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	dorneywood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dorneywood is a moderately large Queen Anne style house built in 1920, near Burnham in Buckinghamshire.
		However Alec Douglas-Home, on becoming Prime Minister, was reluctant to forsake the more comfortable and modern Dorneywood for the antique splendours of Chequers.
		Another, James Callaghan as Foreign Secretary, also had the use of Dorneywood (later Chevening was to become the official country home for the holder of that office).
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /dorneywood.html (320 words)

	Dorneywood -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dorneywood is a moderately large (Click link for more info and facts about Queen Anne style) Queen Anne style house built in 1920, near (United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)) Burnham in (Click link for more info and facts about Buckinghamshire) Buckinghamshire.
		The Prime Minister alone decides which (A person appointed to a high office in the government) Minister or (The position of the head of the State Department) Secretary of State is to occupy the house.
		The last person to have lived at the house before becoming Prime Minister was (British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)) John Major.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Do/Dorneywood.htm (340 words)

	Dorneywood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Trust markets the property under the name "Dorneywood Garden".
		The grounds are noted for their cottage and kitchen garden, as well as their herbaceous borders and rose displays.
		The upkeep of the estate is in part supported by the Dorneywood Thomson Endowment Trust Fund.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dorneywood (329 words)

	Transatlantic Council, Boy Scouts of America
		Closest Train Stations: Beaconsfield (served from London Marylebone) and Burnham (served from London Paddington) - both are within five miles of the campsite.
		The entrance to the campsite will be on your right VERY shortly after turning on to Dorneywood Road.
		It is after the end of a wooden fence and before the start of a brick wall.
	www.tac-bsa.org /directions_dorneywood_scout_camp.htm (482 words)

	Guardian \| Crosland died 25 years ago
		I was there to confirm his view that the trappings of office were absurd as well as offensive and to share his amused amazement every time that the resident butler rushed forward to prevent one of us from pouring his own drink.
		In her admirable biography of her husband, Susan Crosland confessed that she spent much of the evening convincing the Dorneywood staff that they would not be made redundant.
		No doubt Tony would have saved them as he saved, when he was secretary of state for the environment, other ancient monuments to England's past glories.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4358009-103390,00.html (714 words)

	Lords Hansard Written Answers text for 16 Jun 2005
		How many nights the Deputy Prime Minister has spent at his official country residence, Dorneywood, in each of the past seven years; and what are the terms of the Dorneywood trust under which he uses the residence.
		The Dorneywood Trust is a registered charity and is not accountable to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
		Dorneywood is not owned by the Government, and therefore there is no cost to public funds.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds05/text/50616w01.htm (1267 words)

	Evening Standard (London): 1million (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mr Prescott's other "official" residence is the 214-acre Dorneywood country estate in Buckinghamshire, which he and his wife Pauline use at weekends.
		Ms Cooper said Dorneywood was owned by a charity and did not represent any cost to the taxpayer.
		DORNEYWOOD: 214-acre estate in Buckinghamshire, with a redbrick property boasting 21 rooms including nine bedrooms, a swimming pool and tennis courts.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20031021/ai_n12065561 (638 words)

	South Bucks District Council - Text Only Version
		North of Burnham, past the golf course, is Dorneywood, an estate of 215 acres owned by the National Trust.
		Adjoining Dorneywood are Burnham Beeches, the habitat of a wide section of wildlife.
		With adjacent Dorneywood, Dropmore and Cliveden, there is thus an area of well over 1300 acres here that is preserved as a natural open space for all time.
	www.southbucks.gov.uk /other/TextOnly?ContentID=568&FontSize=4 (675 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of official residences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dorneywood (in the gift of the Prime Minister; typically used by the Chancellor or Deputy Prime Minister)
		Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is a country house in Chevening, Kent, in the United Kingdom.
		Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, who is the head of the Scottish Executive, the countrys devolved government created in 1999.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-official-residences (3322 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 12 Jun 2000 (pt 3)
		Under the terms of the endowment providing for its use by successive Governments since the 1950s, Dorneywood is maintained at no cost to the taxpayer.
		The same arrangement applies now as under previous administrations: no staff from any Government Department are employed at Dorneywood, and Government Ministers pay their own personal expenses on items such as food and drink when visiting Dorneywood privately.
		Since May 1997, Dorneywood has been used for meetings with a range of Ministers and officials on a number of occasions.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo000612/text/00612w03.htm (1312 words)

