Filby Hall, an 18th-century listed building with walled gardens and two separate cottages, is on sale for £1,650,000.

The house, on Main Road, is currently empty and most recently served as a children's home.

There are now hopes the village could buy the hall to preserve it for the community.

Filby Hall, an 18th-century house, is on sale for £1,650,000. (Image: Arnold Keys) Adrian Thompson, member of Filby Parish Council and borough councillor for Fleggburgh ward, said: "It's eight acres in the middle of Filby which we'd like to keep as it is, as woodland and with its walled garden."

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