£250,000 2 bedroom cottage for sale Jane's, 2 Winton Cottages, Corscombe, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0NX

Tenure: Freehold

Beaminster 3.9 miles, Crewkerne 6.5 miles, Yeovil 9.3 miles, Bridport 9.6 miles, Dorchester 16.3 miles

A pretty cottage full of character features

Entrance Lobby – Sitting Room with Fireplace – Open-Plan Kitchen/Dining Room – Lean-To/Utility Room - Ground Floor Bathroom – Two Double Bedrooms
Decked Terrace - Large Rear Garden – Vegetable Plot – Shed/Workshop

DESCRIPTON
“Jane’s” is a pretty terraced period cottage (the middle of just three properties), which is situated in the heart of this popular West Dorset village. Formerly believed to be a part of a Dorset longhouse, the cottage has many period features, which include exposed beams throughout, attractive architraves and lintels and a flagstone floor in the sitting room. There is a large kitchen/dining room which overlooks the garden and a useful lean-to/utility room which leads to a decked terrace. The cottage benefits from modern additions such us a newly fitted bathroom, which is on the ground floor, and mostly UPVC double-glazed windows. Believed to date back to the late 1500s, the property has rendered front and rear elevations under a clay tiled roof, with a flat roof extension and dormer to the rear. The rear garden is 100 feet in length and has many mature plants and a vegetable garden with workshop/shed.

LOCATION
The village of Corscombe is situated just off of the A356 Crewkerne to Dorchester road. Corscombe has a thriving community which benefits from a church, village hall with playgroup, and popular pub The Fox. There is a regular bread, fish, milk and newspaper delivery service available in the village and a weekly bus to Yeovil. There are also buses provided for the local Secondary and Primary schools in Beaminster. Nestled in the hillside, there are magnificent views from the village towards Sutton Bingham reservoir right across to Glastonbury Tor. There are also many excellent country walks and bridleways
accessible from the cottage.

The next village of Halstock (2.7 miles north) offers a village shop with post office and golf club with bar and restaurant. To the south of Corscombe lies Beaminster, which is a charming small town in the midst of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town offers many facilities including a good range of shops, church, bank, post office, library, two schools (primary and secondary), health centres, dentist, other professional services and many social and sporting activities. Mainline rail services (London-Waterloo) are available from Crewkerne and Dorchester.

ACCOMMODATION

Entrance Lobby
Stable door, carpet, single glazed window (SE), cupboard housing fuse boxes, solid oak entrance door.

Sitting Room
12' 7" (3.84m) x 12' 4" (3.76m) (max)
Flagstone floor, exposed beams, open fireplace with stone surround and wooden mantel and panelling, TV and two telephone points, night storage heater, UPVC double-glazed window (SW), storage cupboard with attractive wooden door.

Kitchen/Dining Room
17' 10" (5.44m) max x 14' 2" (4.32m) max
Large ‘L’ shaped room, ceramic tiled floor, exposed beams, down lighters, range of pine units, tiled work surface and splashbacks, space for cooker, space for dishwasher, stainless steel sink with double draining board, two UPVC double-glazed windows overlooking garden (NE), night storage heater, telephone point, exposed beams, wood panelling, exposed painted stone.

Lean-To/Utility Room
14' 9" (4.5m) x 3' 3" (0.99m) min
Carpet, single-glazed window (NW), stainless steel sink, space and plumbing for washing machine, power and light, door leading to decked garden terrace.

Bathroom
8' 5" (2.57m) x 4' 10" (1.47m)
Arched door, laminate floor, wash hand basin with vanity unit and further storage, WC, bath with mixer taps and hand held shower attachment, heated wall mounted towel rail, extractor fan, wiring for electric fan heater, tiled to full height, single-glazed window (NE), shaver point.

FIRST FLOOR

Stairs and Landing
Exposed beams, carpet, steps either side to both bedrooms.

Bedroom 1
16' 6" (5.03m) x 11' 10" (3.61m) max
Double room, carpet, UPVC double-glazed window to front with window seat (SW) overlooking countryside, exposed beams, night storage heater.

Bedroom 2
11’10” (5.03m) x 7’11” (2.41m) max
Double room, carpet, UPVC double-glazed window (NE) overlooking garden, two further head height single-glazed windows (NW + SE), night storage heater, two large built-in wardrobes.

OUTSIDE

Front Garden
Small walled flowerbed.

Rear Garden
100' 0" (30.48m) x 19' 9" (6.02m)
Decked terrace with outside light and steps leading to the garden, which is laid mainly to lawn with various shrubs and trees. There is a vegetable patch at the lower end of the garden. Large shed/workshop. Fenced and hedged boundaries.

Parking
Unlimited free street parking to the front.

GENERAL REMARKS

Tenure
The property is for sale freehold with vacant possession

Services
Mains water, electric and drainage. Night storage heating. Calor gas connection for hob. Telephone and broadband connection.

Local Authority
West Dorset District Council. Stratton House, 58-60 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UZ. Telephone 01305 251010.

Council Tax
Band ‘B’ - £1174.02 for 2009/2010.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with ourselves Elder & Froy on 01308 862606.

DIRECTIONS
From our office in the Square head up North Street (to the left of the Red Lion). Continue for a couple of miles until you reach the crossroads on the A356. Turn right, and take the next left signposted to Corscombe, which is around 100 yards on. Proceed down into the village and take the first left hand turn signposted Corscombe. Continue for around 500 yards, and shortly before Yew Tree Close there are three white cottages on the right hand side. “Jane’s” is the middle of the three.