
Penny Churchill
Penny Churchill is Property Correspondent for Country Life.
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An idyllic Norfolk property that comes with a business which brings in over £200,000 a yearPenny Churchill takes a look at the charming Wood Farm, a property which is far more than just a beautiful country home.
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A Queen Anne house set in exquisite Suffolk countryside where even the stables are thatched and charmingPenny Churchill looks at the wonderful Moulton Hall, in an ancient village near Newmarket.
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An Elizabethan manor house where gnarled, ancient beams meet 21st century walls of glassThe work done on this home in Hertfordshire is striking yet sympathetic as it comes to the market for the first time in over three decades. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
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An eight-bedroom Queen Anne home in Hertfordshire with perfect gardens and a party barnDancers End House is a family home seemingly made for entertaining.
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A Grade II-listed house in the Surrey Hills that was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and comes with its own secret tunnelWinkworth Farm at Hascombe sits in some 15 acres of fine gardens and grounds, and has been immaculately restored by its current owners.
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A Scottish country home near St Andrews that once bred championship winning sheepInner Gellie House has a lively history behind its elegant façades, and is looking for a new owner to take it into the 21st century.
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One of Suffolk's great country house estates — 12 bedrooms, 1,763 acres and 36,000sq ft — comes up for sale at £19 millionGlemham Hall comes to the market for the first time in 101 years, and the scale of it is quite staggering.
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One of the greatest homes built in Britain this century has just come up for saleThe Mount, near the Shropshire town of Oswestry, is a quite incredible home built with no expense spared — and it's now seeking a new owner. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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'An oasis surrounded by countryside' for sale in the heart of the CotswoldsWith 30 acres of gardens and grounds and 9,500sq ft of living space, Purton House in Church End is a family home that spans the generations.
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A handsome Georgian villa in a quiet and sought-after Dorset villageGrade II-listed Church Villa sits in the heart of a tranquil village, five miles from the mainline railway at Wareham, and 12 miles from the beach at Poole.
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An enhanced Elizabethan Manor house in Kent with gardens by Gertrude JekyllWith 9,400sq ft of living space and almost eight acres of gardens, Stonepitts Manor near Seal Chart is a rose in the Garden of England
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This wisteria-clad former home of Dame Clara Butt on the edge of Wallingford is ready for a new lease of lifeWith a stunning location near the River Thames in prime Oxfordshire, Georgian Prospect House presents a prime opportunity for a new owner.
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A delightful family home in the heart of one of the Cotswolds' finest villagesCleeve House in Ampney St Peter is spacious, listed Grade II and in a 'pivotal position' according to Pevsner.
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14,000sq ft of space and 100,000 snowdrops — the manor house where bigger really is betterFrom the former Premier of Queensland to the chairman of British Land, Caldrees Manor has some history in its halls
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A hall house in Suffolk that comes with plenty of space and a most-interesting nameMockbeggars Hall can trace its name back to the 16th century, and has been substantially renovated by recent owners.
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An Art Deco country house in Essex with almost 5,000sq ft of living spaceNew Farm near Great Dunmow was designed by Walter 'Pink' Crittall, and it's not hard to see how he got his nickname.
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An amazing opportunity to go off grid in the middle of the Northumbrian countrysideThis old gamekeeper's cottage on Threpwood Hill near Hexham already has fantastic views and planning permission — all it needs is a new owner to make the magic happen.
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Beautiful, sustainable, profitable: A Cumbrian farmhouse for sale that generates £200k a yearThis 154-acre fenced farm near Maulds Meaburn hasn't used fertiliser since 2008 and has ambitious plans for restoring the landscape.
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A Victorian clocktower with its own moat, and just a stone's throw from one of Norfolk's most beautiful beachesWith more than two acres of immaculate garden and grounds, five bedroom The Clock Tower in Old Hunstanton is packed with history and charm in an enviable location.
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A Suffolk farmhouse with its own private beach, stables and 141 acres, on the open market for the first time in its historyPenny Churchill takes a look at the gloriously situation Lodge Farm Estate, in the beautiful Suffolk countryside near Woodbridge.
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Privacy personified at this Suffolk home with its own moatThis 16th-century home near Hoo has been recently modernised and comes with six bedrooms, but more importantly, a fully functioning moat
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Scotland's sweet secrets: The estates that lit up the market north of the border last yearThe number of estates for sale in Scotland increased last year and, while fewer sold overall, the market saw an increase in private transactions
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The greatest estates sold around Britain in the last 12 monthsFarms and estates did not lose their appeal in 2023, with some local buyers and even a happy ending to a long-running Cornish dispute. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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The biggest country house sales of 2023, from the ultimate Padstow getaway to one of Britain's greatest stately homesOur property correspondent Penny Churchill takes a look back at the biggest country house sales in England in 2023.
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