• Semi-detached early 20th Century cottage +
• Generous 100ft garden +
• Rural position with panoramic country views +
• 2 double bedrooms +
• Open plan configuration with underfloor heating +
• Home office/guest bedroom suite +
• Garage and private parking +
• 1.4 miles from Malmesbury High Street +
• No onward chain +

Description 1 Twatley Cottages occupies a lovely rural position on the edge of Malmesbury, located just over 1 mile from the High Street. The cottage enjoys far-reaching panoramic views across the adjoining Wiltshire countryside and is set within a generous plot. Dating back to the early 20th Century, the cottage is believed to have been the chauffeurs house of the neighbouring Whatley Manor. Today, the cottage has been vastly improved including an extension and remodelling creating a light and bright characterful home.  The internal accommodation extends to around 1,051 sq.ft. and is coupled with an excellent separate home office/occasional guest bedroom suite. Benefitting from underfloor heating, the ground floor layout is entered through an entrance hall leading to a reconfigured open plan arrangement comprising a kitchen, dining room and a living room. Double patio doors flow out to the garden whilst the living room has a traditional ornamental open fireplace. Completing the ground floor there is a useful utility room with rear access and plenty of storage, beside a downstairs WC. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms both with a generous amount of built-in storage and charming fireplaces. The bathroom is fitted with a shower over the bath.  Externally, there is a garage with power connected. At the rear of the garage, a conversion has created a fantastic home office suite complete with underfloor heating and an adjoining shower room. Services are ready in place for a kitchenette to be installed if desired providing great scope for ancillary accommodation.  A gravelled driveway to the side of the cottage provides ample parking for numerous vehicles leading to the garage. A front garden with mature hedging screens the cottage from the road. The rear garden extends to around 100ft in length and is laid mostly to lawn with a great degree of privacy.  Situation Malmesbury is an ancient hilltop town situated on the southern edge of The Cotswolds. Traditionally a market town serving the rural area of North West Wiltshire, the town is reputed to be the oldest borough in England created by Charter in 880 AD by Alfred the Great. Today, the High Street has numerous independent shops, pubs and restaurants including a new Aldi store, and CO-OP and Waitrose stores, and a regular weekly Farmer's market whilst the town has excellent choice of both primary and secondary schools and good recreational and leisure facilities. The M4 motorway (J17) to the south provides fast road access to the major employment centres of Bristol and Swindon together with London and the West Country. Main line rail services are available from Chippenham and Kemble (Paddington in about 75 minutes). Additional Information The property is Freehold with LPG fired central heating, shared private drainage, mains water and electricity. The property is located within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ultrafast broadband is available and there is good mobile phone coverage. There is fibre to the property. Information taken from the Ofcom mobile and broadband checker, please see the website for more information. Wiltshire Council Tax Band D.