Cherkley Court, Surrey, England

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Cherkley Court in Surrey, England is a historic country house best known as the former home of newspaper magnate and political figure Lord Beaverbrook.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
architecturalStyle Edwardian alterations
Victorian
associatedWith British political history
British press history
Lord Beaverbrook
surface form: Lord Beaverbrook Foundation
country England
county Surrey
distanceFrom about 20 miles south-west of central London
eraOfProminence early 20th century
formerName Cherkley
formerResident Lord Beaverbrook
functionDuringLordBeaverbrookTenure social and political gathering place
hasAmenity golf course
hotel accommodation
restaurant
spa facilities
hasFeature formal gardens
terraced gardens
views over the Mole Valley
woodland
hasGroundsArea approximately 370 acres
hasLandUse country estate
heritageStatus locally listed building
landscapeType chalk downland setting
locatedIn Leatherhead
Mole Valley
surface form: Mole Valley district

Surrey
locatedNear Dorking
M25 motorway
nearbySettlement Dorking
Leatherhead
notableFor association with Lord Beaverbrook
controversial redevelopment as golf course and hotel
extensive landscaped grounds
notableResident Lord Beaverbrook
overlooks Mole Valley
ownershipHistory privately owned estate
region South East England
subjectOf heritage conservation debates
local planning disputes
usedAs golf resort
hotel
private residence

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Lord Beaverbrook residence Cherkley Court, Surrey, England
William Maxwell Aitken burialPlace Cherkley Court, Surrey, England
this entity surface form: Cherkley Court estate, Surrey, England
William Maxwell Aitken residence Cherkley Court, Surrey, England
Cherkley hasAlternativeName Cherkley Court, Surrey, England
this entity surface form: Cherkley Court