The Telegraph says many dream about living in a village, and using exclusive research provided by Savills, Telegraph Money revealed the poshest villages in Britain, broken down by county. 

It said it combined a few factors to create the list, including “highest house prices, a lively community, a thriving village hall, great pubs, local shops and sporting facilities – aspects that make a great village.”

The newspaper said it also looked into “whether the location sits in a bucolic setting, has an interesting heritage, and whether it ticks the boxes of the classic village, with a green, duck pond and perhaps thatched cottages.”

Oxfordshire village among poshest in the UK

Villages across the UK feature in the list, with counties having one highlighted as the poshest in the area.

When it comes to “posh appeal”, The Telegraph notes that Harpsden has an “active local community” and that it’s close to Henley Golf Club as well as London and Reading.

The newspaper’s writers said: “On the periphery of Henley-on-Thames and the Chiltern Hills National Landscape, this well-connected village is only half a mile to the Isis, making it part of the golden stretch of riverside villages between London and Reading.

“The church, St Margaret of Antioch, is social, putting on get-togethers, lunches and concerts, while the pretty village hall and playing fields host everything from dance classes and the Henley Players Theatre Group to cricket and football.

“It is also near Henley Golf Club.”

The Telegraph added that while Harpsden “lacks a shop/post office or pub”, Henley is nearby with plenty to offer.

Did you spot Harpsden in Midsomer Murders? The village was used for filming the ITV series.

What are house prices like in Harpsden?

Rightmove says: “House prices in Harpsden have an overall average of £565,000 over the last year.

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“Overall, the historical sold prices in Harpsden over the last year were 70% down on the previous year and 73% down on the 2012 peak of £2,090,000.”

The average house price in the village is £1,426,412, according to The Telegraph.

Have you been to Harpsden? Tell us your favourite thing about it in the comments.

The grade II listed building, in High Street, Long Wittenham, has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and three reception rooms.

Set on a third of an acre, the home is described on Zoopla as having ‘beautifully crafted split-level character accommodation’.

The property, also described as a ‘delightful barn conversion,’ includes a workshop that has planning permission to be converted into a residential space with five bedrooms.

New owners could use this extra space as an annexe or for multi-generational living.

Alternatively, the workshop could continue to be used as a workspace or business premises.

In addition to this workshop, a separate detached outbuilding offers more than 1,000 square feet of additional storage or garage space.

The home, which has gas central heating and double-glazed windows to the cottage, also has a central courtyard.

It is located off a gravel lane off the village high street and adjoins the village church.

The Thameside village of Long Wittenham is located between Abingdon and Didcot.

The village has a pub, a pub restaurant, a church and a primary school.

The historic market town of Wallingford is close by, while Didcot Parkway station offers fast access to London Paddington in 40 mins.

Didcot also has a recently enlarged shopping centre and a multiplex cinema.

The home has an EPC rating of D and a council tax band of D.

Dr Anatolii Bakarzhiiev, a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, and Anna Troianska, an orthopaedic scrub nurse, spent a week at the trust in March, primarily working within the Trauma Service at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

They also spent time at the Oxford Shoulder and Elbow Unit and the Limb Reconstruction Service at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

The clinicians, who are from Kyiv, observed complex surgeries to save and reconstruct severely injured limbs, and learned about OUH’s approach in both emergency and planned care settings.

They also contributed their own experience of delivering healthcare under extreme pressure during conflict.

Anna Troianska said: “I was very impressed by the organisation and teamwork in the operating theatre at OUH.

“Many specialists contribute to each procedure, and the support from anaesthetists, radiologists and nursing and scrub staff is excellent.

“In Ukraine, we often work with smaller teams and fewer resources, which has taught us to be very adaptable and efficient, but it was extremely valuable to see how a large multidisciplinary system operates in practice.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to visit Oxford and learn from the experience.”

Dr Anatolii Bakarzhiiev said: “I am sincerely thankful for this visit and the opportunity to see first-hand how British medicine works.

“The level of training of specialists, the organisation of patient care, and the overall culture of the system left a deep impression on me.

“I hope that our cooperation will continue to grow and bring benefits to both sides.”

The visit is part of ongoing collaboration between OUH and Ukrainian trauma centres, supported by Simon Hurst, clinical lead for the Oxford Trauma Service, and Sarah Tucker, consultant plastic surgeon, who have both delivered surgical support in Ukraine.

Mr Hurst said: “It was a privilege to host Anatolii and Anna and to share our approach to complex trauma, limb reconstruction and specialist upper limb surgery.

“We also learned a great deal from their experience of delivering high-volume trauma care under extraordinary pressures.”

The visit formed part of a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)-supported programme under the UK-Ukraine 100-Year Partnership, which brought 14 Ukrainian clinicians to NHS organisations across the UK.

Dr Zubir Ahmed, health innovation and safety minister, said: “Welcoming this cohort of Ukrainian clinicians to the UK is a proud moment for the NHS.

“Through our International Medical Partnerships initiative, we are sharing world-class expertise while learning invaluable lessons about delivering care under pressure.”