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ONE FAMILY SPECIALISING IN FINE FURNITURE SINCE 1866

A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED GARDEN OF PARADISE SILK CARPET Hand woven in pure silk to 256 knots per sq inch on a cotton foundation. The design is taken from a rare 19th century Tehran carpet of great importance to collectors. The paradisiacal motif is continued into the wide ivory border that provides an effective frame for the vibrant blue field.

Length 134” (342cm) | Width 86" (220cm)

£9,964

Members of the Care & Fair initiative, financially supporting education and health for carpet knotting families in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

Very few traditional weaving families remain with the knowledge and skill to produce silk rugs of this quality, making it extremely difficult and for the majority, not viable. However, we believe in supporting the traditions and making the additional effort to present unrivalled products to our clients. All the weavers have been personally visited by us to ensure the quality of materials and manufacture, that appropriate human rights are adhered to and the community is supported.

Due to the intricacies involved, each carpet takes around 10 months from concept to completion COVID-19: We believe it is in the best interests of our clients and team to continue with our established hygiene protocol. Our team will continue to wear masks with temperature checks, social distancing and regular rapid testing in place when possible, with routine sanitisation of showrooms and vehicles. Masks are available to all showroom visitors.

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LOWER TADMARTON, OXFORDSHIRE

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Grade II listed Italianate villa situated in an elevated position with far-reaching south-facing views. Tadmarton House is located to the North West of Bloxham, in the rolling countryside between the market towns of Banbury and Chipping Norton.

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Guide price £2,850,000 Knight Frank London & Oxford jamie.robson@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7203 damian.gray@knightfrank.com 01865 987983 Ref: CHO180112

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WHITWELL, HERTFORDSHIRE Offers In Excess Of: £2,250,000 5 Bedrooms

5 Reception Rooms

4 Bathrooms

N/A EPC

A Grade II listed Georgian country house with annexe potential, driveway parking, a tennis court, a garage and 2.7 acres of gardens and grounds with far reaching countryside views.

The property dates back to 1764 and was originally the coach house and stables for The Hoo mansion. Situated within Whitwell Hoo, The Coach House is in a rural location surrounded by mature woodland and pasture. The property was sympathetically converted in the 1990s and now has over 5,157 sq. ft. of accommodation set over two floors including a separate study. Enclosed formal gardens feature lawns with mature trees interspersed, seasonal flowerbeds and a terrace with a central feature fountain.

Hitchin Office | Philip Powell | 01462 441700 London Office | Bob Bickersteth | 0207 839 0888

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charming Grade II listed house on the edge of the picturesque Cotswold village of Daglingworth in the heart of Gloucestershire. The house has evolved and grown over time with the addition of an indoor swimming pool and a link to the adjacent building with first floor accommodation, the home office and cottage.

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Guide price £2,700,000 Knight Frank London & Cirencester peter.edwards@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8544 rupert.sturgis@knightfrank.com 01285 895776 Ref: CIR180028

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FOR SALE Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire Guide £3.75 million

FOR SALE Tenterden, Kent Guide £5.5 million

We Celebrate Glorious Gardens

FOR SALE Oswestry, Shropshire Offers over £3 million

Lindsay Cuthill Savills London Country Department 020 3930 5420 lcuthill@savills.com

Crispin Holborow Savills London Country Department 020 3944 8851 cholborow@savills.com

FOR SALE Gosberton, Lincolnshire Guide £1.75 million

In celebration of our presence at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this week we bring you a selection of properties with enchanting gardens from across the UK. Should you be considering your next move, please do get in touch – or alternatively if you are at the show, please do drop by The David Harber stand, sponsored by Savills and Nicholsons.

