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On the market for those seeking the most authentic of English country house experiences is Manston House, the eight-bedroom manor first built in the 17th century and today of the Grade II listing.

Reddish House, in the Wiltshire countryside, was bought by Beaton for £10,000 in the 1940s

This 10-bedroom 18th-century historic home near Cambridge has up to 38 acres of gardens, parkland and farmland.

Dating from 1896, Ravensbourne in Houghton-le-Spring is a reassuringly traditional Victorian villa featuring a tiled storm porch and four handsomely proportioned reception rooms with bay windows and original fireplaces. It has a large (albeit dated) kitchen, utility room, five bedrooms and a third of an acre of grounds, with secret garden “rooms” accessed via a wrought-iron gateway. Houghton-le-Spring is a town 15 minutes’ drive from Durham. bradleyhall.co.uk

The English manor house, called Rookwoods, comes with a pool, equestrian facilities and a tennis court

From one point of view, the love affair with old rectories is bewildering. After all, this type of house, built several centuries ago for a clergyman and his family, may not be the grandest property in the town or village, despite its gracious dimensions. Nevertheless, rectories seem to connect

A refined and historic mansion in the pastoral English countryside that is tied to British—and Hollywood—royalty has just hit the market for £13.5 million (US$17.7 million). The more than 300-year-old home is in Hampshire—an area also known as Jane Austen’s County for being the author’s beloved home for much of her life—is known as Shawford Park and the manor is thought to date to 1685.