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Withersfield, Suffolk

Real chocolate-box territory can be found in the village of Withersfield in Suffolk, with its pretty green, local pub, ancient church and character homes like this one, yours for £169,950.

Grade II Little Thatch is small but perfectly formed and full of charm, from a big inglenook fireplace in the sitting room to exposed beams and a rustic chimney breast in the bedroom. Shrubs and mature hedging seclude the gardens.

Audley End (12 miles away) to Liverpool Street is just under an hour away by train. Through David Burr (01787 277811).

Worfield, Shropshire

Keen renovators looking for a new project might find bags of potential at Mill Cottage in the rural setting of Worfield in Shropshire.

The red-brick home sits in large gardens beside the River Worfe, giving plenty of space to extend into the garden.

Currently there is one bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen and a sitting room with views over the garden and river.

Trains from nearby Wolverhampton reach Euston in about two hours. Balfours (01743 353511) is asking £220,000.




Published: 20 August 2008
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