FOR SALE Middleton Cheney, Oxfordshire Guide £1.3 million

FOR SALE Brechin, Angus Offers over £3 million

Gloucestershire, Tetbury

An historical Cotswolds Manor House and farmstead set in the centre of fabulous parkland, with an extensive portfolio of estate buildings providing opportunity for restoration Tetbury: 2 miles, Cotswold airport: 9 miles, Kemble: 9 miles (London Paddington from 70 mins), Bristol Airport: 34 miles, London: 104 miles Grade II listed Manor House with 6 bedrooms (5 additional second floor rooms) | 6 Reception rooms | 3-Bedroom annexe 4-Bedroom farmhouse | Lodge cottage | 2-Storey stable block | Coach house | Cattle buildings | Walled garden Secondary range of farm buildings | Traditional Cotswold stone barn | Pasture | Parkland | Woodland | Ponds About 117.3 acres (47.4 ha) Available as a whole

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

Offers in Excess of £7,500,000

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Outstanding Oxfordshire Estate Kirtlington, Oxford Bicester Village Station: 6.5 miles (London Marylebone from 44 minutes), Oxford: 11 miles Magnificent residential and sporting estate with impressive principal house, immaculate equestrian and stud facilities.

6 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, indoor swimming pool, tennis court, separate wings with guest cottage, garaging and office, extensive equestrian facilities comprising 3 stud complexes, 67 boxes, 8 turnout barns and indoor school, 5 staff houses, 2 flats and paddocks. EPCs = B-F About 338 acres | Price on application

Crispin Holborow Savills London National Farms & Estates 020 3944 2720 cholborow@savills.com

Richard Binning Savills Oxford 01865 985 610 rbinning@savills.com

George Windsor Clive Windsor Clive International 01672 521 155 gfwc@windsorclive.co.uk

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Meet Our Experts

It was while studying estate management in the late 1990s that our Cotswolds specialist was first introduced to the area; today he says he wouldn’t live anywhere else.

James Walker Director, Savills Country Department

Having begun my career handling large sales volumes in London, I happily transferred to the country market in 2003. For the past 12 years I’ve focussed on the sale of country houses, farms and estates in and around the Cotswolds - and what an interesting experience it has been.

The desirability of the Cotswolds was certainly accelerated by the arrival - and subsequent rubber stamping - of a series of well-known names and tech entrepreneurs. Its accessibility to London, varied cultural scene and dynamic market towns are a big draw for many buyers.

For me, the magic stems from the topography, which is so diverse, and the distinctive honey-coloured buildings and miles of dry-stone walls. Both aspects lend a beauty to the landscape not found elsewhere.

Preparing houses for sale, matching them to their next custodians, and helping newcomers navigate a new lifestyle in the Cotswolds is a huge privilege.

To find out more about the market in the Cotswolds and the western region, watch my video update here: http://sav.li/meetourexperts

Computer generated image SOLD | Nailsworth, Gloucestershire | Guide £4.45 million We recently sold this fabulous Grade II listed country house which had magical views and an enviable position on the edge of a village.

James Walker Savills Country Department 020 3883 5131 james.walker@savills.com

SOLD | Cherington, Gloucestershire | Guide £4.5 million This 42-acre site came with permission to create a modern estate including a classical 11,000 sq ft house with stables and garaging.

FOR SALE | Badminton, South Gloucestershire | Guide £5.95 million This is the perfect package: an elegant Georgian rectory which stands in about 10 acres including a walled kitchen and cutting garden. The house has 7 bedrooms, a family kitchen and outside is a period large barn - distanced from the house - with plenty of potential.

SOLD | Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire | Guide £8 million This substantial and imposing 19th century home sits on the edge of a picturesque village and has the most incredible far-reaching views.

FOR SALE | Pudleston, Herefordshire | Guide £3.5 million A very pretty Grade II listed Georgian house with 9 bedrooms, beautifully positioned within undulating Herefordshire countryside.

Exceptional Oxfordshire Manor Wytham, Oxfordshire Oxford: 3 miles, Heathrow: 47 miles, Central London: 55 miles, Birmingham: 64 miles Former seat of the Earls of Abingdon and ‘one of the loveliest houses in England’ (The Times, 1991), this rare Grade I manor house is situated in the unspoilt village of Wytham and lies just 3 miles from central Oxford. 4 reception rooms, 12 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, library, cinema, music room, 2 apartments, 3 bedroom butler’s house, swimming pool, outbuildings, landscaped gardens, paddock, parkland, adjoining the Wytham Woods and estate of about 2,500 acres.

