For Sale: A $24.3 Million Private English Country Estate Set In 970 Acres

For Sale: A $24.3 Million Private English Country Estate Set In 970 Acres

West Woodyates Manor in Dorset, England, lies in almost 1,000 acres



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In the early 18th century English merchant Thomas ‘Diamond' Pitt went on a property buying spree after selling a 140-carat white diamond, later known as the Regent diamond, which he acquired in India and whose story is surrounded by scandal.

The story goes that the slave who originally found the stone at an Indian mine was murdered and robbed for the jewel by a sea captain. Widely considered to be the world's finest diamond, the sailor sold it onto an Indian jewel dealer who then sold it to Pitt who was the governor of Madras at the time.

The vaulted drawing room



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