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Chequers ( / ˈtʃɛkərz / CHEK-ərz) is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th-century manor house in origin, it is near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 40 miles (64 km) north-west of central London.
Chequers, country house, administrative and historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, situated 30 miles (50 km) northwest of London, the official country residence of the prime ministers of Great Britain. The estate is about 1,500 acres (600 hectares) in extent. Chequers owes much of its present.
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Jun 13, 2021 · Buckinghamshire is home to many grand country houses but one of the most famous is undoubtedly Chequers. Built in the 16th century, the residence just outside Aylesbury was donated to former Prime Minister David Lloyd George by Sir Arthur Lee in 1921.
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Chequers Court is the official country retreat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Currently enjoyed by David Cameron, Chequers is a 16th century - British History, Featured, Great British Houses, Long Reads.
Jul 12, 2018 · President Trump will spend time with Prime Minister Theresa May at Chequers, her official country residence in Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom. Here's what you should know about the estate.
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Jul 8, 2022 · Chequers. In April 2020, Boris Johnson chose to recuperate from coronavirus at Chequers, the country retreat that has been the official second home of serving prime ministers since 1921.
May 24, 2020 · Chequers is a rambling and many-gabled Elizabethan manor house. The initials of its first builder, the courtier William Hawtrey, and the date 1565 are cut on one of its north gables. As the Lees first saw it in 1909, it incorporated a central courtyard and its brick walls had been stripped of Regency stucco less than 20 years previously in 1892.