About 25 acres | Price on application

Ed Sugden Savills London Country Department 020 3627 9951 esugden@savills.com

Charles Elsmore-Wickens Savills Summertown, Oxford 01865 985 619 cewickens@savills.com

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Striking Queen Anne House Fairford, Gloucestershire Cirencester: 9 miles, Swindon Station: 13 miles A classic Queen Anne style country house in parkland grounds, rarely available in the Cotswolds.

5 reception rooms, 9 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, swimming pool, tennis court, staff cottage, leisure building, outbuildings and landscaped gardens.

About 16 acres | Guide £4.8 million

James Walker Savills London Country Department 020 3930 4768 james.walker @savills.com

Anthony Coaker Savills Cirencester 01285 895 727 acoaker@savills.com

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Remarkable Georgian House Leominster, Herefordshire Leominster: 6.4 miles, Ludlow: 15.6 miles A remarkable Grade II listed Georgian country house with superb gardens and grounds, beautifully positioned within undulating Herefordshire countryside. 5 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms (5 en suite), tennis court, indoor swimming pool adjoining the pool house with 3 bedroom flat above, 4 cottages (Lot 1B), landscaped gardens, including walled kitchen garden and lake.

About 53 acres | Guide £3.5 million (Lot 1A)

James Walker Savills London Country Department 020 3944 8317 james.walker @savills.com

Christian Swaab Savills Cheltenham 01242 806 259 cswaab@savills.com

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SOLD Painswick, Gloucestershire Guide £1.95 million

SOLD Avening, Gloucestershire Guide £2.35 million

Life in the Cotswolds

SOLD Stanton, Gloucestershire Guide £2.5 million

Charles Elsmore-Wickens Savills Summertown, Oxford 01865 985 614 cewickens@savills.com

Nicholas Rudge Savills Banbury 01295 296 796 nrudge@savills.com

*Source: Savills data, Jan-Aug 2020 vs Jan-Aug 2021

Chris Jarrett Savills Cheltenham 01242 802 357 cjarrett@savills.com

Sebastian Hipwood Savills Cirencester 01285 895 759 sebastian.hipwood @savills.com

David Henderson Savills Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 885 391 david.henderson @savills.com

SOLD Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire Guide £7.5 million

Through the pages of Country Life, generations have been able to appreciate the pleasures of living in the Cotswolds. This year we are seeing record levels of activity with 134% more properties sold compared to 2020* - there has never been a better time to sell. If you would like to discuss your own property plans, please contact one of our local offices today.

SOLD Aldsworth, Gloucestershire Guide £1.2 million

SOLD Chaceley, Gloucestershire Guide £1.895 million

Unspoilt Village Location Bredons Norton, Gloucestershire Tewkesbury: 5 miles, Cheltenham: 12 miles Charming period home in a delightful village location within the Cotswold AONB. 2 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, detached garage block with self-contained 2 bedroom apartment, off-road parking and mature gardens. EPC = D About 0.6 acres | Offers in excess of £1 million Catherine Anderson Savills Cheltenham 01242 806 238 canderson@savills.com

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Impressive Manor House Little Milton, Oxfordshire Haddenham & Thame Parkway: 9 miles, Oxford: 10 miles Beautifully presented Grade II listed family home, perfectly situated for Oxford and London.

6 reception rooms, 7/8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, home office, self-contained flat, laundry room, indoor swimming pool, sauna, tennis court, dovecote, outbuildings, mature gardens, paddock.

About 5 acres | Guide £3.95 million Charles Elsmore-Wickens Savills Summertown, Oxford 01865 985 611 cewickens@savills.com

Ed Sugden Savills London Country Department 020 3504 5807 esugden@savills.com

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Handsome Cotswold Barn Upper Milton, Oxfordshire Milton-under-Wychwood: 1 mile, Kingham Station: 6 miles Classic Cotswold barn conversion with huge potential, in a superb village position.

