Manor Houses · Period Estates · Country Homes

Homes of consequence,
kept for generations.

A long-established agency devoted to the finest heritage and period homes of the Cotswolds and the West of England — sold with discretion, judgement, and quiet conviction.

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Est. MCMLXVIII
A grand historic country manor at golden hour, framed by mature parkland
57yrs
In Country Houses
£1.2bn+
Estate Value Transacted
340+
Period Homes Sold
98%
Of Guide Achieved
9
Counties Covered
A refined period drawing room filled with antiques and warm light
The Vellum StandardEvery home, considered
Why Vellum

The patience of a private sale, the reach of a great house

We do not list homes; we represent them. Each instruction is taken on its own terms — its history, its architecture, its place in the landscape — and presented to a register of buyers built over five decades.

For Vendors
01

Private Sales

Discreet introductions to qualified buyers.

By arrangement
02

Estate Valuation

Considered, evidence-led guidance.

Complimentary
03

Heritage Marketing

Editorial photography & bespoke brochures.

Bespoke
For Purchasers
04

Acquisition

Search and negotiation, in your interest.

From 1.5%
05

Off-Market Access

Homes never publicly advertised.

Register free
06

Lettings

Fine period homes, fully managed.

From 10%
Where We Operate

The honey-stone heart of England, intimately known

i.

The Cotswolds

Manor houses and rectories among rolling escarpments and dry-stone walls.

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Oxfordshire

Georgian townhouses, college towns, and serene riverside villages.

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Gloucestershire

Wool-trade heritage, walled gardens, and great country estates.

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Wiltshire

Ancient downland, fine parkland, and houses of true consequence.

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Somerset

Honey-coloured villages, orchards, and timeless period farmhouses.

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Worcestershire

Black-and-white timbered halls set among the Malvern Hills.

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Edmund Vellum, a distinguished senior estate agent in a tweed jacket
A Word from Our Founder
"A great house is not sold in a fortnight. It is understood, then introduced to the one person who has been waiting for it without knowing."

For fifty-seven years, Vellum Estates has been entrusted with the homes that define a county — and the families who pass them on. We measure success not in speed, but in the rightness of the match.

Edmund Vellum
Founder & Principal · FRICS
★★★★★
Vellum found a buyer for our family's manor who understood its history as we did. Five decades of trust, evident in every conversation.
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The Hon. Eleanor H.Vendor · Upper Slaughter
From the Journal

Notes on living with history

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Whether you are entrusting us with a cherished house or seeking one of your own, the first conversation is always unhurried, confidential and without obligation.

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