West country property sales - information about locations in the south west, including cornwall, devon, somerset and dorset
-TOP PROPERTY-
Helston, Cornwall
£335,000
This fantastic property is a 3 bedroomed detached house, with one en-suite. All bedrooms are doubles.
There is a utility room which leads into the kitchen.
The garden has room for 2 cars to be parked and is small and can be easily maintained.
To the rear of the property there is a wood store which also consists of a two storey wooded shed.
The property was recently built by the owners and is only 18 months old.
There is a lovely local pub down the road, opposite a handy shop with post office.
A beautiful country setting, next to Helford Creek.
Information about Portishead
Portishead is a coastal town in North Somerset, England with a history dating back to Roman times. Its name derives from the ‘port at the head of the river’, having been called Portshead and Portschute at times in its history and Portesheve in the Domesday Book, and was locally known as Posset. The town was built on the mouth of a small tributary; the High Street once met the water at the top of the river. Iron rings, evidence of where the old fishing boats used to moor can still be seen today on the street’s stone walls. The dominant architecture is early Victorian with some buildings maintaining their original features.
Portishead has a long history accosiated with the docks, its powerstations and railway stations. At the present day, Portishead is primarily a dormitory town for Bristol and its environs. Local employers include the Avon and Somerset Constabulary, which has its headquarters on the western edge of the town, Gordano School, and numerous care homes for the elderly, as well as a major retail complex. The town has retained a ‘local shop identity’ - despite some larger DIY chains and supermarkets being built in recent years. The ‘marina’ area continues to undergo housing redevelopment, with accommodation and commercial premises being constructed.
Transportation links to Bristol and beyond have been a concern for some residents of the town. Despite representations from town groups and local politicians, plans to reopen a disused train line to Bristol have been dismissed as uneconomical. The main A369 road (known as The Portbury Hundred) to the nearby M5 motorway is often congested, especially during rush hours.
The Portishead coastline is of environmental and geological interest. The Lake Grounds area, built in the early 20th century around an artificial lake, is the town's main park area. One of the UK's last surviving outdoor swimming pools is situated on the shore next to the Lake Grounds and is open during the summer months. Above the Lake grounds is Battery Point, where guns were placed to protect the Severn Estuary from invasion fleets. Portishead is also home to clubs and societies, ranging from sports to musical societies. Most notable of these is the Portishead Choral Society and Portishead Town Band.
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