Country Life: June 8, 2022 Early Property Pages

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Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire 5 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | Parking | South facing garden with views | Pond | Gazebo | Garden store Separate 2 storey unit with flexible uses including studio/garden room & office/playroom | Approximately 0.9 acre | EPC C

A beautiful country house in an enviable and peaceful position with a pretty garden and lovely views.

Donhead St. Mary 1 mile | Donhead St. Andrew 2.2 miles | Ludwell 2.4 miles

Guide price £2,500,000 Knight Frank London & Sherborne sarah.ka.brown@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2532

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SINGLEBOROUGH, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Asking Price: £1,500,000

4 Bedrooms | 2 Reception Rooms | 3 Bathrooms | B EPC

A contemporary, individually designed eco property with 2,538 sq. ft. of accommodation set over two floors. Built in 2018, the house is a Bauhaus influenced design and is built to near Passivhaus standards of air tightness. Features include underfloor heating on the ground floor, triple glazed windows and a kitchen by Leicht. There is a plot of 0.52 acres with a west facing private garden, and gated driveway parking for four cars in addition to the detached garage and carport.

Michael Graham Buckingham Luke Jackson 01280 821100 Michael Graham London Bob Bickersteth 0207 839 0888

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Bruton, Somerset

5 bedroom suites | 5 reception rooms | Indoor swimming pool with changing & therapy rooms | Beautiful landscaped gardens Terraced lawns & balustrade terraces | Former engine house with cinema room & cloakroom | Approximately 2.4 acres | EPC D

A spectacular contemporary house of classical architectural style with panoramic views over undulating countryside.

Castle Cary 7 miles | Bath 28 miles

Guide price £6,500,000 Knight Frank London & Sherborne edward.cunningham@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7121

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Immaculate Grade II* Manor House Alresford, Hampshire Alresford: 4.5 miles, Winchester Station: 9 miles (London Waterloo from 58 minutes) Outstanding Grade II* listed house, meticulously restored to an exceptionally high standard.

3 reception rooms, principal bedroom suite, 8 further bedrooms (4 en suite), 2 further bathrooms, study, gym, extensive cellars and wine cellar, tennis court, swimming pool, 2 bedroom Coach House, thatched summer house, garaging and outbuildings, walled garden, beautiful formal gardens, orchard, woodland and fields. Freehold | Council Tax Band = H

About 20 acres | Guide £12 million

Ed Sugden Savills London Country Department 020 4579 6062 esugden@savills.com

Steven Moore Savills Winchester 01962 418 732 smoore@savills.com

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Hampshire, New Forest

An outstanding Grade II* listed Victorian country house, considered one of the most important houses in the New Forest Lymington: 2.5 miles, Southampton: 15.5 miles, Southampton Airport: 21.5 miles, Bournemouth: 17 miles 2 Reception halls | 6 Reception rooms | 2 Kitchens | Boot room | 3 Utility rooms/laundries | Conservatory | Cellars | 2 Principal bedroom suites 7-8 Further bedrooms | 5 Bathrooms (including 2 ensuites) | Attics | Double garage with office, 2 bedrooms and wet room | Greenhouse Timber sheds | 2-Bedroom cottage | Victorian formal gardens | Yew walk | Orchard | Lawns | Ha-ha | Fields | Woodland | Viewing platform About 24.37 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £10,000,000

Oliver Custance Baker

Fiona Pengelly

JSA: Andrew Grice

Country Department 020 7591 2207

Salisbury Office 01722 567 919

Spencers 01590 674 222

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Somerset, Lower Swell

An exceptional Elizabethan Grade II* listed manor house with a cottage and outbuildings, set in immaculate grounds in a desirable village location Langport: 5 miles, Ilminster: 7 miles, M5: 8 miles, Taunton: 10.1 miles, Exeter: 40 miles Great Hall | Lounge | Drawing room | Dining room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Study | Library | Cloakroom Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room | 4 Further bedrooms (3 ensuite) | Bathroom Self-contained apartment | Lodge | Cottage with sitting room, dining room, 3 bedrooms and bathroom | Gardens About 7.63 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £5,000,000

