Property: Properties with a difference - Village houses in the South for under pounds 300,000

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Hunters Manor, Weldon. A Grade II Georgian manor in the heart of the village. 5 beds, 4 bath, 2 receps, study, kitchen, domestic offices, cellars, traditional outbuildings, garden. pounds 270,000. Strutt & Parker 01858 433123.

KENT

The Maltings, Fordwich, near Canterbury. A Grade II former hall house with 15th-century origins in the conservation area of the village. 3 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, study, kitchen, conservatory, 0.2 acres. pounds 245,000. Strutt & Parker 01227 451123.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

The Old Manse, Westmancote. A late Georgian Cotswold stone house in a quiet village at the foot of Bredon Hill. 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, outbuildings, 0.23 acres. pounds 250,000. Savills 01295 263535.

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NORFOLK

House on the Green, Thornham. A Grade II property made up of two separate cottages linked by a door overlooking the green in a popular village. In total: 6 beds, 2 bath, 3 receps, 2 kitchens, 2 cloakrooms, courtyard patio. pounds 240,000. Strutt & Parker 01603 617431.

GLOS/WORCS

Pepper Cottage, Kemerton, near Tewkesbury. A detached cottage dating from the 17th century in a pretty village at the foot of Bredon Hill. 3 beds, 2 bath, 1 recep, study, kitchen, cloakroom, utility room, garden, stream. pounds 285,000. Jackson-Stops & Staff 01386 840224.