2 bed cottage for sale

Pound Road, Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset DT9

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.

Kitchen

1.7m x 7.21m - 5'7” x 23'8”
Hand crafted to the highest quality. Good range of cabinets with solid oak worktops. Belfast sink. Integrated dishwasher. Rangemaster Pro + 110 ml Induction hob range cooker with custom made extractor inset to large hatch opening. Bespoke recycling cabinets. Lovely and light with 3 roof-lights as well as the windows with lovely views to the rear garden and countryside beyond. Marble floors. Doors to the sitting room, hallway and rear patio.

Sitting Room

5.16m x 6.69m - 16'11” x 21'11”
A great size with wonderful inglenook fireplaces at either end of the room. The windows to the front aspect have hand crafted window seats. To the right of one of the chimney breasts are hand crafted bespoke storage cabinets. There are also 2 wonderful reclaimed cast iron radiators. Characterful exposed beams in the ceiling and the fireplaces.

Dining Room

5m x 3.36m - 16'5” x 11'0”
Either side of the fireplace are hand crafted bespoke cabinets. Wonderful exposed beams in the ceiling and lintel in the fireplace. Window to the front aspect with window seat. Traditional style radiators. Solid oak floors. Doors to the hallway and sitting room. Stairs to first floor.

Hall

Enter through the stable door from the patio at the rear. Doors to the dining room, kitchen and shower room. Ceramic tile floor. The large American style fridge freezer lives here as well.

Shower Room

The WC is fitted into a bespoke hand crafted cabinet. Basin with splash-back and shower cubicle with mains fed shower. Ceramic tiled floor. Towel Rail. Roof light.

Utility Room

4m x 2m - 13'1” x 6'7”
Great additional space added by the current owners. Enter through the stable door, fitted solid wood worktops with Belfast sink and space for under counter washing machine and tumble dryer. Exposed stone wall with window. Grant Oil Fired Boiler with pressurised water cylinder. Radiator. Roof light.

Landing

Window to the front, neutrally carpeted and decorated. Doors to the 2 bedrooms and family bathroom and access to the attic room via a set of custom made steps. Exposed beams. Cast iron radiator.

Bedroom

5.09m x 3.87m - 16'8” x 12'8”
A beautiful room with windows to the front and the rear. The rear window has a window seat. Exposed beams. Traditional style radiator. Neutrally decorated and carpeted. Hand crafted built in wardrobe.

Bathroom

3.5m x 2.67m - 11'6” x 8'9”
Luxuriously appointed with sizeable walk in shower and rainforest style shower head, extra large bath, WC and his and hers stone basins set into a beautiful wooden vanity unit. Tumbled marble floors. Ceramic wall tiles with beautiful exposed woodwork set this bathroom off perfectly. Window to the rear with window seat. Chrome towel radiator over traditional style radiator.

Master Bedroom

5.36m x 3.1m - 17'7” x 10'2”
A wonderful room with windows to the front and rear. Hand crafted built in wardrobes. Neutrally carpeted and decorated. Traditional style radiator. Airing cupboard.

Attic

Wonderful use of space here at over 6 meters in length and 3 meters wide. The room is height restricted and there is a beam that crosses the room. It works really well though and has been used as an office in one half and double bed with hand made storage units on rollers in the other half. It is accessed by a set of custom made steps that are spring loaded.

Rear Garden

To the rear of the cottage adjacent to the kitchen is a lovely walled private patio area. Beyond the patio is the back garden, mainly laid to lawn, approximately 6 meters wide by 20 meters long. Beyond the lawn are wonderful views to the countryside.

Parking

There is parking at the rear of the house for one vehicle.