Property: A little place in the country

If you long for the country but live in the city, here are a few temptations. The Holkham Estate has two farmhouses for rent. The Old Rectory (above) and Chalk Hill (below), at Warham, offer six bedrooms, three reception rooms and a couple of acres apiece. Both are available on a five-year tenancy for pounds 12,000 a year through Savills in Norwich (0603 612211).

On the other side of England, Michael Evans of Nock Deighton in Shropshire (0584 875555) is auctioning an uninhabitable cottage, with various barns, stables and 2.5 acres of land near Ludlow. The auction takes place on 22 September and the guide price is pounds 85,000. A S

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