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Chequers, Buckinghamshire

Chequers is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, located near Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire. Chequers has been the country home of the serving Prime Minister since 1921 after the estate was given to the nation by Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham by a Deed of Settlement. William Hawtrey built the current mansion around 1565, and it may have involved the reconstruction of an earlier building. It is within the council area of Buckinghamshire.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1125879.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Buckinghamshire
Lat, Long: 51.743353,-0.78193364
Grid Reference: SP 8419 0566
Civil Parish: Ellesborough CP
Council Area: Buckinghamshire CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 300818
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Chequers,_Buckinghamshire_300818

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