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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 Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet is a small rural town in Somerset, England. It is 5 miles to the east of Wells and just south of the Mendip Hills. Following the discovery of a lead coffin in 1988 archaeologists uncovered a significant number of Roman artefacts in the early 1990s at a site adjacent to the nearby Fosse Way, including a cemetery, well and several villas. A key find was the Chi-Rho amulet, held to be among the earliest evidence of Christianity in England. In honour of this the town's underused 1970s entertainment complex, generally held to be a white elephant, was renamed The Amulet. Shepton Mallet was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sepeton, meaning 'The sheep enclosure' from the Old English scoep and tun. The town's first name derives from the Anglo-Saxon for sheep fold, pointing to the original source of the town's wealth. It was part of lands given to the Malet family by Henry I in 1100, making it one of the first double place names in the country.
HMP Shepton Mallet is England's oldest prison that is still in use. National treasures such as the Domesday Book were kept safe here in World War II. The traditional wool and silk industries, powered by the waters of the River Sheppey, were joined by brewing in the 19th century. The Anglo-Bavarian Brewery, still a local landmark, was reputedly the first in England to brew lager and is now home to Brothers Drinks. The town, home to Babycham, is still an important centre for cider production.
To the north of the town are several Caves of the Mendip Hills including Thrupe Lane Swallet which is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. In 2007 Shepton Mallet came to international attention when Westcountry Farmhouse Cheesemakers broadcast the maturation of a round of cheese called Wedginald, an event that attracted more than 1,5 million viewers.
Two annual agricultural shows are held close to the town: the four-day Royal Bath and West of England Society Show which is held on the society's showground near Evercreech, and the one-day Mid-Somerset Show, on fields on the town's southern edge. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was held at Shepton Mallet in 1970. The New Wine and Soul Survivor festivals are held at the nearby Royal Bath & West Showground every summer. The Shepton Mallet International Antiques & Collectors' Fair is also held several times a year here.
There are several primary schools within the town. Education for 11-16 year olds is provided by Whitstone Technology College.
Photographs of Shepton Mallet
