Property

What’s it like living in... Maiden Newton

By Miranda Robertson

miranda@westdorsetmag.co.uk

As a long-standing resident of Maiden Newton, it falls to me to extol its delights –which are numerous by the way. It’s simply the most practical village – well connected in every way, apart from to the mains gas network… We have a train station here, running services to Dorchester and Weymouth in one direction and Yeovil, Bristol, Gloucester etc the other. However if you have a dog that likes to board trains and go on a jolly, that could be stressful (see page 5). We are nearly equidistant to SEVEN very different towns here. Within about ten or so miles you have Yeovil, Dorchester, Bridport, Crewkerne and Beaminster. Another few miles will get you to Weymouth and Sherborne. That means that pretty much whatever you want to buy, it’s within 20 miles. However if it’s food and drink or a bag of nails you want, we have two grocery shops here, a petrol station, and a wonderful hardware shop, open seven days a week. There’s a post office in the corner shop, and a newsagent. The pub has just reopened under new management and offers food, the fish and chip shop opens two nights a week and we have takeaway vans offering Indian, Italian and fish and chips stopping here. The school is rated ‘Good’ and we have a multi-use games area open to all, plus playing fields, a youth club for primary aged kids and a thriving pre-school. There’s a village hall near the train station and next to that, a play area with swings and various other play equipment. It all sounds very busy. But in fact it’s lovely and quiet, with beautiful countryside walks in every direction. Right next to the village you have the community of Frome Vauchurch, which has its own tiny church. There’s space to breathe here, yet enough of a sense of community that you don’t feel isolated. Living in Maiden Newton isn’t demanding – no one expects you to bake for charity every other week. It’s a big jumble of house styles, reflecting its evolving history – check out the comprehensive background of the village at maidennewton.info There are currently nine properties for sale in Maiden Newton on Rightmove, priced from £210,000 to £630,000. If you are selling your home, why not advertise it in The West Dorset Magazine? You can tell our 50,000 readers what it’s like living in your area, as I have!

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Three-bed bungalow in popular village

A three double bedroom bungalow has just been put on the market in the sought-after village of Maiden Newton. The link-detached bungalow has solar panels and is economical to keep warm. It has a garage, drive and gardens and benefits from no forward chain. The master bedroom has an en-suite, the sitting room has a countryside outlook and the property is in a popular village with many shops and other useful amenities, such as a railway station (see opposite page). Viewing is highly recommended. Call Meyers on 0800 849 9256 to book.