Wealthy buyers could outdo the Cotswolds' celebrity set by buying this entire village[SWNS]But any buyer after a des res with a bit of extra space could make themselves the envy of the area's celebrity set by snapping up the prized asset of 509-acre Little Rollright.
The beautiful hamlet, which is the closest settlement to the the historic Rollright Stones, has been put on the market with a guide price of £18million - attracting "a number of calls".
Giles Lawton, a director at Savills, said: "It is a first for me, to be selling a village in the Cotswolds. It is a very special place and you would struggle to find something similar."
The site was previously owned by Lincoln College, which is part of Oxford University.
It is dominated by a stunning Grade II listed manor home, which was originally a farmhouse designed and built in the 17th Century.
The Grade II listed manor home in Little Rollright [SWNS]
The lavish garden and grounds outside the Grade II listed Little Rollright Manor home [SWNS]The lavish home boasts a large kitchen and family room with windows on three sides and French doors opening onto a south facing terrace.
There are ten bedrooms, a cinema, playroom, wine cellar, study, dining room and a lift.
On top of the main house, Little Rollright also comes with a Grade II listed three-bedroom rectory and five additional cottages. There are also a number of traditional barns and outbuildings.
A church-owned village chapel is the only feature which is not part of the deal.
Mr Lawton said: "The main home was a manor farmhouse and the owner has added a wing which was designed by Robert Adam.
"It is now a much more substantial home which has been beautifully done and really adds to the village.
The manor house's drawing room is expected to attract the attention of buyers [SWNS]
The beautiful orangery in the Grade II listed manor home [SWNS]"It is very rare to have a village for sale and it would suit anyone who could afford it.
"It really is a wonderful place and we have already had a number of calls."
Little Rollright, which also has extensive farmland and a lake, is located between the picturesque Cotswold towns of Chipping Norton and Moreton-in-Marsh.
It is only a few miles from the Four Shires Stone - the historic meeting point of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
The village is the closest to the megalithic monuments of The Rollright Stones. Shrouded in mystery, the stones are thought to be older than Stonehenge and could go back more than 4,500 years.
Famous faces with homes near Little Rollright include Jeremy Clarkson, Prime Minister David Cameron and Blur star Alex James.
The hamlet of Little Rollright has about 509-acres of land [SWNS]However, despite the price-tag, the village is still £3 million cheaper than a three-bedroom flat in One Hyde Park and costs about the same as a four-bedroom flat in Mayfair's Grosvenor Square.
The village would also offer business opportunities for a buyer with potential to rent several of its properties out.
Recent research shows the average value of English farmland rose by almost 6.5 per cent on the first three months of the year.
It now stands at £7,324 per acre - the first time prices have broken the £7,000 per acre barrier. In the area around Little Rollright, land costs £10,000 per acre.
The most expensive country home sold this year was Shakenhurst, in Herefordshire, which fetched around £16million.
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