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Curious Question: When was the first census held?

As the UK prepares to compile this decade's census, Martin Fone retraces its history.

Roman temples, pirate islands and rooftop allotments as 'Shed of the Year' promises fantastical lockdown creations

Transformed your garden shed into a room of wonder during lockdown? Now is the time to share the fruits of your labour.

Stamp Duty holiday extended to June and tapered until September, and government backing 95% home loans

The Chancellor is expected to move the tax-break deadline to the summer, but agents say it needs a tapered end, not just an extension.

In Focus: The greatest Victorian houses in Britain, as featured in a magnificent one-off magazine

Have your say on Country Life, and get a chance to win a £175 Highgrove Hamper from Fortnum & Mason

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Revealed: The best places to live in Great Britain for work-life balance

The Outer Hebrides lead the chart of the local authorities that offer the best work and life balance, according to new research. Carla Passino explains more.

56-room property set in four acres of glorious South Devon sells for just £433,000

Opportunities don't get much bigger — or more daunting — than Hope Cove Bunker, a former nuclear bunker near Salcombe.

In Focus: Thomas Geve, the boy who drew Auschwitz

After being liberated from a Nazi death camp, a Jewish boy sketched more than 80 profoundly moving drawings detailing his incarceration. Charlie Inglefield explains how he came to co-author a book of Thomas Geve’s powerful words and pictures.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show moved to September for first time in 108 years

Falls of Glomach, Ross and Cromarty: Britain's most isolated, and perhaps most spectacular waterfall

Annunciata Elwes's Secret Britain series looks at Falls of Glomach, one of the highest waterfalls in the UK.

Country Life's 10 most beautiful Instagram posts of 2020

Country Life's 2020 Christmas Double Issue: What you'll find inside the biggest-ever issue of Country Life

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, aka The Black Farmer: 'Rural Britain is not racist. I find more racism in the cities.'

After emigrating from Jamaica to Britain with the Windrush Generation, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones made it his mission to move to the countryside and run his own farm. He tells James Fisher about his journey.

How property owners and farmers can turn their barns into warehouses

In one of the great unexpected consequences of 2020's turmoil, there's a huge demand for extra warehousing — and it could be one that rural property owners turn to their advantage.

Writers, artists, actors and musicians unite to demand greater right to roam across Britain

James Fisher reports on a powerful group of voices coming together in support of the Right To Roam movement.

10 reasons to be cheerful as we head towards a semi-locked down Christmas

Even with the relaxing of the rules for a few days over Christmas, things won't be the same — but there's no reason to despair.

Country Life Black Friday subscription deal now on: A year of Country Life at less than half price

Our Country Life Black Friday subscription deal is now on, with weekly subscriptions on offer at less than half price.

The story of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, the brainchild of a Liverpool curate that touched the world

A century on from its inauguration, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior still has the power to move us — and the tale it tells is one of anguish, not triumphalism. Clive Aslet looks at how this monument came about.

HRH The Prince of Wales: 'We have a very short window of opportunity, which must not be squandered, in which to seize something good from this crisis'

As the country confronts another lockdown, The Prince of Wales applauds the stoicism of rural people and urges us to work with Nature to forge a brighter and greener future.

Things to do: Glow in the gardens and a 300-year-old set of dinner plates up for sale

Keep your diary up-to-date with our selection of unmissable events and things to do in the next few weeks.