Oliver Custance Baker

Richard Speedy

Country Department 020 7591 2207

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

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Devon, Lustleigh

A meticulously refurbished and beautifully presented period property with outstanding countryside views set in a highly sought-after edge of village Dartmoor location Bovey Tracey: 4.4 miles, Newton Abbot: 9.6 miles, Newton Abbot mainline station: 9.8 miles (London Paddington 2 hrs 31 mins), Exeter: 20.1 miles Entrance hall | Sitting room | Family room | Sun room | Dining room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility | Study 2 Cloakrooms | Principal bedroom with ensuite | 5 Further bedrooms (3 ensuite) | Open plan living space with kitchenette Shower room | Substantial cellars | Garaging for up to 6 cars | Carport | Studio | Stores | Garden | EPC Rating E About 7.55 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £2,750,000

Oliver Custance Baker

Richard Speedy

Country Department 020 7591 2207

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

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Cornwall, Morwenstow

A magnificent Grade II* listed farmhouse, set in approximately 106.5 acres with extensive outbuildings in an exceptional coastal position, on the market for the first time in 65 years Bude: 9.5 miles, Bideford: 20.6 miles, Launceston: 25.8 miles, Okehampton: 35.2 miles Main House: Sitting room | Dining room | Breakfast room | Kitchen | Utility | Cloakroom 6 Bedrooms | Shower room | Store | Traditional outbuildings | Modern farm buildings | Gardens | Orchard | Woodland Cottage 1: Sitting room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility | 5 Bedrooms (2 ensuite) | Bathroom | Shower room Cottage 2: Sitting room | Kitchen | 2 Bedrooms | Bathroom | Cottage 3: Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen | Bedroom | Bathroom About 106.5 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £3,950,000

Richard Speedy

Oliver Custance Baker

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

Country Department 020 7591 2207

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Somerset, East Coker

An enchanting medieval country house with appealing cottages, outbuildings and delightful gardens Sherborne: 8.2 miles, Central London: 136 miles, easy access to A30, A37 and A303 Hall | 4 Reception rooms | Kitchen/breakfast room | Boot room | Principal bedroom with bathroom 7 Further bedrooms | Family bathroom | Shower room | 4-Bedroom cottage | 3-Bedroom cottage | 2 Garages Grade II listed stable block with loose boxes and tack room | Stores | Wonderful formal and informal gardens About 2.79 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £3,250,000

Andrew Cronan

Oliver Custance Baker

Bath Office 01225 982 018

Country Department 020 7591 2207

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Somerset, Crowcombe

A unique opportunity to create your own country estate on the edge of the Quantocks Hills Taunton: 10.9 miles (London Paddington 1 hour 40 minutes), Bristol airport: 47 miles, Exeter: 45.6 miles Planning permission to create a Georgian style country house with proposed accommodation of: Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room Kitchen/breakfast/family room | Snug | 2 Studies | Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room | 6 Further bedrooms (all ensuite) Home cinema | Games room | Basement leisure complex with indoor swimming pool, gym, sauna, jacuzzi and steam room | Garage About 167.57 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Offers in Excess of £2,750,000

Oliver Custance Baker

Richard Speedy

Country Department 020 7591 2207

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

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Devon, Ottery St Mary

An outstanding Grade II* listed residence steeped in national history Honiton: 6 miles, Exeter Airport: 8 miles, Exeter: 12 miles, Tiverton Parkway: 24 miles (London Paddington from 2 hours) 5 Reception rooms including library and billiards room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Office | Gym | Palm house | Party room Principal bedroom suite with 2 ensuite bathrooms and dressing room | Further main bedroom suites | Staff suite | 2-Bed coach house 3-Bed lodge | Indoor swimming pool | Stables | Walled garden | Tennis court | Parkland | Woodland | Stream About 21.4 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £5,950,000

Richard Speedy

Oliver Custance Baker

JSA: Knight Frank

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

Country Department 020 7591 2207

James Crawford 020 7861 1065

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Devon, Marldon

A beautifully presented and substantial detached property set in immaculate grounds in the South Devon countryside Totnes: 4 miles, Dartmoor National Park: 16 miles, Dartmouth: 9.8 miles, Exeter: 23.6 miles Entrance hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen/breakfast room Utility | 2 Cloakrooms | 5 Bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms | Garage | Workshop | Office Gym | Golf simulator | Lift | Garden | EPC Rating C About 2.5 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £3,000,000

