Long Cross, Shaftesbury
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
7
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
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- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Attractive Grade II Listed Property In Need Of Modernisation Throughout
- Perfect Project House
- Approx. 8 Acres Of Grounds & Land
- Over 4000 Sq. Ft Of Flexible Accommodation
- Barn Offering Further Potential STP
- 7 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms & 5 Reception Rooms
- Stunning Countryside Views
- Off Road Parking
- Outbuildings
- EPC: Exempt
Description
THE PROPERTY
Believed to date back to c.1750, the very special Longcross House has come to the market for the first time in over forty years.
In need to modernisation throughout, the main house offers a wealth of accommodation space including seven bedrooms, five reception rooms and two bathrooms. All rooms are of an excellent size and nature as well as providing characterful period features.
In addition, externally is a barn that presents all manner of possibilities as well as several outbuildings that includes stores and a workshop.
OUTSIDE
Externally, Long Cross House continues to impress.
Initially, from the A30, there is off road parking for several vehicles via a tarmaccadum driveway.
In turn is an immediate garden that is full of colour and life as well as mature vibrant shrubbery, specimen trees and established lawns.
In addition is approximately 8 acres of predominantly pasture land but could well be used for equine or livestock purposes.
LOCATION
The North Dorset Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury is famed for the steep cobbled street of Gold Hill, which remains a popular and historic attraction. The town's rich history reaches back to King Alfred, who founded a nunnery there in 888. Shaftesbury is a delightful, community-oriented town with an attractive and bustling high street. Everyday requirements are catered for by a farmers market, cafés and various retail shops; there is a veterinary practice and good cottage hospital.
Shaftesbury is well connected by road to Gillingham, Salisbury, Sherborne, Warminster and Yeovil, as well as to the south coast. Its proximity to the A303 makes London accessible for the motorist.
Railway stations at Gillingham (4.5 miles) and Tisbury (8 miles) offer frequent, mainline services to London (Waterloo) and the west country. The area's wide appeal to families is enhanced by the choice of excellent local state and independent schools, which include Shaftesbury, Port...
SERVICES
Mains water, electricity and drainage are present.
TENURE
Freehold.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dorset Council, Band F.
VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment, only with Boatwrights.
Brochures
Property BrochureFull Details- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: F
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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Long Cross, Shaftesbury
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Gillingham (Dorset) Station3.1 miles
About the agent
Boatwrights Estate Agents, Shaftesbury
12 High Street Shaftesbury Dorset SP7 8JG
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