The Daily Mail has revealed the 29 poshest villages in Britain, ranging quaint village schools with high-speed links to to Oxbridge to thatched cottages and chichi high streets.
Almost of third are in the South West, including the Cotswold and in Wiltshire.
Scroll through to learn about the seven poshest villages in the South West and why they made it into the list:
1. Shalbourne, Wiltshire
"Set in the North Wessex Downs, this village pulsates with posh communal life thanks to, among other things, a cricket club, a tennis club, gardening and environment groups. There’s also a twelfth-century church, as well as thatched-roof houses dating back to the Elizabethan era. The property prices are similarly grand: over the last year houses in Shelbourne were an average of £839,971. " | Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
2. Studland, Dorset
"This small Dorset village is located on a peninsula in the Isle of Purbeck, and is close to both Swanage and Corfe Castle. It has an average house price of £1.9m - which has soared by 47% in the last year alone, according to Rightmove. Studland is also famous for its long, sandy beaches – including one for naturists!" | EmCan via Google Maps
3. Beckington, Somerset
"This pretty Somerset village benefits from easy access to Bath for schools and culture, but also enjoys proximity to the countryside and the 500-year-old Beckington Castle. In the village, there’s also a pre-school and primary school rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Francesca Watson similarly notes the tennis and cricket clubs, as well as two good pubs. " | Google Maps
4. Biddestone, Wiltshire
"A Saxon village in a Conservation Area, Biddestone has previously held the title of ‘Best Kept Wiltshire Village’. ‘It’s picture perfect’, says Francesca Watson, co-founder of Otters Home Search. ‘There are large Cotswold Stone properties arranged around The Green, as well smaller quaint cottages, an attractive duck pond, the village pub, The White Horse, a generous cricket ground and tennis courts as well as a Saxon church.’ " | Christian Watson via Google Maps