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    ‘Lord of Chipping Norton? We haven’t had one of those for 400 years’

    by Barney Davis Nov 25, 2023 5 minutes
    Source: Getty/UK Parliament/PA

    In the bustling market town of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, residents are used to spotting a famous face or two.

    The bookshop on the high street displays signed copies of local resident Jeremy Clarkson’s latest book in its windows, while Amanda Holden is often seen browsing in the nearby homestore, which sells wind chimes made out of dried orange slices.

    In The Chequers pub in town, regulars recall Mr Clarkson loudly boasting about having lunch with David Cameron. The former Top Gear host was overshadowed when another punter – who happened to be billionaire property mogul Tony Gallagher, who famously hosted a 50th birthday party for the former prime minister – retorted “So what? I had breakfast with Boris.”

    As a result, residents of the Cotswolds town remain unfazed by the latest status of one of their own – none other than Cameron of Chipping Norton,

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