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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, former home of the philanthropist Sir Paul Getty. The English country house is generally accepted as a large House or Mansion, once in the ownership of an individual who also usually owned another Great Stokenchurch is a Village and Civil parish within Wycombe district in the English county of Buckinghamshire (prior to 1896 in Watlington is a market town and Civil parish in the county of Oxfordshire, UK, with just under 3000 inhabitants The Chiltern Hills are a Chalk Escarpment in Southeast England. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sir John Paul Getty, KBE ( September 7, 1932 &ndash April 17, 2003) was a wealthy American-born British Getty moved to Wormsley in 1986. He undertook a restoration which lasted until 1991, and lived there until his death in 2003. [1]

Built in the 18th century, it was restored by Sir Paul Getty after he acquired the estate in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) When Mick Jagger introduced him to cricket, he formed such an affection for the sport that in 1992 he had a replica of The Oval built on the grounds, with the Queen Mother and prime minister John Major attending the first match. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Over the final decade of his life he invited teams ranging world-class sides to youth sides to come and play there in perennially celebrated matches.

Getty also had a library added to the house to accommodate his distinguished book collection.


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