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"An extended and beautifully renovated former coach house with land and gardens in a superb central village location. In all 2.44 acres.

The Dwelling Notley House is believed to have been originally built as a Coach House in 1880 of local Marnhull stone. It was first converted in 2006 and then significantly modernised and extended by the current owners in 2018. Internally the house is extremely light and bright, beautifully presented and offers great versatility with two ground and two first floor bedrooms. The kitchen breakfast room is a good size with views over the fields. The sitting room is a lovely triple aspect room with wooden floors, vaulted ceiling, a wood burner and bifold doors to the front opening onto a pretty courtyard and doors to the back on to the garden. Beyond the sitting room are two double bedrooms each with ensuite shower rooms.

At the other end of the house there is a study snug with a wood burner, a utility room and boot room. From the study, stairs lead to two further bedrooms and a bathroom. With ground and first floor bedrooms the house is ideal for multi generational living. Notley House stands in about 2.44 acres with the majority of the land being to the rear.

Accommodation See floor plan but in brief

Ground floor Sitting room, dining room,, kitchen, snug study, two bedrooms 1 e s shower room , utility room, boot room and cloakroom.
First floor Two bedrooms, bathroom.

Situation Marnhull is one of the largest villages in England with a thriving community life and is celebrated in Thomas Hardy s Tess of the D Urbervilles. It has two public houses, two primary schools, three churches, doctors surgery, pharmacy, carpet and soft furnishing shop, two grocery shops one with a post office , hairdresser and beauty salon. There are many clubs and societies, and it is surrounded by beautiful countryside. More extensive shopping, business and recreational facilities are available in Sturminster Newton 3 miles whilst the larger towns of Shaftesbury 6 miles and Gillingham 6 miles, together with Sherborne 11 miles, are all easily accessible. The village shop and pub are a five minute level walk.

The A303 is to the north of Gillingham linking with the M3 to London. Mainline railway stations in Gillingham and Sherborne with a regular service to London Waterloo taking about 2 hours.

Outside Notley House is tucked away down its own private driveway, bordered by an area of broadleaf woodland on one side and garden and mature trees to the other. There is a double timber framed car port and a five bar gate gives access to the land. The fields are well drained, level and are currently separated into temporary smaller paddocks. There is a fenced stable yard, two wooden stable blocks, including a tack room and a separate barn, a chicken run and small sheep shelter. The rear garden has lawn, flower beds, a vegetable area and a greenhouse. The outside space is beautifully private, peaceful and a delightful entertaining space or just somewhere to sit and watch the sun go down.

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Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected to the property. Mains gas central heating system.

Material Information Standard & superfast broadband is available.
Mobile phone network coverage is limited. 02 is good inside and out.
Information from Ofcom
Council Tax Band F
Restrictive Covenants None.
Agent s Note Overage clause on the land. Ask Agent for further information.

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