English village that's remained 'unspoilt' named among 20 'best kept secrets' to live

A lesser-known village that has 'everything' has been named one of the UK's best kept secrets - and a place that's quite in demand for those who do know of it. Malpas in Cheshire remains unspoilt as a hidden gem, and is even the place where former footballer Michael Owen has his racing stables. The "unspoilt" area was crowned one of 20 best secret villages to live in, accoriding to The Times.

Not only does it boast a range of facilities, the average house price remains pretty affordable if compared to London or bigger cities at £393,430. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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