MAY 2009 - TOP 10 UK COUNTRY PROPERTIES FOR SALE THIS SPRING

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1. Cherington Hill, Oxfordshire - £5.85m
Cherington Hill looks like a 12th-century monastery, to which the Georgians added a perfect red-brick square house with sash windows. Yet the whole property, which is surrounded by 70 acres managed by a local farmer, was built over the course of just one year – 2006, on the site of a derelict farm cottage and barn. Additional land and two cottages are also available.



2. Wyck Place, Hampshire - £6.5m
Wyck Place in Alton (London 50 miles) looks like a castle from certain angles and a Queen Anne house from others – and hasn’t appeared on the open market for 200 years. A fascinating example of Victorian style, with gigantic reception rooms, seven bedrooms and a tower. There are two staff houses, a lake, formal gardens, a tennis court and nearly 40 acres.



3. Home Farm, Gloucestershire - £4.5m
Home Farm, Evenlode near Kingham (London 85 minutes) is a meticulously restored village house, with five bedrooms, annexe, cottage, stables, tennis court, formal gardens and 17 acres plus permission to build a swimming pool.



4. Kilmeston Manor, Hampshire - £5.5m
Kilmeston Manor in a popular village near Winchester is a picture-book country house with eight bedrooms, outbuildings, cottages, walled gardens, tennis court and 20 acres. It needs some modernising but the end result will be stunning.



5. Stockerston Hall, Leicestershire - £5m
Stockerston Hall near Uppingham (London 95 miles) is “a perfect mini estate”, says Mark Lawson of the Buying Solution. It looks out majestically across its own land (266 acres) and has gracious reception rooms, five bedrooms, a staff flat, two cottages and a coach house. There are landscaped gardens, a tennis court, a swimming pool, family shoot and woodland.



6. The Old Vicarage, Cornwall - £4.25m
The Old Vicarage in St Winnow is an immaculate country house with dreamy views over the river Fowey. There are seven bedrooms, beautiful landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, tennis court, staff cottage, a library and eight acres.

7. Newton Peveril Manor, Dorset - £2.5m
Untouched Georgian country houses like Newton Peveril Manor in a village near Wimborne rarely come on the market. It needs renovating but has the makings of an idyllic family home: five bedrooms, pool, stables, paddocks, formal gardens and lake. Near good schools and London is less than two hours.



8. Limefield House, West Lothian - £1.65m
Limefield House is a grand Georgian home with painted ceilings and marble fireplaces, close to Edinburgh. Extensive (newly renovated) accommodation includes eight bedrooms, annexe and offices. The grounds were landscaped to mimic Victoria Falls.



9. The Old Rectory, Somerset - £2m
Blink and you’ll miss the Old Rectory in Pylle near Castle Cary. It is surrounded by 26 acres and has a symmetrical Georgian floor plan with large reception rooms, plenty of store rooms and six bedrooms. There’s a walled kitchen garden and sweeping drive.



10. The Halesend Estate, Worcestershire - £6-£7m
The Halesend Estate is a sporting estate and country house nine miles from Worcester with nine bedrooms, a summer house, cellars, swimming pool, tennis court, stables, four cottages, shoot, trout stream and extensive riding. The complete works.

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