West Hall
Sherborne, Dorset

An Elizabethan manor house in a privateand secluded settingWest Hall, Longburton, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5PF
Sherborne 3.5 miles (London Waterloo from 2¼ hours), A303 13 miles, Dorchester 15 miles,
Castle Cary 16 miles (London Paddington from 1½ hours), Bristol Airport 48 miles. (All times anddistances are approximate)Features:
Ground floor
Entrance hall/screens passage | Great hall | Sitting room | Drawing
room | Study | Dining room | Family room | Kitchen | Pantry
Breakfast room | Laundry room | Boiler/utility room | Flower room
Cellar | Cloakroom | Store room

First floor
Principal bedroom with en-suite dressing room and bathroom
Second bedroom with dressing room and bathroom | Guest bedroom
with en-suite cloakroom | 4 Further bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms
Shower room | 5 Attic rooms
3 Estate cottages

OutsideDouble garage | Garden stores | 3 Greenhouses | Stable yard with
8 boxes | Feed store | Tack room | Lorry garage | Heated outdoor
swimming pool | Hard tennis court | Formal walled gardens andgrounds | Vegetable garden | Pasture | WoodlandIn all about 21.6 acres (8.74 ha)

West HallWest Hall is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor
house positioned in a secluded part of ruralDorset. The property is accessed via a long drivefrom the village of Longburton which then forks.
The main drive sweeps through parkland andgardens around the house, providing a wonderfulsense of arrival as you approach. A secondary
drive provides access for tenants, staff anddeliveries to the north of the house. The house isconstructed in the traditional style for a house ofthis provenance, mainly stone walls with ashlarquoins under a stone tiled roof. West Hall is in
the main Elizabethan and has benefitted froma series of alterations and extensions over thecenturies and the irregular fenestration adds aunique charm and character to the house. There
are a wealth of architectural details and features,
including stone copings bearing finials and ashlar
chimney stacks, mullioned windows, mouldedround archways and a wonderful heavy oak
front door. The door bears the mark of historicalaxe damage, thought to date back to the English
Civil War. Internally the house has a numberof 17th and 18th century fireplaces, a beautiful
oak staircase from the 17th century, roundheaded arches, bolection moulded panellingand some 17th and 18th century glass. The
accommodation is well suited to both familyliving and entertaining. The principal rooms inWest Hall are impressive with a number beingof particular note due to the prominence of theirinternal features including the Great Hall, sitting
room and dining room.

3.5 miles to the north providing an extensive
range of shopping, business and recreational
facilities. Other towns within easy reach
include Dorchester, Yeovil, Blandford Forum,Shaftesbury, Castle Cary and Weymouth on
the south coast. Much of the Dorset coastline
is designated as a natural World Heritage Site,
known as the Jurassic Coast. Communicationsin the area include regular train services fromSherborne to London Waterloo (about 2¼hours) and Castle Cary to Paddington (about1½ hours). The A303 provides a major linkroad to the west and east towards London.
Airports at Bristol, Bournemouth and Exeter
provide a comprehensive range of internationaland domestic flights. Sporting pursuits in thearea include National Hunt racing at Wincantonand Taunton, flat racing at Bath and Salisbury,
water sports, sailing (2012 Olympic sailingcompetitions held at Weymouth) and sea fishingalong the Dorset coastline and golf at Sherborne,
Yeovil and Dorchester (Came Down). West Hall
falls within the area covered by the Blackmore
Vale Hunt and there are plenty of bridleways inthe area. The area is highly regarded for thequality of its schooling including Port Regis,Sandroyd, Hazlegrove, the Sherborne schools,
Leweston, Canford, Millfield, Milton Abbey andBryanston.

West Hall Cottages
To the north of West Hall lies an old outbuilding
which is Grade II listed and has been converted
into three attractive cottages. With 17th century
origins, the cottages are of a vernacular stylesimilar to West Hall itself.
Situation
West Hall occupies a secluded position in theparish of Folke, lying between the village ofLongburton to the west and the hamlet of Folke
to the east. Within the village of Longburton is
The Rose and Crown, a popular public house,
and the Church of St James. Sherborne lies

