Woburn Abbey, 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

Woburn Abbey, founded in 1145 on the site of the present house, was given in 1547 to Sir John Russell of Chenies. By 1661 a series of enclosed gardens had been laid out to the west of the house, within a park enclosing various areas of woodland. There were major developments of the landscape in the 18th and early 19th centuries. 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:	SP965325
Latitude:	51.98259	Longitude:	-0.5962926

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