The top eight homes with libraries that are for sale

From a 1920s home in Mere, Wiltshire, with a circular library with curved bookshelves to a five-story Victorian townhouse in Islington, London, these are the best homes for sale with libraries

Picture 1 of 1: Haslingfield Manor, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, for sale. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire's Haslingfield Manor.

Thomas Wendy, Henry VIII's physician, constructed this restored, Grade II-listed 16th-century home. It features a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and beamed ceilings. There are 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception areas, dressing rooms, an open kitchen, gardens, and 3 points.

Savills 01223-347261, 6.95m.

Picture 1 of 1: Mere Down House, Mere, Wiltshire, for sale. Mere, Wiltshire; Mere Down House.

A house from the 1920s that was remodeled in the 1990s with a loggia and a tower. It features a circular library with curved bookshelves, paneled walls, and a staircase that leads to a study in the tower. There are five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two reception areas, a gym, a workshop, a swimming pool, gardens, and 479 acres.

3.25m+ Strutt & Parker 01722-344010 is the price.

Picture 1 of 2: Stanbridge Mill, Gussage All Saints, Wimborne, Dorset, for sale. Gussage All Saints, Wimborne, Dorset; Stanbridge Mill.

The award-winning conversion of former stables into a library, study, and reading room with a barrel-vaulted ceiling is part of a Grade II-listed former mill house and cottages on the banks of the River Allen. 52 acres with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception areas, a kitchen, a bar, a water wheel, a mill room, and cottages with two, three, and four bedrooms, as well as outbuildings and gardens.

Cost: Savills 01202-856873, 5.95m.

Stanbridge Mill, Gussage All Saints, Wimborne, Dorset, is a house for sale. Stanbridge Mill, Wimborne, Dorset; Gussage All Saints.

The award-winning conversion of former stables into a library, study, and reading room with a barrel-vaulted ceiling is part of a Grade II-listed former mill house and cottages on the banks of the River Allen. 52 acres, with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two rooms, a kitchen, a bar, a water wheel, a mill room, cottages with two, three, and four beds, outbuildings, and gardens.

Price: 01202-856873, 5.95m Savills.

Picture 1 of 1: The Old Vicarage, Hunstanworth, County Durham, for sale. The Old Vicarage, County Durham, Hunstanworth.

Samuel Sanders Teulon, a Gothic Revival architect, created the gardens that encircle this Grade II-listed former vicarage. It features an open fireplace, a rolling ladder, a bay window with a view of the gardens, and a library with full-height fitted bookcases. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, kitchen, summerhouse, 285 acres, woodland, and 2 reception areas.

Cost: 1 point 5 million Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Picture 1 of 2: Curry Rivel, Langport, Somerset, The Yews, for sale. Yews, Curry Rivel, Somerset, Langport.

With a medieval manor at its center and expansive gardens, this Georgian village house is Grade II listed. Along with a library with an open fireplace and large inglenook fireplaces with carved stone surrounds, it still has its original floor tiles. In addition to the coach house with flat, stables, tack room, and workshop, there are six bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception areas, a ballroom, a kitchen, a sunken garden, a croquet lawn, and an orchard. 2 Point 34 acres.

Jackson-Stops 01823-325144 and 1.95m are the prices.

This house in Curry Rivel, Langport, Somerset, is up for sale. The Yews, Langport, Somerset; Curry Rivel.

Located in expansive gardens, this Georgian village house is Grade II listed and features a medieval manor at its center. Large inglenook fireplaces with carved stone surrounds and an open fireplace in the library are among its features, along with the original floor tiles. There are six bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception areas, a ballroom, a kitchen, a coach house with an apartment, stables, a tack room, a workshop, a barn, a sunken garden, a kitchen garden, a croquet lawn, and an orchard. 2point 34 acres.

1.95m Jackson-Stops 01823-325144 is the price.

One house in Meifod, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, is for sale. Gwynedd, Meifod, Caernarfon, and Bontnewydd.

A historic home encircled by beautifully designed gardens. It has a large orangery, a library with recessed bookshelves, and its original fireplaces. This property has eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, a reception area, an open kitchen and living area, a bar, laundry facilities, a tennis court, a pond, and 175 acres.

1.1m+ Fine & Country 014924-58020 is the price.

Picture 1 of 1 Duncan Terrace, London N1 is the address of the house for sale. London N1; Duncan Terrace 1.

Award-winning architects have renovated this five-story early Victorian townhouse in Islington that is Grade II listed. It features two storage vaults, a gym, a library, a modern kitchen with cutting-edge fixtures, a roof terrace, and fireplaces surrounded by Carrara marble. Vaults, gardens, a study, a dining area, a library, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and two reception areas.

5 Point 25m Knight Frank 020-3657 7348 is the price.

Picture 1 of 1: The Priory, Downham Market, Norfolk, is for sale. The Priory in Norfolk's Downham Market.

This restored 16th-century home, which is Grade II listed, has earlier origins and a cellar with a barrel vault from the 13th or 14th century. A breakfast kitchen with a brick floor, a bedroom with French doors opening onto a courtyard, an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove, fitted bookshelves, and an exposed-beam library are all features of the house. There are seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception areas, a vaulted cellar, and a walled garden.

Sowerby's 01553-766741, 895,000.