Properties of the week: 17th-century houses
Featuring homes in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and West Sussex
Somerset: Compton Farmhouse, South Petherton
A unique and elegant Grade II period home in a peaceful setting. 4 beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, 2 receps, study, barn, gardens. £600,000; Symonds & Sampson
Cambridgeshire: Earning Street, Huntingdon
Earning Street, Huntingdon. This Grade II property is renowned as one of the oldest in Godmanchester. 4 beds, family bath, shower, kitchen, 3 receps. £850,000; Fine & Country
Devon: Smugglers Cottage, Dittisham, Dartmouth
An idyllic retreat on the banks of the River Dart. 4 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, 3 receps, boat house. OIEO £1.75m; Knight Frank
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Suffolk: Depden Hall, Bury St. Edmunds
Historic Grade II moated country home in a secluded position, with approx. 25 acres of grounds and a grass tennis court. 2 suites, 6 further beds, 2 baths, kitchen/breakfast room, 5 receps, outbuildings. £3m; John D. Wood & Co
Gloucestershire: Dunkirk Manor House, Stroud
A spectacular Grade II* Georgian mansion with 17th century origins. 6 suites, 2 further beds, family bath, breakfast room, kitchen, 4 receps, study, self- contained 2-bed apartment, garden. £2.25m; Hamptons
West Sussex: The Orchards, Fittleworth
Charming Grade II cottage in an exquisite position within the hamlet of Bedham. 3 beds, family bath, kitchen/ breakfast room, 2 receps, games room, swimming pool, gardens, garage. £1.5m; Knight Frank
Bedfordshire: Caleb's Cottage, Harrold
A Grade II thatched terrace cottage, once owned by inventor Caleb LeFevre, in the heart of the village. Main suite, 2 further beds, family bath, kitchen, 2 receps, courtyard garden, outbuildings. £350,000; Fitzjohn Estates
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Hampshire: Knockwood House, Stockbridge
Substantial Grade II farmhouse with a separate cottage, in about 1.6 acres. 2 suites, 4 further beds, family bath, kitchen, 4 receps, 2-bed cottage, gardens, swimming pool, outbuildings, parking. £2.35m; Savills
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