Love them or lose them | Homes and Property

Love them or lose themConservation areas with caring communities are becoming increasingly rare. As English Heritage flags up the villains, James Phillips finds the villages that commuters will love© Andy ParadiseLittle Hadham nestles along the banks of the Ash and contains many timber-framed cottages and farmhouses

BLETCHINGLEY, SURREY

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INGATESTONE AND FRYENDEN, ESSEX

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HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL, ESSEX

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THE HADHAMS, HERTFORDSHIRE

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SARRATT, HERTFORDSHIRE

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‘THERE ARE NICE PUBS IN THE HADHAMS’