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	Encyclopedia: Hughenden Manor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		There were many ancient manors within the parish border, and in addition to Odo, King Henry I of England, King Henry VIII of England, Simon de Montfort and Benjamin Disraeli have all at one time owned property in the parish.
		The Manor House was given to the National Trust in 1947.
		Hughenden became infamous locally as a place of clandestine marriages, and is referred to extensively as such in local records.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hughenden-Manor (391 words)

	Hughenden Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		There are many ancient manors within the parish border, and in addition to Odo, King Henry I of England, King Henry VIII of England, Simon de Montfort and Benjamin Disraeli have all at one time owned property in the area.
		The latter lived in the resplendant Hughenden Manor, a vast Georgian mansion that still sits on the brow of the hill to the west of the main road that links Hughenden to High Wycombe.
		In the Eighteenth century the parish church was one of few in the whole of England where marriages could take place without either the bride or groom residing in the parish.
	www.portaljuice.com /hughenden_valley.html (282 words)

	Hughenden Buckinghamshire
		Hughenden Manor was the home of the Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and his wife Mary Ann.
		Disraeli and his wife lived at Hughenden for the rest of their lives (Mary Ann died in 1872 and Disraeli in 1881).
		Hugheden Manor is a three-storey red-brick Gothicised Georgian house.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housebucks_hugh.htm (404 words)

	Hughenden Valley - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Hughenden Valley
		Hughenden Manor was the home of the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli from 1847 until his death in 1881.
		Hughenden Manor still houses many of Disraeli's possessions, including his political papers.
		Disraeli was buried in Hughenden parish church, which also contains a monument to him erected by Queen Victoria.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Hughenden%20Valley (154 words)

	Hughenden Manor
		Disraeli loved trees, and when he purchased the Hughenden estate he was delighted with the surrounding landscape of woodlands, and the fact that his home was buried deep in a secluded part of this lush valley in the Chilterns, yet only minutes from High Wycombe.
		In 1862 Edward Buckton Lamb was commissioned to soften and 'romanticise' Hughenden Manor but the typical Victorian restoration resulted in an extension of the gothic style already introduced in the house during the 1840s.
		A thoughtful touch, and one that shows a very human understanding of the potential embarrassment that may have been caused to his Royal friend, should her legs be allowed to swing about freely.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /notable%20houses/hughenden%20manor.htm (545 words)

	Hughenden Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		There were many ancient manors within the border and in addition to Odo King Henry I of England King Henry VIII of England Simon de Montfort and Benjamin Disraeli have all at one time owned in the parish.
		Hughenden became infamous as a place of clandestine marriages and referred to extensively as such in local
		Today the village is in a very part of the Chiltern Hills and the manor with its extensive are open to the public.
	www.freeglossary.com /Hughenden_Valley (660 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Ealing Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		HUGHENDEN Manor gardens were a bit of a wilderness when Simon Smijth-Windham arrived as head gardener 24 years ago.
		Simon's last day at Hughenden is June 10, then he and his wife Wendy will move to their new home in Northants which has quite a small garden.
		The most upsetting event in his time at Hughenden was the storm of 1990: "We lost 26 major trees in the gardens, including six cedars on the lawns.
	www.ealingtimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=184543 (623 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Harrow Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		HUGHENDEN Art Group's own next meeting is on Monday, February 23, on the topic of boats.
		HUGHENDEN MANOR announces a year of celebrations to mark the 200th birthday of Benjamin Disraeli.
		In-depth tours of the Manor will take place on the first Wednesday of every month exploring Disraeli, one of the most charismatic characters of the 19th century, through the intimacy of his home, the place he called "my haven".
	www.harrowtimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=459997 (400 words)

	Walkabout - Hughenden
		One of the boards explains: 'The Hughenden area 100 million years ago, was on the edge of a shallow inland sea that extended from what is now the Gulf of Carpentaria through to South Australia.
		Located about 45 km north of Hughenden on the unsealed Kennedy Development Road, the Porcupine Gorge, sometimes known as the 'little Grand Canyon', drops 120 metres from the surrounding countryside.
		It is not possible to enter the gorge from the lookout (which is clearly signposted) but another 10 km further north is the small monolith known as the 'Pyramid' and at this point there is a path which leads into the gorge.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDHughenden.shtml (681 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Bucks Free Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		SECOND World War veteran Victor Gregory will launch an appeal at Hughenden Manor on Wednesday inviting people with memories of the stately home in the 1940s to come forward.
		The former RAF officer was based at Hughenden when it was transformed into a mapping and intelligence centre codenamed "Hillside".
		Hughenden Manor was requisitioned by the RAF during the Second World War for mapping and aerial reconnaissance work.
	www.bucksfreepress.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=530372 (144 words)

