Church Cottage, Alveston, Stratford Upon Avon. A Victorian property dating from 1851 in the heart of a popular village. Period features include stone mullion windows, a Hornton stone fireplace and oak floors. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, conservatory, gated off-road parking, garden. £695,000 Knight Frank 01789-297735.
Former Congregational Church, Belper, Derbyshire. A converted church with the nave forming the heart of the open-plan living space, with its hand carved roof trusses and stained-glass window. 4 beds, 3 baths, dressing room, dining room, cinema, gym, off-road parking, gardens. £725,000 Boxall Brown & Jones 01773-880788.
Hafod Ynys, Rhewl, Ruthin, Denbighshire. This Grade II-listed 19th-century house has fireplaces with marble surrounds, polished flagstone and wood floors, and a large kitchen with Aga. The gardens include a former coach house. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, library, study, gym, 0.6 acres. £699,950 Strutt & Parker 01244-354880.
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Stoneshiel Hall, Auchencrow, Berwickshire. A Grade B-listed castellated mansion in unspoilt countryside close to the coast. It has decorative plasterwork, period fireplaces and a suspended staircase. The grounds include a partly walled garden with a 2-bed cottage. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, 2.2 acres. £650,000 Knight Frank 01578-722814.
The Coach House, Wickham Bishops, Essex. A converted and extended Grade II-listed former coach house with leaded light windows, an open fireplace with stone surrounds and large, mature gardens with a summer house. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, parking, garage. £700,000 John D Wood & Co 01245-344222.
The Old Vicarage, Longhorsley, Northumberland. An updated 1820s Grade II-listed house set just off the village green. Original features include marble fire surrounds with wood-burning stoves, wood floors and sash windows. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, office, games room, garden room, cellar, garage, former chapel, 0.5 acres. £695,000 Sanderson Young 01665-600170.
Watergate, Trelill, North Cornwall. A 19th-century house in a valley with a stream running through the garden. The kitchen has a high vaulted ceiling with an exposed A-frame and an Aga-style cooker. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, garage, studio, outbuildings. £695,000 Savills 01872-243200.
Wigoedd, Rhoscefnhir, Ynys Mn, Anglesey. A Grade II-listed Georgian farmhouse in a rural setting. It has period fireplaces, a cast-iron range in the dining room, and a kitchen garden. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, greenhouse, orchard, 2.15 acres. £645,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01244-328361.
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