Tack Room 3.55 x 3.48 23'8 x 14'4 11'8 x 11'5 Dn 7.26 x 7.11 3.48 x 2.35 23'10 x 23'4 11'5 x 7'9 Dining Room Bedroom 1 Bedroom 5 3.81 x 3.62 3.71 x 3.64 3.85 x 3.65 12'6 x 11'11 12'2 x 11'11 12'8 x 12'0
IN (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Ground Floor First Floor Outbuilding
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