 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Could you live a in a vicarage?; They are coveted by people wanting status symbols, but these classic English country homes are increasingly hard to track down.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
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March 24, 2002|
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Byline: LISA FREEDMAN
When you're cornered at a dinner party by someone who subtly mentions that they've just moved into The Old Rectory, you know immediately you're playing property one-upmanship. In this instance, unless your own address features Manor, Place or Palace somewhere in its title, you won't be the winner.
'The Old Rectory or The Old Vicarage have now become some of the most prized property status symbols,' says Tim Lawson, director of Gloucestershire based property search company Property Pathfinder.
'The names have become shorthand ...
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