Knight Frank has sold the 1,324 acre Shakenhurst Estate on the Worcestershire/Shropshire border for £16m, claiming it as England's "first major estate sale of 2014."

Although 2015 may not go down as a vintage year in the country market, a number of extraordinary properties still changed hands behind the scenes.

One of the most important resi developments sites in the world heritage city of Bath looks to be up for grabs. The former school occupies 6.