EPC’s:
West HallEPC Rating: F

1 West Hall Cottages

EPC Rating: E

2 West Hall Cottage

EPC Rating: D

3 West Hall Cottages

EPC Rating: FOutside
A wide stone flagged walkway wraps aroundthe majority of the house with a magnificent
courtyard terrace to the west of the house, ideal
for alfresco dining and enhanced by a beautiful
wisteria covered pergola, with clematis andclimbing roses adorning the courtyard walls.
There is a particularly impressive walk flanked
by yew topiary leading to a pretty stone bridgeover a stream to the park beyond. The principal
gardens and grounds lie predominantly to thesouth and west of the house and have beensignificantly improved by the current owners.
The formal gardens are enclosed in part byestablished yew hedges, some of which havebeen re-positioned to align with doorways ofthe house and create attractive vistas throughthe gardens. One impressive brick garden wallaround the croquet lawn is Grade II listed andenhances the magical feel of this historicalproperty. The stream has been diverted throughthe gardens creating an attractive feature withwalkways through the woods leading to secluded
areas of lawn. The gardens have well stocked
herbaceous and shrub borders and of particularnote are the wonderful gunneras lining thestream edge. There are a number of magnificent
specimen trees including copper beech, horsechestnut and sycamore. The heated outdoor
swimming pool is enclosed by a handsome brickwall with a large pool house providing a bar,seating area and cloakroom. To the north eastof the house is a hard tennis court fully enclosed
and sheltered by a wide hedge.

Outbuildings
Forming part of the courtyard to the north of
the house is a double garage (with potential
for conversion to a fourth cottage) and sometraditional store rooms including a fruit store
and gardener’s cloakroom. To the east of WestHall is a further outbuilding which adjoins thevegetable garden and comprises a potting shed
and garden stores. There are three greenhouses
and a number of cold frames which support
the productive vegetable garden and beautiful
gardens and grounds.
Stable Yard
A U-shaped stable yard provides stabling foreight horses with a water supply to each loose
box. In addition there is a secure tack room,
feed room and a large double height lorry garage
adjoining the stable yard, suitable for a horse
box.
Land
Beyond the stream bordering the gardens andgrounds to the west is a large area of parkland
extending to about 8.6 acres, partly enclosed bydry stone walls and mature hedging. The main
drive sweeps through this parkland and roundthrough the gardens to the east façade of West
Hall. Beyond the parkland lies a further area ofpasture extending to about 7 acres, flanking thedrive from the village of Longburton.
Directions
From London, head west on the M3 and atJunction 8, keep left and follow the A303 west
towards Salisbury/Andover. Follow the A303
for about 62.5 miles and turn left signposted
towards Blackford and Compton Pauncefoot.
Turn immediately right and then follow theroad left onto the B3145. Follow this road into
Sherborne and at the traffic lights turn righttowards Dorchester (A352). After about 0.6
mile, turn left signposted to Dorchester on theA352 and follow this road for about 3 miles,
continuing out of Sherborne into the village ofLongburton. Turn left just before the Church andthe drive to West Hall is directly ahead of you.
Keep right onto the gravelled drive and follow
this round to the front of the house.

General Information
All properties have mains water and electricity andare linked to a private septic tank with treatment
plant. The tenanted properties have independent oil
tanks where appropriate. The water supply to thestables is metered. The swimming pool is heated by
way of a heat exchanger.
Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way: The
property is offered as appropriate with rights ofway either public or private, wayleaves, easements
and other rights of way, whether these arespecifically referred to or not. West Hall has a rightof access down part of the drive to the north of thehouse, through the farm gate at West Hall Farmto Broke Lane and the Farm has a similar right ofaccess across that part of the drive owned by WestHall leading from the village of Longburton.
West Hall Farm has a private right of way for
agricultural purposes only across part of the fieldand parkland. There is a public footpath down thefirst part of the tarmac drive from the village.
Solar PV panels: In May 2010, the previous ownerinstalled eighteen (18) 4kW panels, connected to asingle phase supply. The scheme is connected to theNational Grid at the top ‘Feed-in-Tariff’ rate.
There is a covenant on the property, restricting
business use.
Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: West Dorset 01305 251010
Council Tax: Band H
Guide Price: £4,500,000
Tenancies: The Flat and Cottage 3 are currently let.
Further information is available from the vendors
agent

Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.
Licence number 100022432.
Plotted Scale - 1:4000. Paper Size – A4

West Hall Longburton, Sherborne
Main House internal area 11,201 sq ft (1,041 sq m)
Store/Workshop internal area 349 sq ft (32 sq m)
Ground Floor Flat internal area 536 sq ft (50 sq m)
Kitchen2.82 x 1.94
9'3" x 6'4"

Seat

Sitting Room
4.60 x 4.43
15'1" x 14'6"(Maximum)Study
4.89 x 3.16
16'1" x 10'4"

5.55 x 4.97
18'3" x 16'4"
F/P

Seat
Seat

EN

BoilerF/P

Plant Room
4.57 x 4.03
15'0" x 13'3"

F/P

Utility
4.88 x 3.62
16'0" x 11'11"

Bedroom 65.38 x 5.02
17'8" x 16'6"

Bedroom 10
3.66 x 2.31
12'0" x 7'7"
Bedroom
5.99 x 4.37
19'8" x 14'4"(Maximum)Flat

