1. Situated in an idyllic rural location on the bank of Quarry Beck, this former corn mill has been sympathetically renovated to provide a characterful detached property.

An integral cottage, which has its own independent front door, provides versatility of use as part of the house or a holiday let.

The flexible layout comprises an entrance hall and L-shaped dining kitchen, a dining room with access to the patio and garden and an en-suite bedroom on a mezzanine level.

The spacious lounge has a wood-burning stove and there is an open-plan living area and two en-suite bedrooms on the first floor.

Abbey Mill, Lanercost, is for sale at £415,000 from Cumbrian Properties. Find out more here .

2. Beckstonegate Farm is an attractive Grade II-listed farmhouse situated in a rural setting half a mile from the village of Low Row.

Through an entrance hall is a generous sitting room with a multi-fuel stove and a former range, a living room which leads into a good-sized study and a dining kitchen featuring a range of modern units and an Aga.

On the first floor are three double bedrooms and a four-piece bathroom.

The property comes with an excellent range of outbuildings which offer signifant potential subject to necessary planning, an adjoining one-acre paddock, and private rear gardens with open views to Hadrian's Wall country.

Beckstonegate Farm, Low Row, Brampton, is for sale at £469,000 from Hayward Tod. See more here .

3. Brow Top is a recently modernised spacious semi-detached family home situated on a good sized corner plot in the peaceful hamlet of Low Row only a five minute drive from the market town of Brampton which has a range of amentities including William Howard senior school.

An entrance hall leads to a living room and a spacious dining kitchen which includes an electric hob and double oven and integrated dishwasher. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single, and a bathroom fitted with a three piece suite.

Outside are low-maintenance lawned gardens to the front and rear.

Brow Top, Low Row, Brampton, is on the market at £140,000 from Cumberland Estate Agents. More details here .