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GLOUCESTERSHIRE MANOR Farm is a Grade II-listed, five-bedroom former farmhouse in Little Rissington, near Cheltenham. It has been renovated. n Knightfrank.com, 01285 897 630. £949,500 SUFFOLK THIS four- bedroom farmhouse in Rattlesden has two natural ponds. The Grade II-listed home is thought to date from the 16th century. n Bedfords.co.uk, 01284 769 999. £575,000 ESSEX IN the heart of Stebbing village, this weatherboarded cottage was once part of a forge. The Grade II-listed home has three bedrooms. n Mullocks.co.uk, 01371 872 117. £495,000