	Dorneywood Camp 2005 - a photoset on Flickr
		Dorneywood Camp 2005 - a photoset on Flickr
		The 8 oldest Scouts planned and ran their own camp for a weekend at Dorneywood campsite.
		Everything went brilliantly - apart from the wasp attack in the last 20 minutes!
	www.flickr.com /photos/thox/sets/1014601 (38 words)

	Rex Whistler - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Rex Whistler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rex Whistler (1905 - 1944) was an artist who came to public attention in 1925 when at the age of twenty he painted the mural in the Tate Gallery restaurant in London.
		Whistler went on to paint mural in Port Lympne, Plas Newydd and Dorneywood amongst others.
		His humorous style and mastery of trompe l'oeil gained him great popularity and he produced many illustrations for books as well as commisions for Shell and the Radio Times he also worked on scenery for theatrical productions.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Rex-Whistler.html (200 words)

	Dorneywood: 28 Mar 2003: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many weekdays in 2002 Dorneywood was used for Government business.
		Friend the Deputy Prime Minister's use of Dorneywood is consistent with the terms of the Dorneywood Trust.
		Friend the Deputy Prime Minister has entertained only at public expense at Dorneywood once when the Indian Environment Minister visited for tea in 2001.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans?id=2003-03-28.97372.h (189 words)

	AA Listing
		Dorneywood is a 17-acre rural property 2.8km east of Carterton.
		Close to Wairarapa's many golf courses, wineries and craft outlets, Dorneywood makes an ideal weekend retreat or accommodation for a special event.
		Dorneywood is a small farm with sheep, cattle, ducks, chooks, a dog and a cat.
	www.aatravel.co.nz /main/listing.jsp?listingId=41705 (143 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Ministers' home sweet home
		The Prescotts spend their weekends at Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire, a 21-room pile reportedly given a £400,000 makeover courtesy of a private endowment fund.
		The Chancellor of the Exchequer traditionally gets the run of Dorneywood, but Gordon Brown passed on the offer when he got the job.
		The Dorneywood revamp pales in comparison to the money thrown at the lord chancellor's apartments in the Palace of Westminster in 1998.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_780000/780867.stm (644 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		During the week, when he is in London, he prefers to live in a grace-and-favour apartment in Admiralty House, Whitehall.
		At weekends, should he wish, he can use Dorneywood, a Queen Anne home in Buckinghamshire.
		Alternatively, he can go back to his Hull constituency, where he owns a large, turreted house known locally as Prescott's Castle.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/25/npres25.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/09/25/ixhome.html (671 words)

	Attractions - Dorneywood Garden \| The Chilterns AONB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		By written appointment only on certain dates: 18 May, 1 June, 13 July, 30 July 2005.
		Write to the Secretary, Dorneywood Trust at the address given
	www.chilternsaonb.org /site_details.asp?siteID=27 (51 words)

	Welcome to the Official Website of the British People's Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tories accused the Deputy Prime Minister of hypocrisy because he does not have to pay the tax on his official residences, Admiralty House and Dorneywood, saving him more than £3,000 a year.
		Written answers from ministers have revealed that the bill for Mr Prescott's flat in Admiralty House in Whitehall is picked up by the taxpayer, while the charge for Dorneywood, his official country residence in Buckinghamshire, is paid for by the charitable trust that owns the building.
		If others did not pay, Mr Prescott would be liable for annual bills of about £1,200 and £2,400 respectively.
	www.nationalistalliance.org /prescott.html (358 words)

