Most handsome 18th century farmhouse with ancillary accommodation and land extending to about 7 acres, in a splendid edge of village location with long view to the Marshwood Vale.

Description

Woodcock Farmhouse is justifiably listed Grade II and is thought to date back to the early 18th century. Possibly once having been thatched, the house has most attractive rubble stone elevations under a tiled roof and characterful accommodation arranged over two floors. A porch gives way to the entrance hall with flagstone floor and stairs to the first floor. Either side of the hall are the dining room with inglenook fireplace and window seat and the sitting room also with a fine inglenook fireplace with Bressummer beam and ceiling timber. From sitting room is access to the larger drawing room, a lovely space on two levels with an upper area given over to bookcases, with double doors to the garden and a lower seating area with fireplace and additional double doors to outside. A cosy kitchen with AGA and larder, utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor. On the first floor is a good size principal bedroom suite with exposed ceiling timber, two or three further bedrooms depending on personal configuration and a bathroom.

From the village lane a track leads into a private driveway which sweeps round to the front of the house and a good size garage block offering covered parking and storage, over two floors. There is ample parking. The house sits fairly centrally to this wonderful plot where a host of mature trees provide a good level of privacy. The gardens at Woodcock Farm are a major feature. To the front of the house is a level lawn dissected by a path to the front door and on the boundary is an attractive pond. On the south elevation, steps lead up to bedroom two and there is a terrace and further parking if required. Immediately to the rear of the house facing southwest is an enclosed rear garden with level lawn and mature trees, shrubs and borders. The northerly boundary being bordered by the barn and cottage. Falling away to the southwest beyond the garden is the paddock, the backdrop to which is the glorious patchwork quilt of Marshwood Vale.

The Barn & Cottage
To the north of the house is the old barn, now providing extremely nice ancillary accommodation in the form of two double bedrooms both en suite. In addition a one bedroom cottage with a privately allocated garden and a store room forms the northern end of the building and on the southern flank is a potting shed / machine store.

Location

Woodcock Farm sits within gardens and grounds of about seven acres in a delightful, secluded, edge of village location in this most charming of villages.

Chedington is a small active community on high ground in the West Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with stunning views over the Marshwood Vale and into Somerset to the north west.

When Pevsner visited the area he described the village of Chedington as “very beautifully situated contouring round the wooded hillside”.

The village is known for its popular public house the Winyards Gap and the ever popular, pretty town of Beaminster is just over four miles away, providing excellent local facilities including a good range of independent shops, a small supermarket, post office, library, schools, a health centre and several pubs and restaurants.

The larger towns of Crewkerne, Bridport, Sherborne, Yeovil and Dorchester are all within easy reach by car and provide a larger range of facilities.

Communications to and from Chedington are excellent with the A303 providing access to the national motorway network just 10 miles away and Crewkerne has a mainline station to London Waterloo, taking about 2½ hours.

The area offers a wealth of sporting pursuits including Golf at Cricket St. Thomas, Yeovil, Bridport, Lyme Regis and Dorchester (Came Down). Racing at Wincanton, Taunton, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Salisbury. Sailing and water sports on the Dorset coast. Hunting with the Cattistock Hunt. Lovely walking and riding, with a good local network of footpaths and Bridleways.

The area is well known for its excellent schooling both private and public. Those of particular note are Perrott Hill (Preparatory) at North Perrott, the Sherborne schools, Bryanston, Milton Abbey, Millfield and Taunton. State primary schooling in Mosterton, secondary in Beaminster and Colyton Grammar.

Square Footage: 3,412 sq ft


Acreage: 7.67 Acres

Directions

From the A356 proceed to the Winyards Gap public house in Chedington. Continue past the car park on the left-hand side and into the village. Continue past Chedington Court, around the right-hand bend, passing the old church. Proceed for about another 250 yards passing a row of thatched cottages on the right-hand side. Shortly after that is the driveway signed to Woodcock Farm.

Additional Info

Council Tax Band G

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.