2 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms (1 en suite), family shower room, garage and parking, gardens, woodland and permanent pasture/paddock. EPC = F About 2.8 acres | Guide £1.4 million David Henderson Savills Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 885 456 david.henderson @savills.com

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Uniquely Designed Home Tunley, Gloucestershire Cirencester: 7 miles, Kemble Station: 8 miles Meticulously restored Arts and Crafts house in an enchanting location. 4 reception rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, media room, mezzanine library, annexe (not yet constructed), garage and landscaped gardens. Artist’s studio, workshop and woodland available separately.

About 1 acre | Guide £1.85 million Sebastian Hipwood Savills Cirencester 01285 895 775 sebastian.hipwood @savills.com

Sam Butler Butler Sherborn 01285 883 740 sam@butlersherborn.co.uk

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Modern Living with Land Deddington, Oxfordshire Banbury: 6.1 miles, Banbury Station: 6.4 miles A delightful detached house of Victorian origins with later additions. 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, study, stables, triple garage, off-road parking, mature gardens and paddock. EPC = D About 5.87 acres | Offers in excess of £1.75 million Nick Rudge Savills Banbury 01295 297 682 nrudge@savills.com

Francesca Moss Savills Banbury 01295 297 654 francesca.moss @savills.com

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Lovely Country Home Tubney, Oxfordshire Oxford: 8 miles, Wantage: 8.3 miles, Didcot Parkway Station: 11 miles Delightful home with views across open countryside. 4 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, pantry/prep kitchen, 7 bedrooms (3 en suite), 4 further bathrooms, laundry, cellars, tennis court, swimming pool, garage block with store, croquet lawn, beautiful gardens and grounds.

About 3.9 acres I Guide £3.95 million Charles Elsmore-Wickens Savills Summertown, Oxford 01865 985 689 cewickens@savills.com

James Walker Savills London Country Department 020 3504 4327 james.walker @savills.com

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Historic Manor House Broad Marston, Warwickshire Moreton-in-Marsh Station: 14 miles Impressive Grade II listed country house dating back to the 13th century. 4 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 7 bath/shower rooms, study, 4 bedroom coach house, tithe barn, dovecote, gardens and paddock.

About 4.7 acres | Guide £1.6 million David Henderson Savills Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 888 065 david.henderson @savills.com

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Simply Charming Balscote, Oxfordshire Banbury: 5.3 miles, Banbury Station: 6 miles Charming Grade II listed house boasting a wealth of period features, in an idyllic village setting.

3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms (1 en suite), 2 further bathrooms, stone barn, garden stores, off-street parking and mature gardens with fresh water plunge pool.

About 0.78 acres | Guide £1.3 million Nick Rudge Savills Banbury 01295 297 610 nrudge@savills.com

Sophie Gannon Savills Banbury 01295 297 558 sgannon@savills.com

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Beautifully Presented Home Naunton, Worcester Upton-upon-Severn: 3 miles, Cheltenham: 16 miles A most attractive period village house which has received extensive renovation, remodelling and decoration. 4 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 bedroom annexe, outbuilding, parking for 3-4 vehicles and beautiful gardens with orchard. EPC = D Guide £915,000 Christian Swaab Savills Cheltenham 01242 809 050 cswaab@savills.com

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Substantial Country Home Toddington, Gloucestershire Winchcombe: 3 miles, Cheltenham: 11 miles A substantial and interesting country home of a Dutch design, believed to have been built circa 1846. 3 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, indoor swimming pool building in need of re-commissioning and walled garden. EPC = D About 0.5 acres | Asking price £1.2 million Christian Swaab Savills Cheltenham 01242 801 319 cswaab@savills.com

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stunning private country estate approaching 319 acres in a truly remarkable setting. The property has a deer park and offers views of undulating countryside of the Surrey Hills, situated just 35 miles from central London.

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Guide price available upon request Knight Frank London clive.hopkins@knightfrank.com 020 7861 1061 paddy.dring@knightfrank.com 020 7861 1061 David Williams david.williams@grantley.net 01483 407628

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CHEDWORTH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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charming Cotswold stone house situated in a prime rural location set in approximately 24 acres. The property has secondary accommodation and excellent equestrian facilities including an outdoor manège, stables and a large agricultural barn.

