1. The Mill House, Sockbridge, Penrith
Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this stone property dates back to the 17th century. Main suite, 5 further beds (1 en suite), 2 baths, kitchen/breakfast room, 4 receps, garden, paddocks, outbuildings.
£1.275m; Finest Properties (01434-622234)
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2. High Street, Burwell
Cambridgeshire
This early Victorian former school house overlooks the village church. Main suite, 3 further beds, family bath, kitchen/dining room, recep, garden.
£700,00; Pocock & Shaw (01638-668284)
3. Mill Farm, Corbridge
Northumberland
A Grade II farmhouse on the River Tyne, in the town of Corbridge, which was a Saxon and Roman settlement. Main suite, 3 further beds, family bath, kitchen, 2 receps, garden.
£750,000; Finest Properties (01434-622234)
4. Cress Cottage, Sherrington
Wiltshire
18th century thatched property set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 3 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, 2 receps, self-contained 2-bed annexe, garden.
5. Cherry Tree Cottage, Bourn
Cambridgeshire
This village has been a settlement for more than 1,000 years and contains remains dating back to around 1010. Main suite, 3 further beds, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 receps, summer house, garden.
£1.1m; Savills (01223-347178).
6. The Causeway, Godmanchester, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
This Grade II property dates back to 1800 and overlooks the River Great Ouse. The town dates back to the Roman period, and is on the site of Durovigutum. 6 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, dining room, 3 further receps, self-contained 1-bed annexe.
7. Nutcrackers, Withersfield, Haverhill
Suffolk
This Grade II property sits in a village considered to be a site of archeological interest, owing to its late Bronze Age/early Iron Age and Roman remains. Main suite, 4 further beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, 4 receps, garden, outbuildings, garage.
£995,000; Savills (01223-347178)
8. Sharps House, Deal
Kent
A 19th century house, in the Middle Street Conservation Area, yards from the beach. Main suite, 3 further beds (1 en suite), shower room, kitchen, 3 receps, walled courtyard garden.
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