[Closed] Moving from town to country

You could also consider the smaller towns of you want a nicer place with actual amenities; Cricklade, Purton, Highworth, Ciren even, Wootton Bassett, Malmesbury, Fairford, Marlborough...

This. Minety isn't bad, but there's better around the area, as listed.
Even Old Town would be a better option than Down The Hill! (Shudders). A friend of mine lived in Old Town for a while, and it still has a bit of a separate village feel, a bit like Clifton Village in Bristol.
Royal Wootton Bassett is a nice little town, south of the M4, access to the Marlborough Downs, easy access to Swindon and the M4, difficult to see any down sides, same as Devizes, again, access to the countryside is easy via the K&A canal, loads of pubs around the town and out along the canal, like Honeystreet and Seend, you can ride into Bath and back along the canal, or out towards Hungerford, with loops out into the countryside.
Lots of alternatives to Minety.