is not only a rare opportunity ; it is a sound buy . `` Big time investors will look upon it as a safe haven to place their money because in five years you 're going to see a great deal of appreciation here , so this is perfect . '' The new owner could also take away a significant income from the rent of the houses . Watch as village goes on sale '' Likely buyers are private individuals interested either in farming or the shoot , regarded as one of the finest in the south of England , according to Sherston . There has also been some foreign interest though he adds `` the village is run very much as it has been for the last 200 to 300 years and it is the trustees ' hope that the new owner will continue to run it in the same manner . '' Provisions have been made by the trust to ensure the houses are not sold off in the near future . Only the manor house will be vacant for the new owner . But locals do worry about their new landlord . The village thatcher Paul Raynsford
LINKENHOLT , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hidden away in the hills of Hampshire lies the village of Linkenholt . This idyllic community , home to just 50 people comes complete with grand Edwardian manor house , cricket pavilion and grounds , blacksmith 's forge , rectory , shooting grounds , 22 houses and grade 2 listed cottages . The current owner has ensured that houses are not sold off in the near future . It 's all one could ever want from a quintessential English village , and now it is on sale for $ 33 million . Once owned by English cricketer Herbert Blagrave , the estate was left to his own charitable trust which has now put the entire village -- church not included -- up for sale . `` That , '' joked local estate agent Tim Sherston , `` is owned by God . '' In times of financial downturn and falling house prices , the decision to sell up is curious . The trust says though it wants to free up the capital tied up in the estate so it can give more to charity on an annual basis . Sherston maintains that Linkenholt