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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Samuel Port

Strict village where residents forced to have green doors and can't buy their own homes

A tiny UK village home to 1,400 people has followed a particular set of rules over the past 300 years to protect its heritage - such as every single front door being painted green.

Wentworth, located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, forces every resident to conform to the rules and regulations set out by the village trust.

From the Georgian architecture, the wooden beamed cottages, even the colours of the doors, window frames and drainpipes must remain the same, reports Yorkshire Live.

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