	Hughenden, Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hughenden, is a town in Queensland, Australia situated on the banks of the Flinders River.
		It was named after Hughenden Manor, the home of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.
		Hughenden is located on the Flinders Highway, 376 kilometres west of Townsville and 1400 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, the state capital.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/Hughenden,-Queensland.htm (148 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Hillingdon Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hughenden Manor is doing its bit to promote the riches of the English apple orchard.
		In its own Victorian orchard and the land around it, the manor's head gardener Frank Parge has been tending a full 56 varieties of old, rare and traditional English apples.
		Apple Days take place at Hughenden Manor Stable Yard and apple orchard from October 22 to 26 from noon to 4pm, with free entry.
	www.hillingdontimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=424879 (379 words)

	Hughenden Manor
		Hughenden was a Georgian estate when politician and author Benjamin Disraeli purchased it in 1848.
		Curiously, Disraeli himself was not financially able to support the estate, but he thought it a necessary part of his political career to be a landowner.
		Hughenden was Disraeli's home from 1848 until his death in 1881.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/bucks/az/hughenden.htm (251 words)

	BEACONSFIELD - LoveToKnow Article on BEACONSFIELD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This went to the purchase of Hughenden Manor not, of course, a great property, but with so much of the pleasant and picturesque, of the dignified also, as quite to explain what it was to the affectionate fancy of its lord.
		She died ill 1863, leaving him all her fortune, which was considerable; and, as she wished, was buried at Hughenden, close to the grave where Disraeli was to lie.
		He lies in Hughenden churchyard, in a rail-enclosed grave, with liberty for the turf to grow between him and the sky.
	37.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BEACONSFIELD.htm (10738 words)

	Hughenden Manor and places to stay nearby
		The gardens are set in a delightfully wooded valley and were in the main created by Disraeli's wife Mary Anne.
		Formal bedding dating from the 1880s in the South Garden has been restored and the orchard re-created with 35 varieties of apple and 4 of pear.
		There are some unusual plants at Hughenden Manor including a Chimaera ' Adamii '.
	www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk /hughenden_manor.htm (87 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Victor Gregory, 83, from Borehamwood, Herfordshire, held vital clues in helping the National Trust to discover that the property was used during World War II to produce maps for the RAF's major bombing campaigns.
		Hughenden Manor was the true location of a secret intelligence base code-named Hillside, and is believed to be at the very top of Hitler's hit list.
		Top Secret Hughenden also meant that Mr Gregory, who was 19 when he was posted to High Wycombe, was reunited with Kathyln Hudson, 85, of West Wycombe, whom he had not seen for 60 years.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=593035 (394 words)

	mary anne evans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		She was some twelve years older than Dizzy, and he may not have known her true age, because she lied to him about it, but their romance continued until the day she died.
		She is buried with him in a vault in the little church in Hughenden, Buckinghamshire (England), from which their home, Hughenden Manor, took its name.
		That house has been preserved, as it was when they left it, as a museum the public may visit.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /mary_anne_evans.html (242 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Croydon Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Millfield Wood near Hughenden Manor and Gomm Valley near Loudwater are both nature reserves owned by the Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust with free access to the public via the footpaths that run through them.
		Hughenden stream flows through parkland at Hughenden Manor, providing a chance for a picturesque walk as well as a visit to the Victorian elegance of Benjamin Disraeli's former home.
		On Thursday, April 15, the National Trust is organising an Easter woodland trail at Hughenden Manor with clues to follow and Easter egg prizes.
	www.croydonguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=479710 (543 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Bucks Free Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		He bought Hughenden Manor in 1848 for £35,000 and shared it with his wife, Mary Ann, for 33 years.
		When she died he was inconsolable and the Hughenden notepaper afterwards had a fl border.
		Disraeli is buried in the churchyard by the east wall of St Michael and All Angels that you passed on your way to Hughenden Manor.
	www.bucksfreepress.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=560083 (730 words)

	Buckinghamshire
		William the Conqueror annexed most of the manors for himself and his family: Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, William's half brother, became a major landowner locally.
		Many ancient hunts became the king's property (worthy of note are Whaddon Chase and Princes Risborough) as did all the wild swans of England.
		Another flush of annexations of local manors to the Crown accompanied the dissolution of the monasteries (1536), when almost a third of the county became the personal property of King Henry VIII, to dispose of at his pleasure.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/buckinghamshire.html (1600 words)

