Wentworth Woodhouse sits in 82 acres of gardens, parkland and woodland surrounded by the greater park and farmland of the Fitzwilliam Estate in what was once one of the finest parklands of its age.

The 124,000 sq ft property is situated ten miles to the north east of Sheffield.

A grade I-listed mansion house in South Yorkshire, which was once the residence of a man who is reportedly said to have inspired the character of Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, has been brought to market by Savills with an asking price of £8m.

It is the largest privately-owned house in Europe and was built by The First Marquess of Rockingham between 1725 and 1750. The west front of the house in the baroque style while the east front is in the later Palladian style.

The Newbold family bought the property, which has the longest country house façade in Europe, in 1999, but announced that they planned to sell last November.