Woburn is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, about 5 miles southeast of Milton Keynes and 3 miles south of junction 13 of the M1 motorway. At the 2011 census, it had a population of
Woburn Abbey, occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford. Although it is still a family home to the current duke, it
Woburn, Bedfordshire
…had a population of 933. Woburn was first recorded as a hamlet in 969 and is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is best known as the location of Woburn Abbey (a stately home) and Woburn Safari Park. The abbey was founded by Cistercian monks in 1145 and granted to the first Earl of Bedford in 1538 after the…
The west front of Woburn Abbey
View of the entrance to the Arsenal, Canaletto, 1732