Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

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Brief description of site

Woburn Abbey is a country mansion surrounded by a medieval deer park and 18th-century landscape park, part of which is now used as wildlife park. There are formal and ornamental gardens adjacent to the Abbey, occupying about 17 hectares in area.

Brief history of site

There were major developments of the landscape in the 18th and early 19th centuries, working on a 17th-century base. George London, Charles Bridgeman and Humphry Repton all worked at the site. The house and gardens opened to the public in 1955, followed by the safari park

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	153	Grid Ref:	SP963323
Latitude:	51.98083	Longitude:	-0.5992599

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