THE OLD RECTORYLANGTON HERRING, WEYMOUTH, DORSET

THE OLD RECTORYLANGTON HERRING, WEYMOUTH, DORSET

Jurassic Coast 1 mile • Chickerell 2½ miles • Portesham 3¼ miles

Weymouth 5 miles (London Waterloo 3 hours) • Dorchester 9 miles (London Waterloo 2¾ hours)

(Distances and times approximate)

A late Georgian Grade II listed former rectory with a delightful garden and sea views situated on the edge of a small, pretty village and only a mile from the Jurassic Coast

Entrance lobby • Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Study • Music room

Kitchen/Breakfast room • Cloakroom • Boot room • Cellars

Master bedroom • 3 Further double bedrooms • Single bedroom • 2 Bathrooms • Shower room

Suite of 3 inter-connected attic bedrooms • Further attic bedroom

Courtyard incorporating double garage, storeroom, fuel store and gardener’s WC • 2 Garden stores

Garden and Grounds

In all about 0.83 acre (0.34 hectare)

NB. At the bottom of the garden there is planning permission for a 4 bedroom house

if an incoming purchaser required additional accommodation.

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

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Situation & AmenitiesThe Old Rectory is situated off a lane on the edge of the small, pretty village of Langton Herring, which is set amidst beautiful, rolling countryside in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and just a mile from the coastline of the Jurassic Coast; designated as a World Heritage Site. The village has a parish church, village hall and public house; the Elm Tree Inn.

E There are two primary schools within a 3 mile radius and a further nine to choose from within a 5 mile radius, with local secondary schools in both Weymouth and Dorchester. Nearby private schools include Milton Abbey, Leweston, the Sherborne schools and Bryanston.

S The neighbouring villages of Chickerell (2½ miles) and Portesham (3¼ miles) both have village shops. The coastal town of Weymouth (5 miles) and the county town of Dorchester (9 miles) are both within easy reach and offer an excellent and comprehensive range of shops and local business facilities as well as medical, dental and veterinary services.

E Dorchester, Weymouth, Blandford Forum, Poole and Bournemouth all provide excellent entertainment venues.

e There are several gastro pubs and restaurants within the local area.

M The A354 heading north from Weymouth towards Dorchester is just 5¼ miles away, giving good access to the primary road network.

T There are mainline train stations in Weymouth and Dorchester offering a direct service to London Waterloo taking about 3 and 2¾ hours respectively.

A Bournemouth and Exeter Airports are both just over an hour’s drive away, offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.

The Old Rectory

Built around 1820, The Old Rectory is Grade II listed and a lovely

example of a country rectory of the period and is built of stuccoed

stone walls under a Welsh slate roof. The intervening two centuries

have left it largely unchanged and the house has retained most of the

original features including tall sash windows with working shutters,

flagstone floors, fireplaces and moulded door frames. On the ground

floor the front door opens to the entrance lobby with the cloakroom

to one side and opens out to the flagstoned reception hall, with an

elegant staircase rising to the first floor and a door at the far end,

with a fanlight above, opening out to the garden. On one side of the

hall are the study and the drawing room, which has windows on two

sides overlooking the garden and attractive wainscot panelling. On

the other side are the dining room, which also overlooks the garden

and has a door leading to a short passage, off which are the music

room and the kitchen/breakfast room. The latter has a tiled floor, is

fitted with a range of floor-mounted kitchen units and overlooks the

flagstone-paved former stable yard at the side of the house. Doors off

the kitchen lead to a walk-in larder, boot room, back staircase and

down to the cellars.

There are four double bedrooms and a further single bedroom on the

first floor along with the two bathrooms and a shower room. Many

of the bedrooms have distant sea views and all the bedrooms have

built-in wardrobes, many of them original. There is a further staircase

rising from a side landing to three/four attic bedrooms.

GardenThe property is approached down a gravelled drive between two lightly wooded areas to a parking area in front of the house. To one side is a former stable yard, which now incorporates a double garage, storeroom, fuel store and the gardener’s WC and has a door to the boot room. The south-facing garden is private and well screened and lies to the rear of the house and comprises a terrace set above the lawn, which is decorated by several richly planted borders and slopes down to a screen of mature specimen trees. Beyond is a croquet lawn, which has planning permission for a detached 4 bedroom house with double garage (West Dorset 1/E/1998/0155). To the side of the main lawn and set behind hedging is the vegetable garden and fruit cage. In all the garden and grounds extend to about 0.83 acre (0.34 hectare).

ServicesMains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating.

Fixtures & FittingsAll fitted carpets and curtains are included in the sale. Light fittings are excluded. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

TenureFreehold

Council Tax Band: G

Local AuthorityWest Dorset District Council. Tel: 01305 251010

Directions (Postcode DT3 4HS)From Dorchester, proceed west from the Poundbury Roundabout on the A35 for just under 3 miles. Turn left, signed to Portesham 3 miles. Follow the signs and carry on to Portesham. Just after The King’s Arms public house turn left on to the B3157/Bramdon Lane. Proceed for just over half a mile and then turn right, signed to Rodden and Langton Herring. Carry on for just under 1¾ miles, passing through Rodden, and the entrance to the property will be found on the right, marked by a pair of named, white-painted gate piers.

ViewingsAll viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area

432.1 sq m / 4651 sq ft

Cellar = 48.6 sq m / 523 sq ft

Storage / Shed = 13.2 sq m / 142 sq ft

Garage = 25 sq m / 269 sq ft

Total = 518.9 sq m / 5585 sq ft

First Floor

Second Floor

Cellar

Garage / Storage(Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation)

Ground Floor

Reception

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Recreation

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.

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Particulars: June 2017. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.