PantryF/P

F/P

8.25 x 6.18
27'1" x 20'3"(Maximum)EntranceHall
6.20 x 4.31
20'4" x 14'2"

Bedroom 3
6.35 x 5.62
20'10" x 18'5"(Maximum)Bedroom 2
5.96 x 5.14
19'7" x 16'10"

Kitchen
4.47 x 3.56
14'8" x 11'8"

Bedroom 9/
Dressing Room
5.35 x 3.23
17'7" x 10'7"

Walk-In
Wardrobe
Seat

Ground Floor

Seat
Porch
2.66 x 2.43
8'9" x 8'0"

First Floor
4.11 x 3.57
13'6" x 11'9"

Bedroom 5
4.69 x 4.36
15'5" x 14'4"

F/P
5.49 x 3.56
18'0" x 11'8"

Reception
5.88 x 4.56
19'3" x 15'0"

Loft/Attic
5.92 x 1.37
19'5" x 4'6"

Loft/Attic
9.66 x 4.87
31'8" x 16'0"(Maximum)

CellarBedroom 4
5.63 x 4.67
18'6" x 15'4"(Maximum)

Lower
Level
Store
3.95 x 2.76
13'0" x 9'1"
(Maximum)Eaves

Loft/Attic
7.51 x 4.80
24'8" x 15'9"(Maximum)Loft/Attic
5.17 x 4.95
17'0" x 16'3"

Eaves

Eaves

Sitting Room
4.57 x 3.61
15'0" x 11'10"(Maximum)

Kitchen
3.60 x 2.77
11'10" x 9'1"

Bedroom 7
3.82 x 3.10
12'6" x 10'2"(Maximum)Bedroom 8
3.81 x 2.74
12'6" x 9'0"
(Maximum)Principal Bedroom
6.11 x 4.87
20'1" x 16'0"

4.64 x 4.37
15'3" x 14'4"(Maximum)

Sitting Room
6.04 x 5.98
19'10" x 19'7"(Maximum)

Cellar
5.94 x 4.89
19'6" x 16'1"

W

Workshop
7.23 x 3.66
23'9" x 12'0"

Seat

Dining Room
6.10 x 4.88
20'0" x 16'0"

S

Loft/Attic
7.31 x 3.48
24'0" x 11'5"

Eaves

Second Floor

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West Hall Longburton, Sherborne
Cottages internal area 2,508 sq ft (233 sq m)
Garages internal area 1,205 sq ft (112 sq m)
Outbuilding internals area 3,219 sq ft (299 sq m)

Garage8.41 x 5.84
27'7" x 19'2"

Loft
7.73 x 5.84
25'4" x 19'2"

Kitchen
4.80 x 4.23
15'9" x 13'11"

Kitchen/Breakfast Room
5.83 x 3.71
19'2" x 12'2"

SkyBedroom 2
3.68 x 3.43
12'1" x 11'3"

Store
5.49 x 4.41
18'0" x 14'6"

Principal Bedroom
4.28 x 3.97
14'1" x 13'0"

Greenhouse
5.84 x 3.00
19'2" x 9'10"

A/C

Sitting Room
4.85 x 4.24
15'11" x 13'11"

Sitting Room
4.57 x 3.64
15'0" x 11'11"

Sitting Room
4.58 x 2.94
15'0" x 9'8"

Kitchen
4.60 x 2.37
15'1" x 7'9"

Workshop
6.63 x 5.58
21'9" x 18'4"
Principal Bedroom
4.70 x 3.52
15'5" x 11'7"

Cottage 1Ground Floor

Cottage 2

Cottage 3

Cottage 1

Bedroom 2
3.61 x 3.50
11'10" x 11'6"

Cottage 2

Greenhouse
3.00 x 2.07
9'10" x 6'9"

Bedroom
3.35 x 2.81
11'0" x 9'3"

Cottage 3

First Floor

Stable3.56 x 3.56
11'8" x 11'8"

Feed Room
3.56 x 3.56
11'8" x 11'8"

Stable3.66 x 3.56
12'0" x 11'8"

Stable4.56 x 4.45
15'0" x 14'7"(Maximum)Greenhouse
11.78 x 1.74
38'8" x 5'9"

Stable4.46 x 4.41
14'8" x 14'6"(Maximum)Stable3.70 x 3.46
12'2" x 11'4"

Stable5.38 x 3.46
17'8" x 11'4"

Pool House
7.28 x 3.46
23'11" x 11'4"

Pool/Pumps Room
6.44 x 2.21
21'2" x 7'3"

Stable3.60 x 3.46
11'10" x 11'4"

Stable5.40 x 3.46
17'9" x 11'4"
Lorry Garage
7.65 x 3.74
25'1" x 12'3"

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