Richard Speedy

Oliver Custance Baker

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

Country Department 020 7591 2207

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Devon, Broadclyst

Offers in Excess of £2,250,000

A delightful Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse set in 16 acres with extensive barns with planning permission for conversion into five units Exeter: 7.5 miles, Honiton: 13.5 miles, Tiverton: 13 miles Hall | Drawing room | Study | Dining room | Study | Kitchen/breakfast room | Conservatory | Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom 6 Further bedrooms | 3 Further bathrooms (one ensuite) | Extensive barns with planning permission for conversion into 5 units Gardens and grounds | EPC Rating F About 16 acres Oliver Custance Baker

Richard Speedy

Country Department 020 7591 2207

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

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Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Devon, Buckfastleigh

Offers in Excess of £3,700,000

An impressive Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse, set in approximately 80 acres with excellent commercial opportunities A38 Devon Expressway: 2 miles, Totnes: 5 miles, Plymouth: 24 miles, Exeter: 24 miles Farmhouse with: Reception hall | Sitting room | Drawing room | Kitchen | Boot room | Study | Boiler room Cloakroom | 6 Bedrooms | Walk-in wardrobe | 3 Bathrooms | Shower room | Outbuilding | Barn | Gardens & grounds Commercial Centre with 19 bedrooms | Conference hall | Meeting room | Dining room | Studio | Commercial kitchen About 80 acres

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Annabel Blackett

Exeter Office 01392 248 207

Country Department 020 3542 6286

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Chagford, Devon 4-8 bedrooms | 4-8 bathrooms | 3 reception rooms | 2 cottages | Traditional granite barns | 2 outdoor arenas | Equestrian yard with 6 loose boxes | Paddocks | Woodland | Approximately 30 acres

An exceptional small estate on the edge of Dartmoor National Park offering peace and seclusion with views over the moor.

Chagford 3 miles | Exeter 17 miles

Offers in excess of £3,500,000

Knight Frank London & Exeter hamish.humfrey@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2478

Jackson-Stops richard.addington@jackson-stops.co.uk 01392 214222

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Dolton, Devon 4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4 reception rooms | Double garage | 800m driveway | Landscaped gardens Paddocks | Single bank fishing on River Torridge | Building plot with planning permission Approximately 20.91 acres | EPC F

A beautifully presented family home in an idyllic setting with established gardens and grounds bordering the River Torridge and half a mile of single bank fishing.

Dolton 2 miles | Exeter 28 miles (London Paddington from 2 hours 2 minutes)

Guide price £2,750,000

Knight Frank London & Exeter hamish.humfrey@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2478 florence.biss@knightfrank.com 01392 240978

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Penshurst, Kent 5-7 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 6 reception rooms | Cottage | Games room | Cinema Indoor swimming pool complex | Gym | Approximately 12.78 acres | EPC D

A beautifully presented house constructed to a high specification, set in exquisite mature gardens and grounds.

Penshurst 1 mile | Hildenborough 3.5 miles (London Cannon Street from 35 minutes) Tunbridge Wells 7.9 miles

Offers in excess of £7,750,000

Knight Frank London & Tunbridge Wells edward.rook@knightfrank.com 020 3930 1379 simon.biddulph@knightfrank.com 01892 888494

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Lower Tadmarton, Oxfordshire 5 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 4 reception rooms | Wine cellar | Indoor swimming pool | Stable courtyard Conservatory | Utility room | Boot room | 5 boxes | Tack room | Hay store | Wood store | Garage block EPC F

A private and substantial house set in over 55 acres with wonderful views, a courtyard of buildings and an indoor swimming pool.

M40 (J11) 6 miles | Banbury 6 miles (London Marylebone from 56 minutes) | Soho Farmhouse 8 miles Chipping Norton 10 miles | Oxford 22 miles

Guide price £3,500,000

Knight Frank London & Oxford jamie.robson@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7203 damian.gray@knightfrank.com 01865 987983

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Ashdown Forest, Sussex 8 bedrooms | 8 bathrooms | 5 reception rooms | Staff flat | Mature landscaped gardens Heated swimming pool | Tennis court with pavilion | Orchard | Kitchen garden Direct access to Ashdown Forest | EPC TBC

A magnificent and historic late Victorian house sympathetically restored and reconfigured to the highest standard.

Chelwood Gate 0.8 miles | Forest Row 3.3 miles | Hartfield 5.9 miles | East Grinstead 6.7 miles Haywards Heath 7.6 miles | Gatwick 16 miles

Guide price £4,250,000

Knight Frank London & Tunbridge Wells edward.rook@knightfrank.com 020 3930 1379 simon.biddulph@knightfrank.com 01892 888494

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Padstow, Cornwall 4 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 2 reception rooms | Off street parking | Private garden | Single garage | Estuary views | EPC B

A striking and impressive newly built family home with far-reaching views over the Camel Estuary.

