Longford Road Thornford, DT9

NO FURTHER CHAIN! Thornhill View is an end-of-terrace, period cottage (1018 square feet) situated in a superb village centre position in the heart of the popular Dorset village of Thornford – a short walk to the village pub, shop and school. The cottage boasts a generous rear garden backing on to fields with some lovely countryside views. It is a short drive to Sherborne town centre and the mainline station to London Waterloo. The property is enviably free from the restrictions of Grade II listing and boasts electric heating and uPVC double glazing. There is scope to extend the property at the rear, subject to the necessary planning permission. This rare property enjoys a wealth of character features including a natural stone Inglenook fireplace with cast iron log burning stove and original bread oven and exposed beams. The well laid out accommodation briefly comprises entrance porch / boot room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen / breakfast room, utility area, rear lobby and ground floor WC. On the first floor there is a landing area, two double bedrooms and a first floor shower room. There are superb walks from nearby the front door. Thornford village is one of the closest villages to Sherborne town. It is incredibly sought-after and properties of this nature very rarely come to the open market. Thornford offers a superb public house, primary school rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, village store and post office, village hall, parish church and its own cricket club. All of these amenities are within walking distance of the property. There are also lovely countryside walks from nearby the front door. In addition Thornford station is situated on the Weymouth to Bristol line which includes Bath and links to the Midlands and North. It is only a short drive to the popular, picturesque town centre of Sherborne with its coveted high street, buzzing, popular out-and-about culture, boutique stores, organic bakeries, coffee shops, restaurants, gastro-pubs and farmers market.