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Woburn Abbey

England · 12th century

Founded
c. 1101
Heritage status
Grade I listed building · Grade I listed park and garden
Location
Woburn
Coordinates
51.98295°, -0.59672°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Woburn Abbey in England
Photo: Cnyborg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

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 is open on specified days to visitors, along with the diverse estate surrounding it, including the historic landscape gardens and deer park (by Humphry Repton), as well as more recently added attractions including Woburn Safari Park, a miniature railway and a garden/visitor centre. It was built by William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh.

Text adapted from “Woburn Abbey” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Woburn Abbey ranks #492 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #44 of the 397 mapped in England. Founded c. 1101, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,862 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Milton Keynes, 13 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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