A PICTURESQUE 17th century thatched cottage in a rural setting has been put up for sale with a guide price of £850,000.

Sitting in a quiet, rural position on the edge of the village of Fifehad Magdalen, near Gillingham, My Lady’s Cottage is a four bedroom family home with countryside views on all sides.

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The cosy Grade II listed cottage, which benefits from a newly fitted kitchen with shaker style cupboards, integrated appliances and an adjacent dining room, has an inglenook fireplace, housing a Stanley range and original bread oven.

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The property’s dual aspect sitting room has its own inglenook fireplace, with a Heta woodburning stove, and leads through to a light, triple-aspect garden room/study which was added in 2009, with French doors opening on to the very pretty gardens.

A wet room and a cloakroom/lavatory complete the ground floor.

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On the first floor is the dual-aspect principal bedroom with adjacent family bathroom and a second bedroom with shower room. There are two further bedrooms on the second floor.

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The home’s rear garden has been created by the present owner over a 33 year period and boasts a variety of plants, including honeysuckle, jasmine and roses.

There is also a vegetable garden, herb bed and an artichoke bed, with the garden attractively divided by winding paths, ponds and stone terraces.

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Matt Orchard, property agent at Savills in Salisbury, who is handling the sale, said: “I love this stretch of countryside, so peaceful and away from main roads with fabulous views.”

My Lady’s Cottage is being marketed by Savills with a guide price of £850,000.

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