Luton Hoo is an English country house and estate near Luton in Bedfordshire and Harpenden in Hertfordshire. Most of the estate lies within the civil parish of Hyde, Bedfordshire. The Saxon word Hoo means the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with East Anglia.
Luton Hoo from the air
1829 engraving of Luton Hoo, as designed by Robert Adam. Two major sets of alterations were made after the image was published.
1855 engraving entitled Luton Hoo, the seat of John Shaw Leigh, Esqre.
John Gerard Leigh (1821-1875), of Luton Hoo, Master of the Hertfordshire Foxhounds
Luton is a town and unitary authority with borough status in Bedfordshire, England, with a population at the 2021 census of 225,262.
Image: Luton Town Hall and War Memorial (01)
Image: Luton Hoo (South Face 01)
Image: Northwest Face of the Parish Church of Saint Mary, Luton (02)
Image: London Luton Airport geograph.org.uk 1446381