	Dorneywood Garden, Dorneywood, Burnham, SL1 8PY - www.stately-homes.com
		Dorneywood Garden, Dorneywood, Burnham, SL1 8PY - www.stately-homes.com
		Write to The Secretary, Dorneywood Trust at above address.
		Please click here to update the information, we will be checking to ensure that it is genuine.
	www.stately-homes.com /areas/details.asp?HID=840&ID=512&path=12,21,73,512&town= (155 words)

	News - Yorkshire Post Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tories say Mr Prescott should be paying Westminster Council for the band H flat in Admiralty House and South Buckinghamshire Council for band H Dorneywood.
		Mr Prescott's Parliamentary Under Secretary Jim Fitzpatrick has said in a written Commons reply that Admiralty House was a second home used solely for work and funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister so Mr Prescott had no personal tax liability.
		He argued Dorneywood was owned and operated by the Dorneywood Trust which is a registered charity.
	www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1201297 (782 words)

	Hotels Dorneywood Garden
		The hotels are listed in order of proximity to Dorneywood Garden.
		Please note that all distances are approximate and as the crow flies.
		If you cannot find the hotels at Dorneywood Garden you are looking for why not try out Hotels Reservation team on +44 (0)870 143 9070
	www.findhotelrooms.co.uk /4-0/hotels/d/dorneywood-garden/34574 (133 words)

	Budget 96 Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chancellor; one from his Chief Economic Adviser reviewing the state of the economy, and one from the head of the tax policy division of the Treasury outlining possible tax options.
		These papers then form the basis for initial deliberations about budget strategy that take place at a retreat for senior ministers, at Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire.
		The Chancellor gathers a team consisting of his Treasury ministers, special advisers and senior officials including the Head of Tax Policy and the Chairmen of the Inland Revenue and of Customs and Excise.
	www.bbc.co.uk /budget96/background/Budform2.htm (464 words)

	Spectator, The: Poor, proud Prescott will soon be hauled off to the knacker's yard
		Several months passed, and then a quiet office reorganisation cut Prescott right out of the chain of command.
		He was left with an enormous office some way down Whitehall, and two graceand-favour residences - a flat in Admiralty Arch in addition to Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire.
		The huge Dorneywood country estate is meant to be used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200211/ai_n9155841 (1075 words)

	BBC Budget 97
		The traditional residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is No 11 Downing Street but Gordon Brown has moved into the flat in No 10 so the Prime Minister's family can use the more spacious suite in No 11.
		The Chancellor is also entitled to the use of Dorneywood, a Queen Anne house in Buckinghamshire, though he said before the election that he did not want to use it and has yet to visit.
		In times when the Prime Minister has no need or desire to occupy Chequers (as with, for example, Bonar Law and Harold Macmillan) the Chancellor can make use of it.
	www.bbc.co.uk /politics97/budget97/background/chancellor.shtml (1038 words)

	Ministerial Residences: 13 Jul 2005: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		The flats above numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street have traditionally been the residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		In addition, I have the use of Chequers, the Foreign Secretary has the use of Chevening and the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Deputy Prime Minister have the use of Dorneywood.
		Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office have the use of accommodation in Hillsborough Castle and Stormont.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?id=2005-07-13.11037.h (140 words)

	Ancient Tree Forum
		Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is one of the most recent blockbusters to use Black Park.
		Burnham Beeches (SU9585), a National Nature Reserve adjoining the National Trust’s Dorneywood, is widely regarded as one of the best examples of ancient woodland in Britain.
		The Corporation of London has controlled this area of common pasture woodland since 1880 to protect it from development, and half a million people now visit the 540 acres every year.
	www.woodland-trust.org.uk /ancient%2Dtree%2Dforum/atfscapes/focus/bucks.htm (2592 words)

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