Country house for sale in Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, Dorset SP8

A beautifully appointed, detached, stone cottage, located in the heart of the quiet Dorset village of West Stour.

Located in the heart of West Stour, Salvington, sits equidistance from both the pub and village hall along the quiet lane serving the majority of dwellings. Originally considerably smaller, the cottage has been extended previously and has recently undergone a thorough renovation and transformation to provide a superb blend of traditional and contemporary accommodation, laid out over two floors. To the front, the ground floor comprises an entrance hall, cloakroom and two equal sized reception rooms both offering charming features such as wooden beams, window seat and both with an exposed stone inglenook fireplace. At the rear a recently fitted galley kitchen with door to the side garden and archway through to the glorious, vaulted dining room. This stunning room is light and airy, boasting windows at both ground and first levels, two large picture doors onto the garden, the stairs to the first floor and a woodburning stove. The first floor comprises two double bedrooms off the landing and both providing outstanding en-suite facilities with one shower and one bath.

Situation

West Stour is a small village situated on the A30. The village has a fuel station and shop, a cafe, car sales, car repair garage and popular Public House, The Ship Inn. The village lies approximately 3.5 miles from Gillingham and the historic, hill top town of Shaftesbury ( 5 miles ). Both towns offer all day to day amenities and a variety of supermarkets including Waitrose, Lidl etc., Doctors and Dentists. Shaftesbury also provides a cottage hospital with a minor injuries unit. Communications are excellent with the A30 running East to West and the A303 that leads to the M3 a short distance. Gillingham also offers a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo and Exeter. The area is well known for the choice of state and independent Primary and Secondary Schools. A wide range of leisure and recreational facilities include, leisure centres, horse riding, shooting, golf and football and rugby clubs.

Outside

Accessed via the lane, the cottage offers tandem parking for two vehicles to the side and further parking and access to the garden can be found behind double wooden gates. An outbuilding, located in the garden and detached from the cottage, could provide a plethora of uses but is currently a store with two sets of French doors to the garden. The garden has been designed with ease of maintenance in mind, completely enclosed and partly with a tall stone wall and predominantly laid with shingle. A handful of seating areas allow you to catch the sun throughout the day and mature flower boarder/beds line the perimeter and a central island.

Council tax

Dorset Council Tax E
EPC: F

Services

Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. Drainage is private and heating and hot water is electric.

Directions

Post code: SP8 5RL
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From Shaftesbury continue along the A30, west for approximately 5 miles. On arriving at West Stour turn right onto Church Street immediately before the Ship Inn. The property is located on the right hand side.