	Walk 3 : Saunderton via West Wycombe Circular - Time Out Book of Country Walks Volume 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This walk combines a fairly easy stroll in the Chilterns through a mixture of woodland and sloping meadows, with an optional visit to Hughenden Manor and West Wycombe Caves.
		The route from Hughenden heads west across Downley Common to West Wycombe Caves for the recommended tea stop.
		Hughendon Manor (tel 01494 755573, www.nationaltrust.org.uk) was a mediaeval manor, later bought by Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in 1847.
	www.walkingclub.org.uk /book_2/walk_03.shtml (914 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Ealing Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		There's a chance to explore the history of English dance when Hughenden Manor puts on a day-long workshop, entitled A Day of Dance and a Playford Ball.
		Participants will be invited to bring Victorian or earlier style dress for the ball, which takes place in the former Servants Hall at Hughenden Manor.
		A Day of Dance and a Playford Ball at Hughenden Manor is on July 20 from 10am to 3pm, then 5.30pm to 8pm.
	www.ealingtimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=393110 (517 words)

	Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The service will be held at The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hughenden on Saturday 9th August 2003, at 12 Noon.
		The church is on the edge of the grounds of Hughenden Manor, a National Trust property.
		After about a mile, the park will come into view on your left, and about half a mile later, the entrance to Hughenden Manor is signposted on the left with a National Trust brown sign.
	www.jofox.eurobell.co.uk /church.htm (363 words)

	Map to football pitch at Hughenden Valley School
		This is one of three pitches that Hughenden Valley FC plays on.
		Hughenden Manor on the A4128 Hughenden road traveling towards Great Missenden.
		Hughenden Valley School is at the end of this road.
	www.bucksfootball.co.uk /map/hvis.htm (242 words)

	Hughenden Manor \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Windsor and Eton \| Frommers.com
		This country manor not only gives insight into the age of Victoria but also acquaints us with a remarkable man: Benjamin Disraeli, one of the most enigmatic figures of 19th-century England.
		In 1848, Disraeli acquired Hughenden Manor, a country house that befitted his fast-rising political and social position.
		Today, Hughenden houses an odd assortment of memorabilia, including a lock of Disraeli's hair, letters from Victoria, and a portrait of Lord Byron.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/windsorandeton/A32073.html (365 words)

	Guide to the Charles Wishaw Clubbe Papers, 1840-1878
		Charles Wishaw Clubbe (birth and death dates not known) occupied the position of vicar at the living of Hughenden near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, from approximately 1851 to 1868.
		Hughenden Manor had been purchased by Benjamin Disraeli (1804 to 1881), one of Great Britain's outstanding politicians and statesmen of the nineteenth century, in September 1848.
		Asking if the vault at Hughenden has been closed and asking Clubbe to take care of it if it hasn't.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/ricewrc/00057/00057-P.html (897 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Streatham Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The breeding couple, nicknamed Hero and Leander, and their brood built a nest on The Dyke in April this year but another two moved in soon after with their own newly-hatched cygnets, and by June, feathers were flying as the male swans battled for territory.
		Staff at Hughenden have christened their new swans Hero and Leander as a tribute to the manor's former owners.
		Neil Harris, estate warden at the manor, said: "We are delighted to welcome Hero and Leander to Hughenden and we hope they will be happy in their new surroundings."
	www.streathamguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=396113 (204 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Beds/Bucks/Herts \| Secret base's WWII role revealed
		Until now it was known simply that Hughenden Manor was used by the Air Ministry during the World War II, but exactly what went on there was a mystery.
		She then learned Hughenden Manor was once at the top of Hitler's hit list.
		An exhibition at Hughenden Manor, documenting its wartime history, was unveiled on Monday.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/4481611.stm (329 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Bucks Free Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		VISITORS to Hughenden Manor will be getting their knickers in a twist as well as petticoats, bodices, bustles and corsets as part of a Victorian Fashion Weekend.
		Visitors will be able to try on authentic pieces of Victorian clothing and underwear on March 15, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
		Hughenden Manor community learning officer Jessie Binns said: "When we look at pictures from the Victorian era we can't help wondering how people lived and moved around, let alone went to the loo, wearing such extraordinary clothes."
	www.thisisbuckinghamshire.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=274964 (143 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		They were also encouraged to look at the woodland as a habitat for wildlife and create stories inspired by the forest, before working on their final sculptures.
		These artworks are now dotted along the woodland walk at Hughenden and, to celebrate the children’s hard work and view the sculptures, their parents and families were invited along to Hughenden for a summer picnic.
		Jessie Binns, community learning officer at Hughenden Manor said, “These visits can be absolutely life changing for the children who often discover talents and interests they never knew they had.
	www.redrow.net /PublishNews.aspx?id=850 (475 words)

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