Penny Churchill
Penny Churchill is Property Correspondent for Country Life.
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'The perfect timber-framed Sussex house', former home of J. M. Barrie and a 1970s rock god, up for sale at £3.75 millionThe 500-year-old Stonehill House is on the market — and its walls have endless tales to tell.
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A centuries-old cottage for sale in the North Downs where a long-lost Gertrude Jekyll garden was brought back to lifeIn the beautiful Kent countryside near Sevenoaks, the quirky and charming Chart Cottage has an inspiring tale to tell.
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'One of the most private and pristine estates' in the west is for sale — with 1,468 acres, glorious cloisters, and its own 12th-century chapelThe Dinmore Estate is breathtakingly beautiful and 'straight out of a fairytale'.
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One of the most beautiful houses in the New Forest has come to the market, and its an Arts-and-Crafts dreamPenny Churchill takes a look at the irresistibly pretty Malwood Walk House, in a village not far from Lyndhurst.
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The extraordinary country house where Princess Margaret lived with Lord Snowdon is on the open market for the first time in its historyAn invitation to The Old House in Stapleford, West Sussex, was the hottest ticket in 1960s Britain — and now the house is for sale. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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An idyllic country estate set in a South Downs landscape of cliffs, villages and chalk figures hewn into the hillsidesThe Grade II-listed Sherrington Manor is a wonderful character home that blends old and new, sitting in over 175 acres of spectacular downland.
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A country house built on the site of an ancient Sussex castle, where the 900-year-old walls are still standingThis 17th century home built around the site of a 12th century castle is on the market for the first time in over a century. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
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A 500-year-old house that sits on 183 acres of one of the most sought-after peninsulas in Cornwall, with a mile of coast all to itselfIn Cornwall, coastal estates are as rare as they are highly-prized — and they don't come any finer than Rosteague, which sits in one of the most beautiful spots on the Roseland Peninsula.
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'One of the finest manor houses to come to the market in recent years', in a Dorset village that's been inhabited for 2,500 yearsThe Ashmore Estate is a wonderful stretch of England for sale in an ancient, unspoilt landscape. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A sprawling Georgian home with a wine cellar so big you could drink a different bottle every day for eight yearsThe spectacular and commutable Culverlands Estate is centred on a wonderful Georgian country house, but that's just the start of its appeal.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 400-year-old rectory in Somerset with pool, exquisite gardens and its own Bridge of SighsCorton Denham House is a fascinating home in an ancient part of Britain. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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One of Britain's greatest mansions is on the market, with 36ft ceilings, 17 bedrooms, 37,000sq ft and gardens landscaped by Capability BrownKirtlington Park is without doubt one of the finest private homes in Britain — and it's seeking new owners. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A wisteria-clad, 303-year-old house that ticks every single boxCrakehall Hall is for sale in an idyllic village in Yorkshire, where you can sit at your grand piano and peer out at the cricket match happening on the green.
By Toby Keel Published
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An ancient home that was moved brick-by-brick and beam-by-beam half way across EnglandBritwell Priors brings an entirely new meaning to the words 'moving house' — and its curious history means that it offers new owners almost unheard of flexibility.
By Toby Keel Published
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A Georgian mill house for sale on the banks of one of the most celebrated stretches of water in BritainA house is for sale in a Hampshire village where you can dip your toes in the clear, beautiful waters of the River Test.
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A house so beautiful that it entranced Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle — who bought it on the spotThe creator of Sherlock Holmes spend the final years of his life at this magical New Forest hideaway.
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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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