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This wonderful Grade 2 listed cottage, dating back to the 17th Century really has to be seen to be appreciated. It has been updated by the current owners to an exceptional standard. Set in the beautiful village of Thornford, with a great community and well established amenities Thornford Primary School, the popular Kings Arms public house, the convenience store with Post Office, the village hall, the church and its own cricket club. This property is a must view to appreciate the size and standard of updating. It s only 3 miles from the historic Abbey town of Sherborne or 6 miles to the larger South Somerset regional centre of Yeovil.

The cottage in brief comprises, bespoke handcrafted galley style kitchen with high end appliances, leading into the spacious living room with amazing inglenook fireplaces at either end, a separate dining room with another superb fireplace. There is also a shower room with WC and a hallway.

Upstairs, there are 2 large double bedrooms with bespoke hand crafted built in wardrobes and an attic space that could be used as an occasional double bedroom. The bathroom is luxuriously appointed with sizeable walk in shower, large bath, WC and his and hers basins set into a beautiful vanity unit. The attic room is accessed via a set of custom made steps. It is a sizeable room and has been very thoughtfully fitted with hand crafted custom made double bed fitted on top of sliding storage drawers. The other half of the room has been used as an office space. This room is very quirky, it has restricted head room and beams across the room but it is an excellent additional space.

To the rear of the cottage adjacent to the kitchen is a lovely walled private patio area. This leads to a great utility room which also houses the Grant floor standing boiler and pressurised water cylinder. Beyond the patio is the back garden, mainly laid to lawn with amazing views to open countryside. There is parking at the rear of the house.

The thatch to the front and ridge was replaced in 2023.

The historic town of Sherborne is only 3 miles away and has the amazing Abbey and the quaint, mainly independent high street outlets, restaurants and bars. There are 3 doctors surgeries and a library. There s an abundance of highly regarded gastro pubs and eateries in the surrounding villages. The larger thriving market town of Yeovil is approximately 6 miles away and offers a large shopping precinct with a good range of established brand outlets. It also has a good range of leisure facilities, multiplex cinema, 10 pin bowling, health clubs, sports centres and restaurants. Sherborne and Yeovil both have excellent golf clubs and as you would expect in the West Dorset South Somerset border there are multiple opportunities for external sporting walking riding pursuits.

Thornford has a well regarded primary school, OFSTED ranked Outstanding which is in the catchment area for the highly regarded Gryphon school. Sherborne has an excellent reputation for schools in both the state, Gryphon School, and the private sector, Sherborne Prep, Sherborne Girls, Sherborne Boys and Leweston.