Want a home like Downton Abbey?

(MoneyWatch) Any true fan of the show "Downton Abbey," which airs Sunday nights on PBS, knows that the home where the show is filmed is a real place, although it's not called Downton Abbey.

Downton Abbey is actually Highclere Castle, nestled in the green hills about 70 miles east of London. Currently, the castle hosts weddings, exhibitions, as well as tours and is home to the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon.

The popularity of the show, aided by the striking scenes set at Highclere, has boosted interest in the post-Edwardian style as well as English architecture. The show features plenty of scenes where the characters stroll across their estate, deep in conversation, or have dinner in their long dining room, where the drama tends to unfold.

While you can't find many castles for sale in the U.S., there are plenty of homes for sale that share some of these qualities of Highclere Castle. They feature majestic exteriors, expansive dining rooms, huge lawns and gardens or architectural details that draw on the Jacobean or Georgian style that is reflected in the castle. Here are a few we found:

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Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey, has an interesting history of its own. Countess Fiona Carnarvon authored a book about the "real" Downton Abbey during the post-Edwardian/World War I era in which the show is set called "Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey."

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This Jacobean-style, $5.4 million estate is definitely the kind of place where you can have many dinner guests -- it even includes six parking spaces out front. The Tacoma estate features a courtyard, views of Puget Sound and 11 bedrooms. Many of the rooms feature ornate patterns and designs on the ceilings and walls, fit to make anyone feel like an aristocrat.

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If you'd like an English-style home with more modern amenities, all you need is $2 million for this stately property in Scarsdale, N.Y. While it's more of an English countryside style home, it will certainly bring to mind scenes of the characters strolling their lush, green grounds.

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This Greenwich, Conn. estate has sprawling gardens across six acres, with fountains and gardens to match. The English-style manor home also has plenty of sitting parlors where one can adjourn after dinner for brandy and cigars. The price tag: A mere $10.5 million.

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This $20 million Connecticut estate is like a modern Downton Abbey, with room for both the owners and the servants that dote on them. There are two kitchens, a 55' indoor pool, sauna, basketball court, exercise room, staff wing, theater and wine cellar.

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While not set on quite the same amount of acreage as Downton Abby, this Georgian-style estate is set back from the street on four acres, also in Greenwich, Conn. The home will cost you $13.7 million. Your guests can get dropped off by their drivers right at the front entrance thanks to a large driveway turnaround. The home's massive gardens and huge, stately, open entrance are reminiscent of the wide entryway of the Abbey.

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This $13.25 million estate sits on top of a hill in Charlottesville, Va., with plenty of space for you or your guests to roam around the grounds and the gardens. Its Georgian-style windows and yellow exterior are reminiscent of Highclere Castle, only much less castle-looking. With a second-floor dining room and lots of small sitting areas, the unusual layout may make you feel like you're in a palatial space.

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This Georgian-style Wilton, Conn. home is priced at $3.6 million and sits on a large estate. Its interior is more modern than Highclere Castle, as is the three-car garage and swimming pool, but the property has an early 19th-century feel.