In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chequers like this:
CHEQUERS, the seat of Lady F. Russell, 2½ miles SW of Wendover, in Bucks. It took its name from being the Exchequer in the time of King John; it belonged to W. Hawtrey, in the time of Elizabeth, and was then for two years the restrained abode of Lady Jane Grey; and it was held, in 1664, by Sir John Russell, who then married the youngest daughter of Cromwell. It is a Tudor edifice, chiefly as built by W. Hawtrey, but with a modern south front; and it contains a rich collection of relics of Cromwell, and of personages and events of his times.
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Chequers through time
Chequers is now part of Wycombe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wycombe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chequers itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chequers, in Wycombe and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25606
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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