British manor houses

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.

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. Scattered throughout the English countryside, these are my favorite English manor houses or country Estates.

Queen Mary is believed to have been a guest at Harpsden Court in Henley-on-Thames, now for sale for just under £5 million.

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Bringing a historic house to life can be fulfilling, whatever stage it’s at, says Penny Churchill as she rounds up historic country houses for sale.