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The former country home of the most famous Beatle has come to market - and it's a snip for a die-hard fan at just £9 MILLION.

The property was the bolthole of the singer songwriter in 1964 while The Fab Four were riding high in the pop charts as the biggest band on the planet

Then 24, John bought Kenwood on the grand estate in St George's Hill, Surrey for £20,000.

It even formed the backdrop for his songwriting, and is said to be where Ticket to Ride and I Am The Walrus were produced.

The 12,000ft sq mansion, which is more than 12 times the size of the average UK home.

It has six bedrooms, six reception rooms and six bathrooms.

It was built in 1913 by Love & Sons and Lennon lived there with wife Cynthia and son Julian.

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But after divorcing in 1968, the iconic singer decided to sell Kenwood and accepted an offer of £40,000 for the country mansion.

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After a previously failing to sell for £13.75 million, the home was this week put back on the market for £8.95 million.

Kenwood is set in 1.5 acres of mature gardens and there is an indoor swimming pool complex.

It's a modern area, with a heated pool, shower and changing facilities along with further sauna.

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The kitchen/breakfast room has granite worktop and large central island with the windows looking out onto the back garden.

There is a vaulted staircase which leads to the cinema and sauna while the drawing room has a grand stone fireplace.

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It is not the only property with a Beatles connection which has just come onto the market.

Kay & Co is selling a three-bedroom flat in a Knightsbridge apartment block which was once home to George Harrison and Ringo Starr .

The flat cost £3.495 million.

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And John Lennon's old Austin Princess hearse, which he owned in the 1970s, is to be sold by RM Sotheby's next month for around £250,000.