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Guide price available upon request Knight Frank London & Cirencester jamie.robson@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7203 alasdhair.lochrane@knightfrank.com 01285 895776 Ref: CIR012184422

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CLAVERDON, WARWICKSHIRE

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n extremely well equipped and beautifully presented family home with party barn, secondary accommodation and immaculate grounds. Situated in a sought-after location, in a quiet yet highly accessible and unspoilt pocket of rural Warwickshire.

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Guide price £3,500,000 Knight Frank London & Stratford-upon-Avon peter.edwards@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8544 william.ward-jones@knightfrank.com 01789 863993 Ref: CHO012126398

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It's time to buy in the Cotswolds With exchanges in the Cotswolds up 42% versus the five-year average*, the area's popularity is proving to be perennial. Offering distinctive market towns, period family homes, fantastic schools and wonderful countryside, the Cotswolds has something for everyone.

Here is a selection of properties currently available.

Chastleton, Oxfordshire Pretty Grade II listed stone cottage in this sought-after village.

2 B E D R O O M S | B AT H R O O M | R E C E P T I O N R O O M

Guide price £525,000

helen.waddilove@knightfrank.com 01451 888130

Souldern, Oxfordshire A delightful and characterful Grade II listed village family house with well-proportioned reception rooms and a walled garden.

6 B E D R O O M S | 4 B AT H R O O M S | 4 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A N N E X E

Guide price available upon request

harry.sheppard@knightfrank.com 01865 987983

Naunton, Gloucestershire A substantial detached home with some of the finest Cotswold views.

4 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C F

Guide price £1,500,000

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Dursley, Gloucestershire Striking lodge with ancillary accommodation and breathtaking views.

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Guide price £845,000

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Brighthampton, Oxfordshire A charming house with a seamless blend of period and modern features on the edge of a delightful hamlet near the thriving village of Standlake.

4 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 1 A C R E | G R A D E I I L I S T E D

Guide price £1,000,000

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Far Oakridge, Gloucestershire A charming Cotswold stone cottage which has been sympathetically refurbished.

4 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C E

Guide price £925,000

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rington Warren is a charming mixed woodland with numerous mature species, situated to the south west of Bristol. There is an abundance of income generating opportunities and uses, from timber felling to stewardship schemes and amenity use.

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Guide price £1,500,000 Knight Frank London & Bristol georgie.veale@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8211 edward.holloway@knightfrank.com 01179 452638 Ref: HUB2133865

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Grade II listed Georgian Hall situated in a popular village within the Peak District National Park. The property offers complete privacy surrounded by high walls and bordered by trees.

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Guide price £1,950,000 Knight Frank London jamie.robson@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7203 Ref: CHO012169650

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ituated on top of the escarpment, Besbury Farm is a recently constructed Cotswold stone house. Set in 6.62 acres, the property offers far-reaching views and is ideal for both family living and entertaining.

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Guide price available upon request Knight Frank Cirencester rupert.sturgis@knightfrank.com 01285 895776 Ref: CIR012140231

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hurch Farm and Littlecourt are located between Fairford and Lechlade-onThames. Church Farm (lot 1) is an attractive Grade II listed Cotswold stone country house with stunning grounds. Littlecourt (lot 2), was completed in 2004 and is ideal for use as a guest cottage, staff accommodation or to generate additional income.

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Guide price £2,300,000 Knight Frank Cirencester rupert.sturgis@knightfrank.com 01285 895776 Ref: CIR012190827

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desirable pasture farm of about 110 acres in the Horton Vale. There is a three bedroom farmhouse with annexe and a Dutch barn with consent to convert to residential use. Surrounded by unspoilt farmland with well-managed woodland and within easy access of national connections. Available as a whole or in four lots.

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Guide price £2,250,000 Knight Frank Cirencester rupert.sturgis@knightfrank.com 01285 895776 Ref: CIR190195

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CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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handsome Grade II listed town house in one of Cheltenham's most impressive terraces. The property is currently run as a small limited services hotel but would make a magnificent private dwelling, just a short distance from the renowned Cheltenham Ladies' College.

