The Green, Marston, Devizes

LOT 19
FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION
THURSDAY 23rd MAY 2024
GUIDE PRICE £250,000+

3 Bedroom detached cottage in a rural position overlooking village green and in need of modernisation.

Accommodation comprises on the ground floor; entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, study/bedroom 4 and kitchen. On the first floor; landing, 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. There is electric heating and the cottage is on mains drainage.

The cottage sits at the front of a large plot measuring about 0.23 acre with lawns, mature shrubs and trees. There is a small stream running through the garden. At present there is pedestrian access with a vehicular access being able to be created across The Green.

Situation & Description - 3 Bedroom detached cottage in a rural position overlooking village green and in need of modernisation.

The property occupies an attractive and unspoilt rural setting in the small sought after hamlet of Marston, adjacent to the delightful village green. Marston is close to the village of Worton which has a public house and a primary school and lies four miles south west of the historic market town of Devizes. Devizes has a comprehensive range of shopping, transport and leisure facilities; the Kennet and Avon canal runs through the town, there is a swimming pool, cinema, schooling for all ages, museum and thriving twice-weekly market.

The major centres of Bath, Swindon and Salisbury, and the country towns of Trowbridge and Chippenham, are all within a thirty mile radius. Dauntsey’s school, Marlborough College and St Marys Calne are easily accessible. Communications in the area are excellent with train services to London Paddington from Chippenham, Pewsey and Westbury; fast road access to London and the West Country, Heathrow and Gatwick via the M4 to the north and the A303 to the south.

Accommodation comprises on the ground floor; entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, study/bedroom 4 and kitchen. On the first floor; landing, 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. There is electric heating and the cottage is on mains drainage.

The cottage sits at the front of a large plot measuring about 0.23 acre with lawns, mature shrubs and trees. There is a small stream running through the garden. At present there is pedestrian access with a vehicular access being able to be created across The Green.

Viewings - To arrange a viewing, contact: Devizes office on

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