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    Chevening - Wikipedia

    • Chevening House is a large country house in the parish of Chevening in Kent, England. Built between 1617 and 1630 to a design reputedly by Inigo Jones and greatly extended after 1717, it is a Grade I listed building. The surrounding gardens, pleasure grounds and park are listed Grade II*. Formerly the principal seat of the earls Stanhope, the house and estate are o… 展开

    History

    There has been a house on the site since at least 1199 and the estate originally formed part of the archiepiscopal manor of … 展开

    Current use

    Under the terms of the Chevening Act, the prime minister has the responsibility of nominating a person to occupy the house privately as a furnished country residence. This person can be the prime minister, a minister who is … 展开

    Literary connections

    The poet Robert Selby was a longstanding resident of the Chevening area. His poetry collection The Coming-Down Time (Shoestring Press, 2020) includes a sequence entitled 'Chevening', partially set in the grounds o… 展开

    Chevening scholarship programme

    The Chevening Scholarship is the UK government's international awards scheme, founded in 1983 to develop global leaders. While the programme takes its name from the house, the Chevening Secretariat administers the … 展开

    See also

    • Chequers, the British Prime Minister's official country retreat, near Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
    • Dorneywood, a country retreat in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, periodically assigned to a senior British government mini… 展开

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