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Guide price £1,750,000 Knight Frank Cheltenham nick.chivers@knightfrank.com 01242 806824 Colliers peter.brunt@colliers.com 01179 172062 Ref: CHE012149866

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BISHOP'S CASTLE , SHROPSHIRE

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ocated in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bryn House is a fine Grade II listed property of great charm and quality. With its separate cottage, gardens, paddocks and amenity woodland, it forms an extremely attractive and manageable country estate.

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Guide price £1,650,000 Knight Frank London peter.edwards@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8544 Kevin Boulton kevin@kevinboulton.co.uk 01743 636636 Ref: WRC012134241

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Northumberland, Milbourne

An exquisite Grade I Listed Georgian country house designed by the Scottish Architect John Paterson, set within stunning gardens and grounds Ponteland: 4.1 miles, Newcastle International Airport: 5.9 miles, Newcastle upon Tyne: 11.7 miles (London Kings Cross 2 hours 55 mins), Morpeth: 12.4 miles Reception hall | 3 Reception rooms | Octagonal library | Kitchen/breakfast room | Inner rotunda | Principal bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom | 3 Further bedrooms (one ensuite) | Jack and Jill bathroom | Integral guest apartment with 4 bedrooms | 3 Carriage houses 6 Stables and tack room | Outbuildings | Summer house | Garden and grounds About 24 acres

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Oxfordshire, Wigginton

A spacious village house with self-contained accommodation set in attractive mature gardens Great Tew (Soho Farmhouse): 5 miles, Banbury: 7 miles (London Marylebone under 1 hour), Chipping Norton: 7 miles, Oxford: 21 miles Hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Sitting room | Study | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility room | Cellar 5 Bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms | Annexe with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, games room, play room, sitting room and shower room Tennis court | Garaging | Mature gardens and grounds About 1.10 acres Mark Smith

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Oxfordshire, Sandford St Martin

An elegant Grade II Listed house with good proportions in one of north Oxfordshire’s most sought-after villages Soho Farmhouse: 3.4 miles, Woodstock: 7 miles, Chipping Norton: 8.1 miles, Bicester: 11 miles, Banbury: 12 miles, Oxford: 15 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Office | Cloakroom with a shower and utility room 5 Bedrooms | Bathroom and shower room | Outbuilding incorporating store and potting shed | Off-street parking Walled garden | Orchard, paddock and woodland About 1.6 acres

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The times they are a-changin’ Through busy centuries and multiple owners, these Cotswold estates have been loved and enhanced

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HE launch onto the market in today’s COUNTRY LIFE of the timeless Elmestree House estate at Doughton, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, marks the end of an era for the Wilson family, who have farmed it since 1949. Matthew Sudlow, head of Estates and Farm Agency at Strutt & Parker (01865 366640), seeks ‘offers in excess of £7.5 million’ for the wonderfully unspoilt, Grade II-listed manor house and farmstead set in 117 acres of ancient parkland abutting Highgrove, The Prince of Wales’s Cotswold home since 1980.

The Elmestree estate lies within the Cotswold AONB, two miles from the historic wool town of Tetbury, in an area of gently rolling

hills and pasture ideally suited to the rearing of sheep and cattle. The manor of Elmestree, or Elymundestre as it was then known, dates from the 12th century, when it was owned by the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of St Ebrulph, Normandy. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Crown granted the manor to Sir Ralph Sadler, later Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

The Cotswolds wool and cloth trade was still flourishing when, in 1685, Elmestree was acquired by Thomas Deacon, a London silk merchant. His son, also Thomas, was succeeded at the manor by his sister, Mary, who left it to her cousin, Robert Jenner, who was

professor of Civil Law at Oxford. By 1803, Elmestree was owned by Thomas Brookes of Redmarley d’Abitot in the Forest of Dean, who died unmarried in 1812, leaving the estate to his brother, William.

On William’s death in 1825, the estate passed to his son, also William, who built the present Elizabethan-style manor house in 1844, to the west of which was a 17th-century farmhouse, known as Farm End. In about 1870, the estate was acquired by Francis Henry, later Lt-Col Henry, who, in 1884, built a connecting wing between the two buildings, incorporating the original carriage drive. He made further large additions to the north-west front in 1900.

