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Chequers (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ k ər z / 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.
The view overlooks Chequers, the country home of the Prime Minister. The monument was erected in 1904, by public subscription, in memory of 148 men from Buckinghamshire who died during the Second Boer War. Coombe Hill Monument was almost totally destroyed by lightning in 1938 and was rebuilt in the same year.
Butlers Cross, Russell Arms. Butlers Cross is a hamlet within the parish of Ellesborough (where the 2011 Census population was included), in Buckinghamshire, England.It is in the south of the parish, at the crossroads between the road from Ellesborough to Little Kimble, and the road from Terrick to the Chequers country house.
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Ellesborough is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.The village is at the foot of the Chiltern Hills just to the south of the Vale of Aylesbury, two miles (three kilometres) from Wendover and five miles (eight kilometres) from Aylesbury.
The Chequers Parade, including the Costcutter and Hopper & Babb's butcher, which are probably among the most commonly used shops. The Sprinters Fitness Centre, opened in 2003 after delay, boosted the local economy. Despite the development of Prestwood, and the local area as a whole, the village retains picturesque fields and rolling hills.
Ravensthorpe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England.The village lies approximately midway between Northampton and Rugby.The M1 motorway is six miles west and the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby.