Description
A beautifully presented converted stone barn in a peaceful location in the heart of this popular village with garden and off-road parking.
The Dwelling - 1 Lovells Cottages is an end of terrace stone cottage quietly tucked away off Burton Street, a historic and pretty street, in this sought after village. The cottage is presented in excellent decorative order with some charming exposed timbers and it has recently been used as a successful Airbnb. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of oak worksurfaces, integrated appliances and space for a table. The sitting/dining room has a wood burning stove, exposed beams, cupboard housing the washing machine and a door to the back garden. The accommodation is arranged over three floors with two double bedrooms, each with fitted wardrobes, and a bathroom on the first floor and a further double bedroom on the second floor.
Accommodation - See floor plan but in brief:
Ground floor - Kitchen/breakfast room, sitting/dining room, cloakroom.
First floor - 2 double bedrooms, bathroom.
Second floor - double bedroom.
Outside - The property is approached from Burton Street via a private drive over which it has a full vehicular right of way, to a private parking space. There is a pretty enclosed rear garden accessed from the sitting room with mature hedge and fence borders. The garden is hard landscaped for easy maintenance and has a stone store. The property sits just outside of The Conservation Area but has the protection of adjoining agricultural land to the rear and a substantial listed farmhouse and barns to the side and front.
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 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.
The area is well known for a number of independent schools including Port Regis at Motcombe, Hazlegrove at Sparkford, Sherborne Schools and Bryanston near Blandford. There are two primary schools in Marnhull and secondary schools in Sturminster Newton and Gillingham.
Directions - What3words///freshen.stretcher.occurs
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 inside and likely outside
(Information from Ofcom https://www.ofcom.org.uk)
Council Tax Band: C
Rights of Way - vehicular right of way over drive.
