Delightful 18th Century Cottage in popular Wylye Valley.

Description

Fir Tree Cottage is a particularly pretty period family home, with a private and sheltered garden. Dating from 1750 with later additions, it is constructed of cobb, stone and brick under a predominantly thatched roof.

Entrance is via an attractive timber-framed porch into a double-ended entrance hall, which also has a stable door into the garden. To one side is a spacious, triple-aspect drawing room, with an open fire and French doors into the garden. The dining room is dual-aspect and leads through to a study with an open fire. A dual-aspect kitchen/breakfast room, with a stone-tiled floor, has a range of fitted cupboards with wooden work surfaces, an Aga and integrated appliances including a fan oven, gas hob and dishwasher. It opens into a rear hall, with access to the terrace and garden beyond. A utility room has built-in cupboards, a sink and plumbing for a washing machine. It also has a door to the garden. The library benefits from extensive, bespoke fitted bookshelves and a glazed door to the garden. Completing the ground floor are two double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, a shower room and a walk-in pantry/flower room. This ground floor wing of the property could be adapted to create an annexe/independent living area subject to the necessary consents.

A split staircase leads from the dining room. One side offering access to the dual-aspect principal bedroom, with fitted wardrobes, including a hidden door to an en suite bathroom. The opposite side of the staircase leads to a second bedroom, with en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

The cottage is approached from the quiet village road onto a gravel driveway in front of a timber-framed double car port, with integral workshops and additional storage on a mezzanine level above. The secluded garden is particularly pretty, with deep herbaceous borders, stone terraces, additional outbuildings/storage and a large, enclosed chicken run to one side.

Location

Corton is a small, picturesque village in the Wylye Valley, about 5 miles from Warminster.

The village, within a Conservation Area, is on the path of the ancient Wessex Ridgeway, nestling at the base of the chalk downland surrounding it. The popular Dove Inn is in Corton and the nearby village of Codford as a range of amenities such as a shop, post office, primary school, pre-school, pub, church and doctors surgery.

Nearby Warminster is a small market town and offers further amenities, such as supermarkets, and also a station with trains to London Waterloo taking approximately 2 hours.

The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes.

Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at Warminster, South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.

The A303 provides access to the south west and London, via the M3. There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Warminster School, Dauntseys, Sherborne, Clayesmore, Bruton, Port Regis, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools.

All distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,798 sq ft


Acreage: 0.339991 Acres

Directions

Directions (BA12 0SZ)

Once in the village of Corton, pass The Dove Inn on your right-hand side and continue on this road. Fir Tree Cottage will be found on the right-hand side after approximately ¼ of a mile.

All distances and travel times are approximate.

Additional Info

Tenure : Freehold

Services : Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating and Aga. Private drainage. Our clients currently use Wessex Internet Full Fibre 100 for their internet connection. This provides up to 100 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload speed.

Local Authority Wiltshire Council[use Contact Agent Button]

Outgoings : The property is subject to Council Tax Band G

Fixtures and Fittings : Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.

Viewing : Strictly by appointment with Savills.