A FARM mentioned in the Domesday Book has gone up for sale for almost £4 million in West Dorset.

Wellwood Farmhouse is located between Beaminster and Mosterton and although the current house on the site is a new build there has been a farm on the site for more than 1000 years and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

The property comes with 129 acres of land, the equivalent of around 65 football pitches.

The land features no public footpaths and boasts large areas of unspoilt countryside.

Included in the property is also a lake.

The large farmhouse also comes with a cottage but the large house and land does not come cheap.

The guide price listed by estate agents Greenslade Taylor Hunt is £3,950,000, more than ten times the average price for a house in the area.

Anyone who stumps up the cash for the impressive property will be in good company with famous Dorset resident Martin Clunes living nearby.

The estate agent describe the house as being in an ‘outstanding’ setting with a long private drives and panoramic views across the surrounding land.

The house has five bedrooms included one with an en-suite and walk in wardrobe and two more with en-suite bathrooms.

The ground floor features Sherborne stone floors throughout with under-floor heating in every room

The large kitchen features glass doors which lead out on to a balcony with views over the lake and valley.

In addition to this is the cottage which boasts an extra two bedrooms and an attached studio.

On top of all of this, the property has two garages and a car port as well as a newly built stable with planning permission already in place to erect another.

FACT BOX:

What could you buy with the £3.95m needed to buy the house?

12 houses at the average price in Beaminster (according to Zoopla.com)

7,328 16GB Iphone 6s.

7,900,000 copies of the Bridport and Lyme Regis News.

8,777,777 pints of milk.

53 Porsche 911 Carrera’s.

Estate Agent Details

Justin Lowe MRICS

Partner, Yeovil Office.

Telephone: 01935 415300