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PRIVACY, seclusion and spectacular views are among the attributes most prized by buyers of landmark country properties in sought-after areas of southern England, as the prices quoted for two notable recent entrants clearly demonstrate.

Mark Astley of Jackson-Stops in Chichester (01243 786316) and James Crawford of Knight Frank’s Country Department (020–7861 1065) are handling the sale of the gloriously unspoilt Hook Farm and its ancient Old Park Wood at Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex, described by the agents as ‘one of the most private and unspoilt locations on Chichester Harbour, with breathtaking views over the main channel to the upper reaches of the harbour and the South Downs’.

The property is being offered with a guide price of £10 million for the

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