A NEW instruction for Myddelton & Major, 8 The Poplars in Barford St Martin has been completely refurbished and offers a light and airy home you could move straight into.

Constructed in the early 20th century, the property now has rendered and painted elevations under a slate tiled roof and some lovely views overlooking the River Nadder and the fields and woodland beyond.

Situated on a good plot with front and rear gardens and with village allotments close by, the house also has a driveway shared with the attached property, providing two off-road parking spaces.

Approached from West Street through a wrought iron pedestrian gate and over a stone paved path, the part glazed front door opens into the sitting room - a generous yet cosy, bright room, with a wood burner that stands on a slate tiled hearth.

A door from the sitting room leads to the inner hall, which has feature wood panelling to one wall and doors to the cloakroom and also to the kitchen/dining room.

The kitchen/diner is a lovely bright room. It is naturally well-lit from double glazed doors, windows which overlook the rear garden and also two Velux windows.

well fitted with a breakfast bar and has an integrated stainless steel sink with drainer unit, electric hob with extractor above and a good range of high and low level storage units including an integrated fridge/freezer.

To one side of the room is a good sized airing cupboard containing the pressurised hot water tank and also with space and plumbing for a washing machine and storage that continues under the stairs.

The cloakroom is well fitted with a concealed cistern WC, wash hand basin with cupboard below and mixer tap.

Stairs from the sitting room lead to the first floor landing, which has doors to all of the first floor accommodation and access into the loft space.

The principal bedroom is a good sized light double room, with a sash window overlooking the front garden, River Nadder, and fields and woodland beyond. It also has two built-in wardrobes and feature cast iron fireplace.

Bedroom two is another good sized and light bedroom with a feature cast iron fireplace. The bathroom boasts a P-shaped bath with mixer tap and shower attachment over, concealed cistern WC and wash hand basin with cupboard below, mixer tap over and mirror fronted cabinet above.

The front garden has been recently seeded with grass and will be mainly laid to lawn, bordered at the front by a dwarf wall with an inset wrought iron pedestrian gate.

A good sized area of stone paved patio immediately to the rear of the property provides an excellent external sitting and dining area. The rear garden is accessed via wooden steps. that lead up from the patio and is mainly laid to lawn with a stepping stone path and raised bed in one corner.

The history of Barford St Martin can be traced back to the 11th Century, indeed there is reference to it in the Domesday Book compiled in 1085/1086.

Attractions of interest include a Grade I Listed preaching cross and the Grade I Listed church of St. Michael.

There is also an 17th-century pub called The Barford Inn located in Barford, formerly known as The Green Dragon.

The Wiltshire Yeomanry dedicated a tank to this pub during the Second World War, with “The Green Dragon” on one Side and “Barford St Martin” on the other.

The village is situated two miles outside Wilton - which has a school, doctor’s surgery, shops, pubs, hairdressers etc - and miles outside the Cathedral City of Salisbury, which bustles with shops, entertainment and leisure facilities and also has a mainline railway station offering a direct route into London Waterloo.

The property is offered for sale for £215,000. Contact Myddelton & Major on 01722 337575 for more details and viewings.