2 bedroom house

A beautifully presented extended period cottage in a commanding elevated position with fine views, garden and paddock. In all 1.04 acres.

Greenbanks is a detached character cottage originally built in 1830 of stone elevations with brick quoins under a pitched tiled roof.

The current owners significantly extended the cottage in 2012/3 adding a two storey extension comprising a utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor and a stunning ensuite bathroom on the first floor. They also added a ground floor garden room / third bedroom and created a superb, raised terrace which has lovely views over the garden and paddock and gets the afternoon and evening sun. The original house was also updated at the same time. The front door opens into a porch with further internal door to the house. The sitting room is a lovely room with a wood burning stove and French doors to outside. The kitchen / dining room is also light and bright with a large bay window and a range of wall mounted and floor standing units, worksurfaces, electric oven and grill with induction hob above. From the sitting room steps leads down to a utility room and cloakroom with the fantastic garden room beyond and French doors opening out to the terrace.

On the first floor there are two good double bedrooms, both with views over the garden and bedroom one has a wonderful ensuite bathroom with large freestanding roll top bath. The family bathroom is also exquisitely finished with a wooden floor and contemporary tiled walls. The whole cottage, whilst retaining plenty of original character, has been renovated, modernised and is beautifully presented throughout.

Outside there is a lovely garden, paddock, garage (with consent to convert to annexe) and parking, surrounded by wonderful countryside and standing in 1.04 acres.

The property is approached from the lane via a wooden gate on to a path leading to the front door.

There is also off road parking for two cars and a timber garage with double wooden doors, power and light.

Planning permission was granted on 2nd December 2020 - conversion of existing garage / storeroom to form annexe accommodation - ref 2/2020/ 0704/HOUSE.

The garden lies to the front of the house and is south-west facing with well maintained lawns, flower and shrub borders and some trees. The garden slopes away from the house and is on a number of levels with a pond and in the south western corner there is a gate to the paddock which is laid to pasture with paths mown through it but otherwise wild to encourage wildlife.

The raised terrace is a lovely, sheltered spot to sit and enjoy al fresco dining or an evening's drink overlooking the garden and field listening to a small brook trickle by.

Greenbanks is siituated in the hamlet of Cann, approximately 2.5 miles from the Saxon Hilltop town of Shaftesbury which has a good range of shopping and commercial facilities. There is a mainline station at Gillingham, approximately 7 miles to the north. The Cathedral City of Salisbury with further shopping, commercial and sporting facilities is approximately 25 miles away as is the coast. The immediate area has an abundance of excellent walking and riding on Fontmell Down and Melbury Hill and the nearby village of Fontmell Magna has a village shop / Post Office and a thriving pub.

There is a range of good local schools in the area, both in the private and public sectors including Port Regis, Clayesmore, Sandroyd, The Shaftesbury School, Gillingham School and St. Mary's Shaftesbury. Primary education can be found locally in Fontmell Magna, Ludwell and Shaftesbury.



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