
Penny Churchill
Penny Churchill is Property Correspondent for Country Life.
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A grand country house saved from rot, rising damp and ruin, on the market after a 34-year labour of loveThe grand, Grade II-listed Pennington House was in a sorry state by the 1990s. What has happened since then is remarkable.
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A 500-year-old cottage that's literally two doors down from Jane Austen's house in HampshireIn a hopelessly picturesque village within the South Downs National Park, Baigens is a wonderful house in a magical spot — and it's just come up for sale.
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A Georgian mansion on the banks of the Thames, overlooking the iconic Henley Royal Regatta courseRemenham Court is a grand old home sitting in seven pristine acres right on the water. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A Notswolds manor house in a hopelessly idyllic country settingPenny Churchill looks at a home in the southern stretch of Northamptonshire, nestled between the Chilterns and the Cotswolds.
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This Grade I-listed mansion — with 1,700 acres, 20 extra houses and its own racecourse — is one of the grandest privately-owned properties in BritainPenny Churchill takes a look at the Edgcote Estate, the 'crown jewel of Northamptonshire'.
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An English country home that dreamt it was a château has come up for saleIt might be in the heart of rural Leicestershire, but there's more than a touch of Gallic flair about Leesthorpe Hall. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A country house with a swimming lake, walled garden and a dash of style everywhere you lookPenny Churchill takes a look at the wonderful Hilmarton Manor.
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A manor house dream with four poster beds, poolhouse, artist's studio and 17 acres of the Cotswolds to call your ownAshley Manor is the stuff of Cotswolds dreams. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A magnificent Cotswolds manor for sale that was home to one of Britain's best-loved — and funniest — poetsNorcote House sits amid 20 blissful acres of the Cotswolds. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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'One of Somerset's finest houses' has come up for saleRight in the heart of the Quantocks, Triscombe House is a magnificent country home with nine bedrooms, a winter garden and a wine room.
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An ivy-clad farmhouse for sale in a hopelessly idyllic spot where they hold dog shows and play cricket on the village greenShamley Green has been home to billionaires, Oscar-winning film directors... and now it could be you.
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An idyllic country home and grounds designed by one of Britain's greatest-ever gardenersGertrude Jekyll's vision shaped the landscape around this superb Surrey Hills home. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
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A Georgian home in the sleepy Surrey village that's been an A-lister's hideaway for everyone from Agatha Christie to Tom CruiseThe storied village of Shere in Surrey is always a joy to visit — and a wonderful home on the outskirts has just come on to the market.
By Toby Keel Published
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A commutable country estate that has it all: a lake, its own cricket pitch and a vast swathe of Surrey to call your ownA magnificent house and over 120 acres of land — yet all within easy reach of London. The Sendholme Estate has it all; Penny Churchill takes a look.
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An idyllic old rectory in Wiltshire that's for sale for the first time in more than 60 yearsThe current owners are saying goodbye having owned the place since the 1960s; and their predecessors had it in their hands from the time it was built three centuries ago.
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A Suffolk farmhouse that wears its centuries of history on its sleeve — until you get to the pool and party barnShelley Priory in Suffolk blends medieval origins, 18th century expansion and 21st century living all in one. Penny Churchill explains more.
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A country home in Suffolk with 6,000sq ft, 55 acres and a wonderfully serene swimming poolDarmsden Hall is a joy of a place — and sold through the pages of Country Life in 1941.
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An impeccably restored country house with prime views over Constable countryPolstead Hall has been sensitively restored by its current owners, and now makes an elegant family home in the heartlands of East Anglia.
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A majestic 17th century home in Cornwall, just down the lane from a hopelessly idyllic riverside villageThe gorgeous Ethy House isn't a home you'll find listed on the property portals — but Penny Churchill was given a glimpse of what's on offer.
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'One of the most dramatic coastal estates in the South West' has come up for sale at £10 million, with cliffsides, woodland and its own private beachPenny Churchill takes a look at Redlap House, a simply magnificent property on the cliffs of South Devon.
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An idyllic Cornish farmhouse with 700 years of historyPenny Churchill takes a look at Nantellan House, set amid serene woodland in the heart of rural Cornwall.
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A 'mini-château' in the hills of Sussex, with pool, cinema and a dedicated sneaker roomDanley Hill is a Sussex country home that's designed as a mini-French château, with a rather unusual addition in one of the rooms.
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A beautiful Georgian house that spent three centuries in the Queen Mother's family, set in 'the most charming hamlet in Northumberland'The Bowes-Lyon family built this house almost 200 years before their most famous member — Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon — married into the Royal Family.
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'One of the most intriguing and unspoilt estates in the Cotswolds' has come to the market at £26 millionHinchwick Manor Estate is a gorgeous and secluded place set against 'a timeless backdrop in a prime location that has changed little over the centuries'. Penny Churchill reports.
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