Burton, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14

Location

Burton, a popular and pretty village, on the edge of the Badminton Estate, just north of the M4. Burton is a charming Cotswold village with a real sense of community, with the highly-regarded Old House at Home public house and a farm shop at the heart of it. The village is situated only a 5 minutes’ drive from the neighbouring villages Acton Turville, Grittleton and Castle Combe. Acton Turville has an excellent range of amenities that include a village shop with post office, the highly sought after Trinity CE primary school, the Fox & Hounds public house and a small church. Day to day facilities can be found in the market towns of Chippenham, Yate or Chipping Sodbury where there is a Waitrose supermarket. The historic cities of Bath and Bristol are about 20 minutes’ drive. Train services at Chippenham and the M4 (Junction 18) is about 5 minutes' drive away providing access to London, the south and the Midlands.

Accommodation

Ground floor: The uPVC front door leads into the welcoming sitting room, with natural stone floors, an Inglenook fireplace housing wood burning stove and exposed beams. A second reception room utilised as a formal dining room with flagstone flooring and beamed ceiling it is also home to an Inglenook fireplace housing wood burning stove. Utility and cloakroom / WC. The Kitchen / Breakfast room across the rear of the property is light and bright with natural daylight pouring in from the Velux windows. Fitted with shaker style fitted units finished with solid oak and granite worktops, the kitchen area is a cook’s domain with peninsula, electric Aga, a modern oven & induction hob. The kitchen further benefits from a breakfast bar seating area and an enviable amount of built in storage. A door to rear garden gives opportunity for al fresco dining.

Accommodation cont.....

Steps down into a media room / snug with wood burning stove, French doors connecting to the covered terrace in the private garden. There is a full bathroom on the ground floor. To the first floor: Two well-proportioned bedrooms, bedroom one is accessed via a solid oak staircase from the sitting room. The principal bedroom has an ensuite and both bedrooms one and two share the use of an additional room with office. To the second floor: A double bedroom with exposed stone wall, vaulted ceiling and beams. Chestnut Forge forms a one-bedroom independent annex. Accessed via its own front door into an open plan sitting / dining room with kitchen. The property also has a double bedroom and shower room. annex.

Outside

The garden is private and south facing, arranged over three levels. The property connects to the garden with access to paved terraces. The top level of the garden is laid to lawn and there are fruit trees, a woodstore, greenhouse, large workshop and shed. There are two driveways, one to the side of Chestnut Cottage and one to the side of Chestnut Forge, providing ample parking and a detached double garage.

Services

Mains electricity and water, LPG gas.

Tenure

Freehold.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with the agent David James .

Local Authority

Wiltshire Council. Chestnut Cottage Council Tax Band E Chestnut Forge Council Tax Band A EPC Chestnut Cottage EPC D Chestnut Forge EPC D