United Kingdom, April 14 -- Ed Sheeran admits building his own village is "weird" but he just wanted to give his family some privacy.

The pop star spent millions snapping up land and other homes around his mansion in Suffolk, England to create one massive estate which boasts a pub, a chapel and a lake - and Ed has revealed he just wanted some space where he could relax away from the spotlight.

During an appearance on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast, Ed explained: "We built a chapel on our land, and we do Christmas carols there.

"And then after the Christmas carols, everyone comes in for mulled wine and mince pies and stuff. We can hold 40 or 50 people [in the pub], but it's like a crammed space ...

"I know it sounds weird to sort of buil...