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Left and above: On the market for the first time since 1949, the Grade II-listed Elmestree House Estate offers 117 acres and more than 19,000sq ft of outbuildings. £7.5m bringing on youngsters as a sideline, and particularly loved the hustle and bustle of Gloucester livestock market, where he sold cattle from its beginning in 1958 until the last market there in 2001.’

Approached up a long private drive through pasture and parkland studded with magnificent trees, Elmestree House is a fine, Grade II-listed country house that offers some 7,500sq ft of accommodation on three floors, including six reception rooms, six bedrooms, five attic rooms, cellars and a three-bedroom annexe —all now in need of renovation. The adjoin-

His son, Tim, recalled a happy childhood growing up at Elmestree From 1949, when the Wilson family acquired the estate, Elmestree was farmed by David Wilson, who became a local farming legend in his lifetime. In an interview with the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, his son, Tim, recalled a happy childhood growing up at Elmestree, where his parents lived and worked for more than 50 years: ‘All his life, Dad really enjoyed the farming and dealing side of the business. He never liked using sprays or chemicals. He wasn’t one for shiny new machinery; he really focussed on his livestock, his cattle and his sheep. As well as having a soft spot for working farm horses, he was known for breaking-in and

ing Farm End is a substantial family house in its own right, with four reception rooms, four bedrooms and two attic rooms, accessed by a separate entrance. To the north of the house is a former walled garden, with lawns, a small lake and the remains of its 19th-century pleasure gardens to the south and east.

The house is supported by more than 19,000sq ft of outbuildings with enormous scope for development. They include the stable block built by Lt-Col Henry in 1870, a coach house, a cow shed with its original stone pillars, yards, livestock buildings, and a traditional Cotswold-stone barn. And nestled in a small copse of woodland within the park is Pond Cottage, a derelict waterside idyll hidden

among the trees that offers a further opportunity for some inspired ‘blue-sky’ thinking.

Over to the east, on the fringe of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, Bruce Tolmie-Thomson of Knight Frank (020–7861 1070) is handling the sale of the immaculate, 103-acre Manor Farm at Nether Worton, four miles from Soho Farmhouse, nine miles from Chipping Norton and 23 miles from Oxford, at a guide price of £15m for the whole.

The Anglo-Saxon village of Nether Worton lies on level ground flanked by pastures of deep ridge and furrow in a wide valley beside a small tributary of the River Cherwell. It comprises a small church, three or four cottages, Manor Farm and, within a high-walled park, Nether Worton House—all built of local stone. In the mid 17th century, the two principal houses, Manor Farm and Nether Worton House, were owned respectively by John Parsons and William Draper who, having acquired between them all the land in the parish, agreed to inclose it in 1648–9.

That was despite being on opposite sides during the Civil War, which saw Parsons compounding as a Royalist, while Draper emerged as a prominent local supporter of Parliament, which led to appointments as governor of Oxford in 1651, MP for the county in 1653 and High Sheriff in 1655 and 1657. The Drapers eventually became sole landowners in Nether Worton by acquiring the Parsons estate. When William Draper’s grandson died in 1797, his estate was sold to a wealthy London silk manufacturer, William Wilson, on whose death the manor and Manor Farm were bought

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Above and below: Grade II-listed Manor Farm has been extensively renovated and remodelled in ‘Soho Farmhouse’ style. £15m Farm incorporates on the south side a small 17th-century farmhouse, based on a three-room, double-depth plan. Additions, including a staircase, were made on the north side later in the 17th century. In the 19th century, a north service wing was added and it may have been then that the roof was reconstructed. Twentieth century alterations included a further addition to the north and a south porch, and the removal of several internal walls.

Thereafter, Manor Farm fell on hard times and the house was seriously run-down when its current owner bought it some 10 years ago and embarked on a massive restoration of the house, its outbuildings and surrounding estate.

That ‘blue-sky’ thinking is apparent throughout the exquisite Grade II-listed farmhouse, which has been remodelled ‘in Soho Farmhouse style’, with bright, bold interiors designed by Francesca Hood and the latest in environmentally-friendly power and heating systems.