Rock 1 mile (via passenger ferry) | Wadebridge 7.5 miles Cornwall Airport Newquay 9 miles

Guide price £2,750,000 Knight Frank London & Exeter hamish.humfrey@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2478

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Dartmoor National Park, Devon

6 bedrooms | 6 bathrooms | 7 reception rooms | 2 cottages | Garaging | Party barn | Terraced gardens Ancient woodland | Wild flower meadow | Fishing rights for two rods on the River Dart | Approximately 9.22 acres | EPC E

An immaculately presented Edwardian family home in a private position in the heart of Dartmoor National Park.

Ashburton 7 miles | Newton Abbott 17 miles (London Paddington 2 hours 30 minutes)

Guide price £4,950,000 Knight Frank hamish.humfrey@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2478

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Moulsford, Oxfordshire

3 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 2 reception rooms | Study | Library | Indoor swimming pool | Parking area | Garage | Terrace Roof terrace | Garden pools & cascade | River frontage with mooring | EPC C

A remarkable riverside property situated in an enviable location on the River Thames.

Goring-on-Thames 2 miles | Wallingford 4 miles | Pangbourne 6 miles | Henley-on-Thames 12 miles

Guide price £2,500,000 Knight Frank Henley nick.warner@knightfrank.com 01491 815299

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St. Mawes, Cornwall 5 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 3 reception rooms | 2 bedroom holiday cottage | Workshop Garage/boat house with storage & first floor studio | EPC G

A privately positioned and immaculately presented family home set in about 1.8 acres of established gardens on the edge of St Mawes.

St Mawes village centre & harbourside 0.75 miles | King Harry Ferry 5 miles

Guide price £2,750,000 Knight Frank London & Exeter hamish.humfrey@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2478

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Outstanding Coastal Estate Holy Island, Anglesey Rhoscolyn: 1.6 miles, Chester: 82 miles Beautiful coastal estate with a diverse income stream and endless amenity, leisure and environmental opportunities. Grade II listed country house with 11 bedrooms, 3 miles of coastal frontage, private beaches, in-hand farm, environmental/leisure opportunities, modern farm buildings, courtyard of traditional stone barns, 2 farmhouses, 6 cottages including holiday lets, pasture, woodland, sand dunes and shoot. Freehold | Council Tax Band = I | EPC = C-G | Available as a whole or in lots

About 639 acres | Guide £7.75 million

Louise Harrison Savills National Farms and Estates 020 4579 7660 lharrison@savills.com

Rhydian Scurlock-Jones Savills Telford 01952 924 519 rsjones@savills.com

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Grade II Listed Splendour Dartmoor National Park, Devon Moretonhampstead: 0.8 miles, Exeter: 13 miles Georgian country house in a spectacular rural setting on the edge of Moretonhampstead. 6 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 bedroom cottage, 3 bedroom cottage and a staff flat, stables, outbuildings and garaging, beautiful gardens and lake.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H

About 70 acres I Offers in excess of £6 million

Lindsay Cuthill Savills London Country Department 020 4579 6608 lcuthill@savills.com

Sarah-Jane Bingham Chick Savills Exeter 01392 914 462 sjchick@savills.com

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Georgian Masterpiece Heytesbury House, Warminster Salisbury: 18 miles, Bath: 22 miles Formerly the home of Siegfried Sassoon. East Court is the principal part of Heytesbury House, extending to 5,186 sq ft, and standing in parkland grounds. 4 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 garages, parking, private garden and communal grounds. Share of Freehold (Lease Expiry 2997) | Ground rent £0 per annum | Service charge £4,596 per annum (no formal review period) | Council Tax Band = G

About 6.5 acres I Guide £2.5 million

James McKillop

Matthew Pegler

Savills Salisbury

Savills Bath

01722 638 628

01225 591 114

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Exquisite Rectory Cossington, Somerset Glastonbury: 10.9 miles, Taunton Train Station: 16.2 miles A beautiful Grade II listed former rectory set within superbly landscaped grounds within the heart of this small village community. 4 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms (2 en suite), further bathroom, study, four car garage and beautifully landscaped grounds.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = G

