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Which are the 54 poshest villages in Britain?

Villages are becoming increasingly desirable places to live in the UK, property experts have said. An upturn in demand for rental properties in the quiet rural locations during the pandemic was noted by around 60 per cent of estate agents working for Savills.

Real estate consultants Knight Frank made its highest number of sales in the countryside for 15 years in 2021, The Mirror reported. The number of prospective buyers also increased by 35 per cent over the same period.

Some tenants are thought to be spending large amounts of money renting in less appealing areas for months and sometimes years while waiting for the perfect home to go up for sale in the right village. A majority of them are prospective buyers who are currently unable to purchase what they want so choose to rent while they wait.

Explaining the reasons behind the trend, Savills analyst Frances Clacy told The Telegraph: "People want villages that have a bit of everything from schools to stunning countryside, with accessibility to cities and transport infrastructure.

"Less well-trumpeted factors count too, such as the main road through the village should only lead to other villages."

The picturesque village of Burnham Market was named the most desirable village in Norfolk (Alamy Stock Photo)

Villages' all-round aesthetic and surroundings also play a part, with those that are older and greener being generally more appealing. History and a strong sense of community are also big draws.

So, which are the UK's most desirable villages? Research by Savills has broken the UK down into its different regions are come up with a list of the UK's 54 poshest villages. In alphabetical order by county, they're as follows:

Bedfordshire - Studham

Berkshire - Sunningdale

Buckinghamshire - Turville

Cambridgeshire - Hemingford Abbots

Cheshire - Nether Alderley

Clwyd - Vale of Conwy

Cornwall - Rock

County Durham - Brancepeth

Cumbria - Hawkshead

Denbigshire - Llanarmon-yn-Ial

Derbyshire - Edensor

Devon - South Pool

Dorset - Studland

East Lothian - Gullane

East Riding of Yorkshire - Sutton upon Derwent

East Sussex - Kingston-near-Lewes

Essex - Ramsden Bellhouse

Fife - Elie

Gloucestershire - Bourton-on-the-Hill

Greater Manchester - Haigh

Hampshire - Beaulieu

Herefordshire - Bosbury

Hertfordshire - Little Gaddesden

Isle of Wight - Fishbourne

Kent - Ightham

Lancashire - Newtown Linford

Lincolnshire - Burghley House

Merseyside - Hightown

Monmouthshire - Shirenewton

Norfolk - Burnham Market

North Yorkshire - Kirkby Overblow

Northamptonshire - Chapel Brampton

Northumberland - Warkworth

Nottinghamshire - Colston Bassett

Oxfordshire - Chiltern Hills and Henley-on-Thames

Pembrokeshire - Newgale and Roch

Perthshire - Strathtay

Rutland - Burley

Shropshire - Cound

Somerset - Wellow

South Yorkshire - Cawthorne

Staffordshire - Shenstone

Stirling and Falkirk - Kilearn

Suffolk - Walberswick

Surrey - Shackleford

Tyne and Wear - Dinnington

Warwickshire - Whichford

West Glamorgan - Oxwich

West Midlands - BarstonWest Sussex - Lurgashall, Lodsworth and Lickfold Triangle

West Yorkshire - Scarcroft

Wiltshire - Avebury

Worcestershire - Ombersley

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