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 West
Wycombe
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Wycombe, the whole village is owned by National Trust who
bought it in 1929. The main A40, a busy road, runs through it.
The main street has
buildings from the 15th to 19th centuries. The Church of St
Lawrence stands all alone on a 600 foot hill, on the site
of a village no longer there.
The village is famous
for the Hell Fire Club.
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Map of West Wycombe |
What
To See -
West Wycombe Tourist Attractions
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 St
Lawrence Church,
meeting place of the Hellfire Club, with a gold ball that they
had parties in, on a hill, once a village and the site of an
Iron Age Fort. |
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West
Wycombe Park, National Trust,18th century house, once
owned by Sir Francis Dashwood in the 1750's, with furnished
rooms, furniture, paintings, 300 acres of parkland, shop, etc,
Open: Jun-Aug Sun-Thu afternoons, grounds also open Sun, Apr
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Fire Caves, chalk
caves extended by Sir Francis Dashwood, used by the Hell FIre
Club for their activities, about a third of a mile long, exhibition Tel:
01494 533739
Open: Mon-Fri Nov-Feb |
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Where
To Stay in West Wycombe
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Around
The West Wycombe Area
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Wycombe - east on the A40 |
Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
High Wycombe (2.53 miles) Marlow (5.28 miles) Cookham (7.19 miles) Henley (8.62 miles) Watlington (8.84 miles) Amersham (8.94 miles) Maidenhead (9.19 miles) Haddenham (10.08 miles) Thame (10.17 miles) Bray (10.44 miles) Waltham St Lawrence (10.99 miles) |
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Area
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01628
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