Lot 2 - Folly Farm, Thornford Road, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9
- Land size
- 2.86 acres
Key Features
- 2.86 acres
- Level arable land
Description
Lot 2—The furthest enclosure (2.86 acres) is accessed across a green lane and is similarly bounded by mature broadleaf hedgerows. The land is level and is currently sown to maize.
LOCATION
Folly Farm occupies a convenient location situatied on the northern outskirts of the village of Yetminster, some 1 mile south of Thornford, approximately 4 miles to the south of Yeovil. The town of Sherborne is approximately 4.5 miles to the north east and Crewkerne is approximately 10 miles to the west. The county town of Dorchester is located 17 miles to the South. All three towns provide a wide range of amenities and good road links.
SITUATION
Folly Farm is accessed directly off the public highway known as Thornford Road. An access track gives secondary access to the rear of the yard and the fields beyond, directly off of Thornford Road. The agricultural land can be accessed through the farm yard together with internal gateways. We understand that parcel ST5911 6017 benefits from secondary access via an adjoining Green Lane, accessed from Thornford RoadLot 2—The furthest enclosure (2.86 acres) is accessed across a green lane and is similarly bounded by mature broadleaf hedgerows. The land is level
and is currently sown to maize.
VIEWINGS
All viewings are strictly by appointment with the selling agents.RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY The land is registered with the rural payments agency. We understand that the land is not currently entered into any Countryside Stewardship Scheme or Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme.
LAND DESIGNATIONS
We are not aware of any designations affecting the property. The land does not fall within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
PLANNING
The land to the east of the Burrington site has been submitted to the Dorset Council call for sites (December 2024)
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-03
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 287 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (1+ acres).
Property Brochure
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Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Heating
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 71% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School491 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Thornford CofE Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas1.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 90
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 58
- Type
- Community school
- East Coker Community Primary School3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Buckler's Mead School4.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 812
- Type
- Academy converter
- Westfield Academy4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,013
- Type
- Academy converter
- Preston School Academy4.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Gryphon School4.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Stanchester Academy7.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 829
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 30 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Yeovil
22 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1EQ
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