2 bedroom cottage for sale

Built in the early 1800’s, The Old School House was originally the headmasters house adjoining the junior school. Attached and built of stone with brick quoins under a clay tile roof, The Old School House has many attributes worthy of mention; these include delightful metal trellis windows, excellent ceiling heights, an inset multifuel stove in the sitting room, a further multifuel stove in the newly installed kitchen/dining/living room with an oil fired Aga. Subject to planning, the opportunity exists to incorporate the current utility room into a larger open plan kitchen/dining room with french windows opening on to the gardens. In addition (subject to planning) the attractive stone garage could provide ancillary/further accommodation, as could the attic which has good ceiling heights. The Old School House has a large south facing garden at the rear which is private and not overlooked.

The property is approached off the lane onto hard standing which runs between the house and the garage to a large car parking area. There is a small front garden bounded by black metal railings with lawned area and secure access down the side to the boiler and oil tank. The majority of the garden lies to the rear and is accessed from both the car parking area and the kitchen/dining room onto a large terrace. The garden is laid principally to lawn with tall hedging either side leading to a gate through which there is a large rectangular area of garden with magnificent walnut tree and a variety of mature trees including willow, apple and plum. There is a garden office with power and wifi, greenhouse and two further wooden sheds.

The Old School House is situated close to the centre of the popular village of Kington Magna in a conservation area. The village has a 14th century parish church and village hall, while the nearby market town of Gillingham has a wide range of everyday facilities including shops, a Waitrose supermarket, banks, two doctor’s surgeries and a mainline railway station (London Waterloo approximately 2 hours). Castle Cary is 13.5 miles (London Paddington approximately 1 hour 45 minutes). There are a wider range of facilities in nearby Shaftesbury and Sherborne and for more extensive requirements there are the regional centres of Salisbury and Bath, all within easy motoring distance. The A303 lies approximately 5 miles to the north giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.
* Photographs taken September 2021, except kitchen which has been updated recently and the photosgraphs re-taken in September 2025. The floorplan has also been updated.