Conock Manor, an estate in Pewsey Vale, Wiltshire, is for sale for only the second time in its history, which stretches back to 1437; it last changed hands in 1945. Savills is offering the whole estate, with its 471 acres, for £7,325,000 — just the thing for one of the bankers who are currently touring the shires, wallets at the ready, for a grand country retreat. This sum includes eight nearby houses, which means that the buyers will be landlords to the majority of homes in the tiny hamlet of Conock and can, therefore, choose their own neighbours. This opportunity is one of the reasons there have been 30 viewings already, although the estate has been on the market for only two weeks.
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