Hellfire Caves

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The Hellfire Caves are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns which extend 260m underground. They are situated above the village of West Wycombe, at the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Southeast England.

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West Wycombe Caves
fixed construction, show caveUnited Kingdom

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Location: 51.646, -0.8026, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Aylesbury Buckinghamshire County Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker
    civil defence centre in Reading, UK
  • Chiltern District Council Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire
  • Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control
    civil defence centre in Berkshire, UK
  • Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in Hertfordshire
  • Hillingdon Borough Control
    civil defence centre in London
  • Oxford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
    British Cold War command centre in Oxfordshire
  • Region 6 War Room
    nuclear bunker in Earley, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Uxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
    British air defence bunker
  • Warren Row
    chalk quarry used as an aircraft factory and regional seat of government
  • Watford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
    British Cold War command centre in Hertfordshire
  • Battle of Britain Bunker
    Royal Air Force WWII operations room  
  • Grotto 130 Metres To South Of Ascott House
    grotto in Wing, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Grotto And Rockery Approximately 40 Metres South Of Temple Of Flora
    grotto in Nuneham Courtenay, South Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Grotto At Dropmore
    grotto in Taplow, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Grotto At Mill Bank
    grotto in Remenham, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Grotto By Lake C250 Metres North East Of Eythrope Pavilion
    grotto in Waddesdon, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Grotto in the Grounds of Ascot Place, to South of House at West End of Lake
    grotto in Winkfield, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Hellfire Caves
    network of man-made caverns in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
  • The Grotto
    grotto in Basildon, West Berkshire, England, UK
  • Bugle Quarry
    geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hartwell in Buckinghamshire
  • Emmer Green Mine
    chalk mine in the United Kingdom
  • Harefield Pit
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Harefield, London
  • Lyehill Quarry
    quarry in the UK
  • Pitstone Quarry
    quarry in the UK
  • Sonning Works
    Gravel pit in the United Kingdom
  • South Lodge Pit
    protected area in Buckinghamshire, England
  • Stocker's Lake
    artificial lake in Hertfordshire/Greater London, England, UK
  • Westwood Quarry
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Wraysbury and Hythe End Gravel Pits
  • Brill Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Gerrards Cross Tunnel
    railway tunnel in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
  • Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel
    tunnel at London Heathrow Airport
  • Northchurch Tunnels
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Watford Tunnels
    pair of railway tunnels in Hertfordshire, England
  • Watford West Tunnel
    one of a pair of railway tunnels in Hertfordshire, England
  • Watford East Tunnel
    one of a pair of railway tunnels in Hertfordshire, England
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Hellfire Caves - panoramioHellfire Caves - panoramio
Hellfire Caves, West WycombeHellfire Caves, West Wycombe
West Wycombe 008 Caves entrance (8066871440)West Wycombe 008 Caves entrance (8066871440)
Inner Temple of the Hell-Fire Caves, West WycombeInner Temple of the Hell-Fire Caves, West Wycombe
Inside the Hell-Fire Caves, West WycombeInside the Hell-Fire Caves, West Wycombe
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageSubterranea Britannica page@Wikidata
sitebunkerAylesbury Buckinghamshire County Emergency CentreBuckinghamshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerBeaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency CentreBuckinghamshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerBerkshire Country Council Emergency Control BunkerBerkshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerChiltern District Council Emergency CentreChiltern District Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerEasthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County ControlBracknell Forest, Berkshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerHemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency CentreDacorum Borough Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerHillingdon Borough Controlcivil defense center, London Borough of HillingdonWikidata
sitebunkerOxford Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerRegion 6 War Roomuniversity building, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerUxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerWarren Rowchalk quarry, aircraft factory, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerWatford Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
sitebunker1939Battle of Britain Bunkermilitary museum, bunkerWikidata
sitecaveGrotto 130 Metres To South Of Ascott HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto And Rockery Approximately 40 Metres South Of Temple Of FloragrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto At DropmoregrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto At Mill BankgrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto By Lake C250 Metres North East Of Eythrope PaviliongrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto in the Grounds of Ascot Place, to South of House at West End of LakegrottoWikidata
sitecaveHellfire Cavesshow cave, fixed constructionWikidata
sitecaveThe GrottogrottoWikidata
sitemineBugle QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineEmmer Green Mineunderground limestone mineWikidata
sitemineHarefield Pitchalk quarryWikidata
sitemineLyehill QuarryquarryWikidata
siteminePitstone QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineSonning Worksgravel pitWikidata
sitemineSouth Lodge Pitchalk quarryWikidata
sitemineStocker's Lakeartificial lake, gravel pitWikidata
sitemineWestwood QuarrySite of Special Scientific Interest, quarryWikidata
sitemineWraysbury and Hythe End Gravel Pitsgravel pitWikidata
sitetunnelBrill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelGerrards Cross Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelHeathrow Airside Road Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelNorthchurch Tunnelsrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelWatford TunnelsNetwork Rail, London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London and Birmingham Railway, railway tunnel, RailtrackWikidata
sitetunnel1837Watford West TunnelNetwork Rail, London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London and Birmingham Railway, railway tunnel, RailtrackWikidata
sitetunnel1874Watford East TunnelLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London and Birmingham Railway, railway tunnel, Railtrack, Network Rail, London and North Western RailwayWikidata
commonsimageHellfire Caves, Church Lane, West Wycombe Commons
commonsimageWest Wycombe Commons
commonsimageHellfire Caves tunnel Commons
commonsimageHellfireclub Commons
commonsimageHellfire Caves entrance Commons
commonsimageHellfire Caves - panoramio Commons
commonsimageHellfire Caves, West Wycombe Commons
commonsimageWest Wycombe 008 Caves entrance (8066871440) Commons
commonsimageInner Temple of the Hell-Fire Caves, West Wycombe Commons
commonsimageInside the Hell-Fire Caves, West Wycombe Commons