Today’s Manor Farmhouse offers 7,407sq ft of easy-living space on three floors including a large reception/dining hall, three reception rooms, an impressive kitchen/breakfast room, with a charming principal bedroom suite, four further bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms on the first floor, and a further two suites on the second floor. It comes with a spectacular leisure complex and swimming pool, a converted dairy, a two-bedroom cottage and, blending into the landscape, a custombuilt barn beautifully designed for storage, equestrian pursuits or home offices.

A north Gloucestershire idyll

Rupert Wakley of Jackson-Stops in Chipping Campden is handling the sale, for the first time in 40 years, of tranquil, Grade II-listed Bengrove Farm with five acres of land near Teddington, 6 miles from Tewkesbury, 6½ miles from Winchcombe, and 8½ miles from Cheltenham. On offer at a guide price of £1.75m, the working smallholding comprises an 18th-century, five-bedroom main house built of Cotswold stone and rendered brick under a tile-and-slate roof,

a Cotswold-stone barn currently used as a staff room and office, and 14,095sq ft of steel-framed outbuildings and yards, beyond which the land is ring-fenced and laid to grass.

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Small but mighty Beautiful boltholes in Cotswold villages Gloucestershire, £650,000 There’s an opportunity to create an interior as you’d like it at Greenhill, which needs modernising, say agents, but is delightful nonetheless. In the well-stocked village of Blockley, three miles from Moreton-in-Marsh, it has all the desirable elements—vaulted kitchen ceiling, flagstone floors, exposed Cotswold-stone walls, fireplaces, woodburner, four bedrooms and a secluded garden with a mature apple tree, ripe for picking, plus a garage that could be converted. Hayman-Joyce (01608 651188)

Oxfordshire, £895,000 Occupying a quiet spot in the heart of the west Oxfordshire village of Standlake, not far from Witney, Sunny Magdalen Cottage dates to the 14th century, with various later additions. The woodburner in the sitting room will warm the nights as they start to draw in and there’s also a conservatory and four bedrooms, including a master accessed via a wooden spiral staircase. Outside, lawns and patio overlook fields and the vegetable garden is well stocked. Jackson-Stops (01993 822661) 122

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Oxfordshire, excess £1.1 million With three excellent pubs within walking distance—The Feathered Nest in Nether Westcote, The King’s Head in Bledington and The Hare in Miltonunder-Wychwood—early-17th-century The Thatched Cottage needn’t be so pretty, but it is. Little casement windows peep through rough coursed limestone walls, shining light on three beautifully kept bedrooms and two reception rooms, with charmingly higgledy-piggledy exposed timber, a window seat, wooden shutters and a sun room. In lovely Idbury village, the centre point between Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and Burford, it’s Grade II listed with an enclosed garden of lawns, mature shrubs, beds and south-facing terraces. Planning permission to extend has now lapsed, but could be revived. Butler Sherborn (01451 833143)

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Gloucestershire, excess £700,000 Designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville for neighbouring Lypiatt Park, Grade II-listed Lypiatt Lodge is one for the romantics, with oriel and trefoil headed mullion windows, a Tudor arched doorway, crenellations and a turret. Within its three-storey tower and singlestory wing, there are four/five bedrooms, two bathrooms and a roof terrace, plus a south-facing garden and timber outbuildings; the agents say some modernisation may be required. The popular market town of Stroud is about three miles to the south-east.

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‘Your runner beans are twice the price of Tesco’s!’ snorted Major Topbrass, dragging his tartan shopping trolley noisily out to the car park. Nor was he impressed with the elderflower cordial that he could ‘bloody well make himself for a lot less than £5’.

And as for the oat milk: ‘What a simply revolting idea! What’s wrong with cow’s milk?’ But, come Friday, Ruth breathes a sigh of relief when the weekenders roll in and everything flies off the shelves with lightning speed. ‘Oh my gourd,’ joked the lady renting the Old Chapel when she saw the pile of pumpkins and squashes. ‘Your prices are a darn sight cheaper than our deli in Parsons Green.’ GK

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