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Five charming country homes, from an Oxfordshire cottage to a grand Yorkshire mansion, as seen in Country LifeA sweeping staircase lit by a stained glass window is one of the superb houses to come to market through Country Life this week.
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A 400-year-old cottage for sale with vivid and bohemian interiors that are, quite literally, works of artThe artist Mark Brazier-Jones has works on display at the Louvre and the V&A Museum, and has had his creations bought by Madonna, Mick Jagger and Karl Lagerfeld. What he's done with his 400-year-old country home stands alongside anything he's produced in his career.
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Marilyn Monroe's iconic house in Palm Springs is up for sale. Whether she actually lived there is an entirely different questionMarilyn Monroe's life and career were shaped by her time in the Californian desert oasis of Palm Springs almost as much as they were shaped by Hollywood — and her 'Marilyn Monroe Doll House' in the city is now for sale. But as ever with the greatest starlet in movie history, the tale is not quite as straightforward as it initially seems.
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A beautiful home on the medieval green next to one of Britain's greatest cathedralsThis wonderful home sits literally in the shadow of Salisbury Cathedral. Julie Harding takes a look.
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One of the world's finest polo estates for sale, with pristine pitches, a string of houses, and space for 120 horsesThe Emsworth Estate is up for sale, and it's a vanishingly-rare opportunity to buy a place that's been home-from-home to the greatest polo player of all time.
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'I wake up and still can’t quite believe that I live here': Sophie Conran on her first house in the countryThe designer, cook and gardener Sophie Conran spent years looking for her dream home in the country before finding Salthrop Manor, the ideal place in Wiltshire. She spoke to Julie Harding.
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Best country houses for sale this weekA palatial Berkshire property is among the beautiful homes in our weekly round-up.
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A 500-year-old house with four-poster beds, stables and its own cider orchardIn a pretty hamlet on the border between Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, Pound Farm is a home full of history that's a dream for equestrians.
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The Old Vicarage is for sale in the Cotswolds valley made famous by 'Cider with Rosie'Cotswolds charm, epic views and flashes of 21st century design flair come together at The Old Vicarage, Whitehill.
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Five grand country homes, from £750,000 to £14.5 million, as seen in Country LifeThere's something for everyone this week, from a thatched village house in need of a saviour to a grand rural home that's commutable to London.
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A 1,000-year-old Cotswolds estate for sale, with a Grade II*-listed mansion, 190,000 sq ft and its own deer parkRendcomb Park was originally built as one of the finest houses in Gloucestershire before becoming one of its finest schools. Now, it's set to begin the latest chapter in its story, as Penny Churchill reports.
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James Bond's Italian villa is on the market, and it's a breathtaking spot on Lake ComoIt's 20 years since Daniel Craig first drew 007's Walther PPK, but we've never forgotten the amazing home where he wrapped up his first outing as James Bond.
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Britain's priciest two-bedroom home is a 'true sanctuary' on one of the country's finest fishing spotsTestcombe Cottage is an impossibly idyllic home situated on the banks of one of Hampshire's famous chalkstreams.
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An idyllic Cotswold mill set in its own secluded corner of the Golden ValleyThe irresistibly pretty Bakers Mill is for sale for the first time in 60 years. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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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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Batman's original mansion is for sale, and it's a mock-Tudor masterpiece that'll (almost) convince you that you're in EnglandPastiche rarely hits the spot — but when it does, it's a joy to behold. The same goes for both the original Batman television series, and the magnificent English country mansion that played a starring role in its making.
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A wisteria-clad house in Cornwall that inspired one of Daphne du Maurier's most chilling charactersThe wonderful old Penhallow Manor, on Bodmin Moor, plays a starring role in 'Jamaica Inn'.
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Five rural retreats amid open countryside, from a Wiltshire farmhouse to a home with its own helipad, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at some of the best properties to be launched to the market
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The home of the 'British Oskar Schindler', who saved 669 children from the Nazis, is for sale in BerkshireSir Nicholas Winton's courageous and heartbreaking story only came out when his wife discovered an old scrapbook at the house they built together.
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A secluded cottage surrounded by a glorious valley, with open fires, ancient beams and a dedicated Lego roomHaventree Cottage is a gorgeous six-bedroom home that's just what you dream of when thinking about a move to the country.
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As seen on TV: The houses up for sale that starred in everything from 'Rivals' and 'Black Doves' to 'Dad's Army'As one of the houses used in the filming of Jilly Cooper's 'Rivals' comes on the market, we take a look at how a starring role can help those selling their country homes.