Guide £1.35 million

David Wild Savills Clifton 0117 4532 230 dwild@savills.com

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Harbour Views Port Isaac, North Cornwall Polzeath Beach: 7 miles, Bodmin Parkway Station: 18 miles A spacious detached home with a separate studio/annexe enjoying far-reaching coastal and rural views. 2 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms (1 en suite), 3 bathrooms, 1 bedroom annexe, garage and parking for several cars, landscaped gardens and paddock. Freehold | Council Tax Band = G | EPC = C

About 1.63 acres I Guide £1.65 million

Chris Clifford Savills Truro 01872 438 166 cclifford@savills.com

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Cornish Rural Idyll St. Teath, North Cornwall Trebarwith Strand: 3 miles, Port Isaac: 5 miles, Polzeath: 10 miles Immaculate farmhouse and cottages privately set within their own beautiful grounds with far-reaching valley views. 4 bedroom farmhouse, gym, home office, 3 holiday letting cottages with substantial income potential, significant range of outbuildings including garaging, stabling and storage, landscaped gardens, pasture and woodland. Freehold | Council Tax Band = C | EPC = B

About 34 acres I Offers in excess of £3.75 million

George Nares

Chris Clifford

Savills London Country Department

Savills Truro

020 4579 2828

01872 438 169

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B ROUG H PARK , NORTH YORKSHIRE A substantial and historic Grade I Listed family home forming part of this exceptional county mansion and set within parkland grounds close to the ancient town of Richmond.

• Three Double Bedrooms • Two Reception Rooms • Original Features • Large Living Kitchen • Private Gardens • Double Garage

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NORFOLK, SAXLINGHAM

ESSEX, SIBLE HEDINGHAM

Late 16th Century farmhouse and converted barns | EPC F £2,950,000 guide | Burnham Market: 01328 801333

Elevated position with stunning, far reaching views | EPC D £1,475,000 guide | Chelmsford: 01245 806101

DEVON, CHULMLEIGH

SURREY, WALTON-ON-THAMES

Former rectory in mature and secluded grounds | EPC F £2,800,000 guide | Exeter: 01392 214222

Wonderful home with a delightful south facing garden | EPC D £2,950,000 guide | Weybridge: 01932 821160

NORTH YORKSHIRE, MASHAM

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, CHIPPING CAMPDEN

House, cottage, pool, stables and land | EPC F £1,400,000 excess | Yorkshire: 01904 625033

Peaceful and unique Cotswold house | EPC D £1,000,000 excess | Chipping Campden: 01386 840224

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SUFFOLK, RAMSHOLT

KENT, SPELDHURST

Cottage in an idyllic location on the banks of the River Deben £1,250,000 guide | Ipswich: 01473 218218

Charming and attractive period property | EPC C £1,750,000 guide | Tunbridge Wells 01892 521700

With a greater supply of property to move on to now is the time to get in touch with Jackson-Stops and discover the potential of your own property.

CHESHIRE, NETHER ALDERLEY

SURREY, WOLDINGHAM

High specification detached house | EPC B £1,000,000 excess Alderley Edge: 01625 540340

Imposing Victorian village home | EPC D £2,200,000 guide Oxted: 01883 712375

DORSET, IWERNE MINSTER

SUFFOLK, LAWSHALL

Ultra efficient, classically styled home in village setting | EPC A £2,950,000 guide | Blandford Forum: 01258 423002

Beautifully located farmhouse with 9 acres in private setting £1,650,000 guide | Bury St Edmunds: 01284 700535

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SUT TON , WEST SUSSE X A striking Grade II Listed detached manor house, full of character and charm, enjoying a wonderful aspect in an enviable mid-village location, adjoining open countryside.

• Five Bedrooms • Three Reception Rooms • Self-Contained Annexe • Outbuildings • Beautiful Gardens • Over 1 Acre

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M I D H U RST

01730 812357

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£1,850,000 GUIDE PRICE

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Grade II*-listed Langford Manor is an ‘impeccably restored’ Elizabethan house set in 7½ acres of gardens and grounds. £5m

Et in Arcadia ego Manors in and around ‘the great paradise of England’– Somerset’s Vale of Taunton Deane

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HE fertile Vale of Taunton Deane, bounded by west Somerset’s three hill ranges—the Brendons in the west, Quantocks in the east and Blackdowns in the south—is an area of rich soil and plentiful water, described in 1609 by cartographer and antiquary John Norden as ‘the great paradise of England’. According to the Victoria County History, the manor of Taunton Deane provided ‘a princely income’ for its powerful manorial landowners, among them the bishops of Winchester, who owned

it from the 10th century and built the great castle at Taunton.

