Leicestershire, £1.15 million The Old Rectory, Saxby 6 bedrooms, 2-bedroom cottage, outbuildings, 3.7 acres Distinctive due to its Dutch-gabled Ashlar-limestone frontage, this house is thought to have been designed by the architect to the 4th Earl of Harborough. It was built in 1789, with Victorian additions, and has spacious, south-facing reception rooms. The cottage is currently let on an Assured Shorthold basis. Savills (01780 484 696)
Cambridgeshire, £1.125 million
Dearsley Farm, Sturmer 4 bedrooms, kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, workshop, 17 acres The Victorian farmhouse stands in attractive gardens of 1.75 acres, which include a kitchen garden, a pond and a variety of mature trees. It comes with productive arable land of 15 acres and a small meadow—ideal for someone looking for their own smallholding. Cheffins (01223 213 777)
Gloucestershire, £895,000
Newbold Farm, Duntisbourne Abbots The main four-bedroom house has a self-contained annexe, accessible from the hallway, which includes a kitchen/living room and a double bedroom with a bathroom. This could be incorporated back into the main house, subject to planning. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01285 653334)
Devon, £1.395 million
Lower Washbourne Barton, Totnes With a pretty, south-facing walled garden and surrounded by the Devon hills, this former farmhouse enjoys a charming rural location. It has six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a one-bedroom annexe. Marchand Petit (01803 847 979)
Gloucestershire, £1.1 million
New Crosshands Farm, Old Sodbury Set on 36 acres on the edge of the Badminton Estate, this Grade II-listed four-bedroom barn conversion also features a two-bedroom apartment and numerous outbuildings. Humberts (01249 444 557)
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'One of the truly great gardens of the world' is at risk of having its vistas and tranquility blighted foreverThe views from Rousham, the birthplace of the English landscape-garden movement are at risk of development plans for the nearby former RAF Upper Heyford Air Force base get the go-ahead.
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The wisteria clad cottage where Noël Coward and Ivor Novello held court at the height of their fameThe 17th-century Follejon Cottage just outside Windsor was a perfect escape from the city for Noël Coward and his circle of friends. As it goes on the market, Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A billionaire's thatched cottage is for sale in Surrey, once owned by the oil magnate J. Paul GettyChestnut Cottage is a joyous little home — albeit one with the most unusual bedrooms to acreage to price balances we've ever seen. Toby Keel takes a look inside.
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Nine wonderful character properties for sale at under £450,000A grand Georgian mansion, a traditional farmhouse in the Dales and a thatched cottage are all in our round-up of country houses under £450,000.
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A hopelessly perfect country cottage that's hidden away in one of London's most romantic spotsIf you've a heart full of romance — and, frankly, a bank account full of money — then we have a home that might just be the perfect mix of town and country.
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'The second cosiest cottage in Britain' is on the market in WiltshireWith its attractive period features and impeccable styling, this chocolate box home has already caught plenty of media attention. It’s set in rolling Wiltshire countryside yet still commutable from London.
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Six gorgeous thatched cottages for sale across Britain, from under £500,000Our pick of the best thatched cottages and houses for sale today across England.
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One of the original cottages used on Cadbury's chocolate boxes has come up for saleThe term ‘chocolate box cottage’ is much overused, often in a context involving neither chocolate nor boxes. Not this time, though: Weavers was one of 12 ‘official’ chocolate box properties featured on the Cadbury’s chocolate boxes in the late 1800s, and has therefore rightly earned its title.
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A cleverly-converted 14th century village hall that’s taken on a new lease of life in WorcestershireA total renovation needn’t mean that a property loses its heart and soul, as The Old Hall, in Worcestershire, demonstrates. James Fisher takes a look.
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An almost absurdly picturesque thatched cottage in rural Dorset — and it's priced under £400,000Two-up two-down has never looked sweeter than at Mundy’s Cottage, in the sought-after village of Stour Provost.
