RICKYARD Cottage is situated in the desirable village of Fovant, famous for the Fovant regimental badges which can be found carved into the hillside is constructed of greenstone under a Welsh slate roof.

It is approached over a shared private gravelled drive, off a quiet village road.

Originally tThe property was originally the coach house and cow stalls for the neighbouring farm.

Rickyard is so named because it was the place where the ricks (haystacks) were stored.gets its name from being the location where hay ricks were made. A hay rick being another term for a haystack.

The cottage property has been attractively and substantially improved and modernised in the last few years, says the agent, with the addition of first-floor accommodation in the main building, a new kitchen and a bathroom.

Rickyard Cottage extends to some 1,643 sq ft GEA and has three bedrooms, withincluding a vaulted ceiling in the master, two bathrooms, a farmhouse-style kitchen hand-made by local craftsmen and a triple-aspect sitting room with a woodburning stove.

There is potential for a further bedroom subject to planning consents.

Fovant is on the A30 road, some 10 miles west of Salisbury with its mainline railway station with direct connections to London Waterloo and the West Country. It is also convenient for access to the A303 dual carriageway which, in turn, joins the M3.

The village is also within convenient commuting distance to the south coast.

Outside there is an elegant timber-clad garage, a south-facing terrace and a separate lawned rear garden.

For more details or to arrange a viewing, call Phil Howard at the agent Fox Grant on 01722 782727.