Chequers
Country house of the British Prime Minister
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About
Chequers or Chequers Court ( CHEK-ərz) is the country house of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th-century manor house, it lies near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between the towns of Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 40 miles (64 km) north-west of Central London. Coombe Hill, which is two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) northeast, was once mostly part of the estate.
Chequers has been the country home of the serving prime minister since 1921, when it was given to the nation by Viscount Lee of Fareham via a Deed of Settlement, given full effect in the Chequers Estate Act 1917. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England.
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Cadsden
Hamlet in South Buckinghamshire, England
1.2 mi away
Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire
Hill in Buckinghamshire, England
0.8 mi away
Grangelands and Pulpit Hill
Protected area in Buckinghamshire, England
0.9 mi away
Bacombe and Coombe Hills
Protected area in Buckinghamshire, England
0.9 mi away
Cymbeline's Castle
Notable place
0.7 mi away
Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens
Protected area in Buckinghamshire, England
0.7 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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