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Hughenden Manor

manor, High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
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Hughenden Manor
Hughenden Manor Hughenden Manor on the northern outskirts of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

Hughenden Manor is a country house located near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It is most famously associated with Benjamin Disraeli, a prominent British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister and was a key figure in the Conservative Party. Disraeli purchased Hughenden Manor in 1848 and lived there until his death in 1881. The manor served as his home and a base for his political activities. High Wycombe itself is a town known for its furniture making, particularly Windsor chairs, and is situated on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, within the London metropolitan area.12

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