The parish of Fivehead, nine miles east of Taunton, lies on a ridge of reclaimed land that stretches from the small town of Langport to the Blackdown Hills, and overlooks Sedgemoor, part of the Somerset Levels and the Vale of the Isles. Fresh to the market through Strutt & Parker comes Grade II*-listed Langford Manor at Fivehead, an impeccably restored Elizabethan manor house built around a 15th-century core and

set in 7½ acres of immaculate gardens and grounds with views over open countryside.

Selling agent Oliver Custance Baker (01392 229405) quotes a guide price of £5 million.

According to its Historic England listing, there has been a house on the site since at least the 13th century. The present house is built on a double E-plan with a central 15thcentury, east-west range; it was enlarged and remodelled in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, substantially restored in 1905 and again in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Find the best properties at countrylife.co.uk In 1518, the manor was left to the Dean and Canons of Exeter Cathedral, who owned it until about 1860, during which time it was mainly occupied by tenant farmers.

During the latter part of the 19th century, Langford Farm, as it was then known, was left to deteriorate and became largely uninhabitable. In 1904, the estate was acquired by the Matterson family, who commissioned London architect Rupert Austin to renovate the house.

In the mid 20th century, the house was split into two, but later reverted to a single dwelling and, more recently, an upmarket B&B.

The manor of Taunton Deane provided a “princely income” for its powerful manorial landowners The present owners have updated and refurbished the manor, which now offers more than 8,000sq ft of living space on three floors, including four main reception rooms, a study, library and kitchen/breakfast room, with the principal bedroom suite and four further bedrooms on the first floor and a self-contained apartment on the floor above. It comes with a lodge and a three-bedroom cottage.

Approached through wooded parkland along a sweeping driveway, Langford Manor is wonderfully secluded and private. A range of stone outbuildings provides garaging and storage, whereas a large courtyard behind the house is perfect for outdoor dining. Also within the grounds is a tennis court, croquet lawn and Victorian greenhouse rebuilt to its original design.

If The Good Life is the dream, you’ll find it in spades at eco-friendly Manor Farm at Thornfalcon, five miles east of Taunton.

A beautifully restored manor farmhouse, listed Grade II, with a coach house, traditional barns and lake, the whole is set in 30 acres of fields and orchards between the Blackdowns and the Quantock Hills.

Brian Bishop of Jackson-Stops in Taunton (01823 325144) quotes a guide price of ‘excess £3m’ for the delightfully quirky 18th-century farmhouse built on an L-plan on the site of an earlier building, re-roofed and altered internally in the early 19th century, when large, leaded light windows were installed.

During their tenure, the present owners have carried out an intensive 10-year renovation

Top and above: Manor Farm comes with 30 acres of land and a wildlife-rich lake. £3m of the entire property, using only traditional materials and building methods.

Historically, Manor Farm was part of the Thorne Prior Manor estate owned by Montacute Priory, whose Taunton property was administered by Taunton Priory. After the Dissolution, the manor of Thorne Prior was divided into a number of small leasehold farms until the mid 18th century, when the Napper family acquired the manor estate and increased their farmland holdings.

In 1785, John Napper sold the land and manor house to the Revd T. H. Pearson, whose kinsman Capt Charles Pearson owned Thorn House by 1839 and, by 1843, also held Manor Farm—at 130 acres, the largest single unit of Napper’s Thorn Prior estate. The Pearsons expanded their holdings before selling to Judge J. J. Hooper, who purchased further lands to create what became known

as the manor of Thorne. After the Second World War, the Thorne Manor estate was sold, mainly to the tenants.

Manor Farm has been a working farm throughout its long history and the tenants who farmed it have always earned a good living. During their tenure, the present owners have cherished the land, orchards, gardens and grounds as much as the thatched farmhouse, coach house, barns and outbuildings.

The house, which is awash with character, offers 5,350sq ft of light and cheerful accommodation on three floors, including three reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, six bedrooms and four bathrooms.

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Above and right: 19th-century neo-Gothic Chargot House sits in a commanding position within the Brendon Hills. £3.25m tufted duck. Outbuildings include a stableyard, listed red-brick barn, a modern barn with solar panels that offset much of the farm’s energy costs, large lambing shed and restored cider barn, now used as a workshop.

