Entrance to the Hell-Fire Caves, West Wycombe

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Entrance to the Hell-Fire Caves, West Wycombe

Image: © Dave Hitchborne Taken: 15 Jun 2013

Supposedly of very ancient origin these unique caves were extended in the 1740’s by Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the notorious Hellfire Club.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.645891
Longitude
-0.8027