The Cotswolds may be better known for honey-stone cottages, sleepy lanes, and cream teas than Hollywood glitz, but thanks to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, that could be about to change.

The music power couple is said to be in the final stages of purchasing land on the edge of Wigginton, Oxfordshire, a village with fewer than 200 inhabitants, no shop, and not a single pub.

According to reports, Beyoncé, 44, and Jay-Z, 55,- estimated to be the world’s richest celebrity couple – have secured planning permission to build what is being described as a ‘spectacular rural estate’ on a 58-acre plot.

Designs for the new property reveal plans for a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion with sweeping views over a lake.

If the purchase goes ahead, the Carters would join a growing roster of A-listers retreating

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