On the other hand, if splendid isolation is the aim, George Nares of Savills (020–7016 3822) is handling the sale, at a guide price of ‘excess £3.25m’, of handsome Grade II*listed Chargot House near the pretty village of Luxborough, 20 miles from Taunton and eight miles from the coast at Minehead.

Set in 22 acres of formal gardens, pasture, parkland and woodland, the house sits in a commanding position within the Brendon Hills, at the eastern edge of the Exmoor National Park AONB, with magnificent views over its own parkland and across the valley to the vast Chargot estate, of which it was once a part. According to its Historic England listing, Chargot House was built in 1826 as a shooting lodge on the Luxborough estate by the Lethbridge family, local landowners who already owned neighbouring Withiel.

In the later 19th century, there was a brief departure from the unchanging farming life when Sir William Lethbridge tried to revive ancient open-cast iron mines at Luxborough and Withiel. The enterprise, which operated over 10 years until his death, effectively bankrupted him and, in 1875, the Lethbridges sold

Withiel and Luxborough to James Insole, a colliery owner from Cardiff, who carried on mining for another 30 years without success, after which the estates were sold again and the land returned to the hands of its farmers.

Built in a Gothic style of ashlar stone around part of an earlier dwelling, Chargot House boasts large, full-height windows and, even on a dull day, is flooded with light.

It offers 8,620sq ft of accommodation on three floors, including four good reception rooms, a family kitchen/breakfast room, 12 bedrooms and nine bathrooms, with fibre broadband

and Wi-Fi installed throughout. The house is supported by an array of stone outbuildings, including a coach house, stabling and garaging, with obvious potential for conversion to residential use, subject to planning.

The gardens provide fresh produce and flowers for the house throughout the year; one of three ponds at the bottom of the valley is stocked with trout and is a magical area for wild swimming, summer entertaining and fishing.

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The call of the West With leafy views and atmospheric interiors, these properties make the most of life in the West Country

Devon, £1.1 million Set in Witheridge, between Exmoor and Dartmoor and within easy reach of Tiverton, this traditional, thatched house is thought to date from the 17th century and is full of period charm.

The 2,175sq ft interior has plenty of exposed beams, stonework and two inglenook fireplaces (one in the dining room, the other in the sitting room). Two of the three bedrooms enjoy long views of the leafy grounds, which extend to nearly 13 acres of gardens, lake, pond, pasture and woodland. There is also a converted barn providing secondary accommodation and office space. GTH (01769 574500)

Devon, £1.4 million This nine-bedroom house in Dunridge, on Dartmoor, originally dates from the 16th century, albeit with Victorian additions, and comes to the market for the first time in 27 years. The 5,853sq ft of living space could do with some updating, but many original features have been kept intact, including the longhouse’s 16th-century, granite-floored cross passage and stone-arched doorway.

There is also a cottage that provides holiday-let income and a range of traditional outbuildings.

The grounds are perhaps an even greater draw, with more than 19 acres of mature gardens, including a Victorian walled garden, plus hay meadows, fields and woodland, which are carpeted in bluebells in season and harbour birds, badgers and deer. Mansbridge Balment (01822 612345)

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Cornwall, £1.75 million The grounds alone are enough to lure buyers to Lower Beeny Farmhouse, which stands in about 11 acres of gardens, fields and woodland on the edge of National Trust land in an AONB near Boscastle, with access to the South West Coast Path. However, the Grade II-listed house, which comes to the market for the first time in 26 years, adds to the appeal: it has a vaulted drawing room, sitting room with inglenook fireplace, open-plan kitchen and family room with Aga and inglenook fireplace, and four bedrooms, three of which are vaulted. Ancillary accommodation is available in three-bedroom Beeny Barn. Lower Beeny Farmhouse comes with a range of outbuildings, including some large agricultural barns that have separate vehicle access. Lillicrap Chilcott (01872 273473)

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Devon, excess £2.25 million Grade II-listed Loxbrook Farm, in Broadclyst, stands in a perfect location in the Devon countryside, yet conveniently close to Exeter. Dating from the early 19th century, it has many delightful details, from the vaulted ceiling and exposed beams in the dining room to the fireplace with woodburning stove in the sitting room, the Aga in the kitchen and the panoramic conservatory. There are two bedrooms on the ground floor and five more upstairs, plus a range of barns with planning permission for conversion. The grounds extend to 16 acres of gardens, pond, fields and paddocks.

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