The 1222-acre High Hatton Estate, at Hodnet, north Shropshire for sale through Savills (01952-239500) at a guide price of £5 million for the whole is one of those rare landed estates which combine an efficient farming enterprise with a historic main house in good repair. At the heart of the estate, overlooking the Wrekin to the south, and the Welsh hills to the west, stands Grade II*-listed High Hatton Hall, built in 1762 for a member of the Corbet family by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard, the designer of Telford's famous Iron Bridge.

The hall has accommodation on three floors including four reception rooms, nine bedrooms and three bathrooms; the basement houses the former kitchens, a games room and a vaulted cellar. To the west of the house is a wonderful listed walled garden with a gazebo, conservatory and tennis court; at the rear is a courtyard of outbuildings, including stables and garaging. The estate also has a trio of three-bedroom cottages.

The main farm complex, comprising traditional and modern buildings, barns and stores, lies to the rear of the house, and produces high yielding root and grain crops. But should potential purchasers decline to take on the estate as a whole, the agents are offering High Hatton in up to 15 lots, with the hall and 33.7 acres for sale at £1.25 million.

This article was originally published in Country Life magazine, November 10, 2005.