Stop Street, Fonthill Gifford
£550,000
Property Summary
A beautiful character cottage built in the 1850s, with additional studio, which has been re-furbished and extended, set in a peaceful, rural location, with large garden and stunning countryside views.DESCRIPTION
A beautiful semi-detached character cottage built in the 1850s, set in a peaceful, rural location. This charming property has recently been sympathetically refurbished and extended. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, downstairs cloakroom, sitting room with open fire place, and a newly built open plan kitchen/dining room with wood burning stove and fantastic views over the garden and adjoining countryside. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms and a bathroom.
LOCATION
Fonthill Gifford is a small rural hamlet located between the villages of Tisbury and Hindon. Known for it’s connection to the Fonthill Estate and the Beckford’s Fonthill Abbey, this idyllic location benefits from stunning country walks and is close to the popular Beckford Arms.
The nearby village of Tisbury, is the largest in Wiltshire’s Nadder Valley, and has a railway station with trains direct to London Waterloo, an excellent range of amenities, including a butcher, a coffee shop, a delicatessen and a florist. There is also a post office, art gallery, a doctors’ surgery, a dentist, a leisure centre and a recreation ground.
Hindon is a beautiful thriving village also offering excellent amenities, including a doctors’ surgery, primary school, community shop and Post Office, and two public houses (The Lamb and The Grosvenor).
OUTSIDE
The property is located on a quiet no-through lane called Stop Street, with a paved area to the front and side access to the rear which opens up into a large South easterly garden. The garden is mainly laid to grass with established hedging and trees together with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. A large gravelled area occupies the space directly outside the new extension, offering the ideal place for entertaining and alfresco dining.
Half way down the garden is a recently built wooden studio, which offers a great amount of space and benefits from electricity and fast broadband.
SERVICES
The property benefits from mains electricity and water. The heating is oil fired central heating together with an open fire in the sitting room and wood burning stove in the new kitchen extension. There is a septic tank for drainage.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Wiltshire County Council Tax Band C
TENURE
Freehold
VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment only, with Boatwrights in Tisbury, please call 01747 859359.
