Brixton Deverill, Warminster, BA12

These much cherished homes boast a wealth of opportunity for the next owners, having been meticulously maintained and enhanced during the current family's ownership. The homes offer a rare and beautifully balanced proposition with both homes offering glorious accommodation within their own right. Littlemead and Longmead are perfect for multi-generational living or income generation.

Longmead

A glorious, substantial period farmhouse set in grounds of just under 0.6 of an acre of mature garden and glorious views of the Church and surrounding countryside in the heart of this much sought after village. This much loved home is offered to market for the first time in 40 years. This well-presented character home is a bright, versatile rural property set over two floors boasts ample lateral accommodation with many original period features still evident. The ground floor offers a fine balance of reception space for both everyday living and formal entertaining. The bright and welcoming entrance lobby gives way to the principal reception rooms. The drawing room is a great size with a focal point feature fireplace and French doors opening out to the rear garden. The elegant, formal dining room is ideal for entertaining. The traditional farmhouse kitchen is central to the home with ample built in cabinetry, an AGA and space for a breakfast table with an adjoining larder. Beyond, steps lead down to the sitting room. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a utility room and a cloakroom. On the first floor there are two generous double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms, a single bedroom with a separate bathroom. The dual aspect principal bedroom suite has stunning views over the gardens.

Littlemead

Littlemead is an utterly charming, quintessential stone cottage that in recent decades has undergone extensive and comprehensive renovation with meticulous care being paid to retaining and promoting character features in all principal rooms. The thoughtfully arranged ground floor includes a generous dual aspect sitting room with an inglenook fireplace and inset log burning stove, space for a study area and views across the garden and to the church. Beyond, the lofty vaulted kitchen/dining room is beautifully fitted with a hand crafted kitchen, AGA and a bespoke dining area. A stable door opens to the rear garden. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms and a stylish family bathroom.

Outside

The properties are well positioned within their plot, affording privacy and independence. There is ample parking for several vehicles on a private driveway with space to create further parking or garaging, subject to usual permissions. The gardens and grounds extend to the side and rear of the homes, measuring about 0.5 of an acre, and boast gorgeous views of the pretty village church and countryside beyond. The tree lined and hedged boundaries provide a glorious degree of privacy. The gardens are predominantly laid to lawn with mature specimen trees, floral and herbaceous borders and a choice of paved seating areas, ideal for outdoor dining. There is a small brick-built store along with a timber garden studio and a timber home office, both fully insulated and with power.

Situation

The property is situated within the charming village of Brixton Deverill, located in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, affording wonderful views over the surrounding downland. Warminster offers a wide range of both shopping and leisure facilities to include a Waitrose, library, sports centre, swimming pool, churches, a hospital, Post Office and good doctors' and dentists' surgeries. Very good doctors' and dentists' surgeries are also found in nearby Mere.

Warminster benefits from a main line railway station to London Waterloo and Bath, whilst the nearby A303 provides excellent road links to London to the east and Exeter to the west. Bath, Frome, Salisbury and Tisbury are all within easy reach, with Tisbury train station offering services to London Waterloo and Exeter St. Davids.

Schooling in the area is excellent with Warminster School in the private sector and Kingdown School in the state sector both located within Warminster itself, while a vast range of state, grammar and independent school options are within easy reach.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-60045

Additional Information

Longmead: Council Tax G; Littlemead: Council Tax D