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Wormsley Park

Wormsley Park is a 2,500 acre (10 km²) estate and 18th century country house between Stokenchurch and Watlington in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, England. It is the former home of the philanthropist Sir Paul Getty who moved to Wormsley in 1986. He undertook a restoration which lasted until 1991, and lived there until his death in 2003. It is now the home of Mark Getty and his family and the site of the cricket field known as Sir Paul Getty's Ground.

Located at 51.6447, -0.934224 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Country houses in Buckinghamshire, Cricket grounds in Buckinghamshire

Stokenchurch Gap

The Stokenchurch Gap, also known as the Aston Rowant Cutting or Aston Hill cutting (from the nearby village of Aston Rowant), or locally "The Canyon" is a steep chalk cutting, constructed through the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire, England during the early 1970s for the M40 motorway. It is 1,200 metres long and a maximum of 47 metres deep, and is located approximately eight miles (13 km) from High Wycombe and close to the village of Stokenchurch.

Located at 51.6617, -0.938056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Oxfordshire, Geography of Oxfordshire, Hills of Oxfordshire, Transport in Oxfordshire, Road cuttings in the United Kingdom, Chiltern Hills, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire

Shirburn Castle

Shirburn Castle is at the village of Shirburn, 6 miles south of Thame, Oxfordshire. Shirburn Castle was the seat of the Earls of Macclesfield. George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c.1695–1764), celebrated as an astronomer, spent much time conducting astronomical observations at Shirburn Castle, which his father had bought in 1716. Here he built an observatory and a chemical laboratory.

Located at 51.6576, -0.9938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in England, Castles in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed castles, Grade I listed houses

London Parachute School

The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Ipsden, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire The drop zone operates a Turbine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall (AFF) and tandem skydiving.

Located at 51.6742, -0.975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parachuting

St Mary's Church, Pyrton

St Mary's Church, Pyrton, is the Church of England parish church of Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England. Its parish is part of the benefice of Icknield, in the deanery of Aston and Cuddesdon, the archdeaconry of Oxford and the diocese of Oxford. The It is a Grade II* listed building.

Located at 51.6559, -1.006 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Oxfordshire, Grade II* listed churches, Grade II* listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Norman architecture, English Gothic architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1856, Gothic Revival architecture in England, Diocese of Oxford

Lewknor Bridge Halt railway station

Lewknor Bridge Halt railway station was a halt on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway which the Great Western Railway opened in 1906 to serve the Oxfordshire village of Lewknor. The opening of the halt was part of a GWR attempt to encourage more passengers on the line at a time when competition from bus services was drawing away patronage.

Located at 51.6703, -0.9665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1906, Railway stations closed in 1957

Aston Rowant NNR

Aston Rowant Nature Reserve is located on the western escarpment of the Chiltern Hills near Stokenchurch on the Oxfordshire - Buckinghamshire border in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The reserve is in several sections, divided by the M40 motorway in the Aston Rowant Cutting. Most of the reserve is in the parishes of Aston Rowant and Lewknor in Oxfordshire; smaller sections are in the parish of Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire.

Located at 51.665, -0.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National Nature Reserves in England, Nature reserves in Oxfordshire, Nature reserves in Buckinghamshire, Chiltern Hills, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire

All Saints Church, Shirburn

All Saints Church, Shirburn, is the redundant Church of England parish church of the parish of Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is at the west end of the village, immediately south of Shirburn Castle, the seat of the Earls of Macclesfield since 1715. The north chapel of the church is the mausoleum of the Parker family, Earls of Macclesfield.

Located at 51.6577, -0.9946 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Grade II listed churches, Church of England churches in Oxfordshire, Former Church of England churches, Norman architecture, English Gothic architecture, Georgian architecture in England, Gothic Revival architecture in England, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust, Redundant churches