Woburn Abbey in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, began as a Cistercian abbey founded in 1145 and passed to the Russell family in 1547 after the dissolution of the monasteries. Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, began converting it into a country house around 1630, and it was substantially rebuilt in the eighteenth century under the architects Henry Flitcroft and John Sanderson, with later work by Henry Holland, producing the Palladian-influenced house seen today, set in a deer park landscaped by Humphry Repton. It remains the family seat of the Duke of Bedford, who continues to reside there while opening the house and its grounds, including Woburn Safari Park, to the public. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Woburn Abbey, Monastic origins section
Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was set out and founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1145.
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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
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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 att
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Category:Palladian Revival architecture in England
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1955)
Wikidata item Q1629626, property P1619: 1955
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Woburn, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q1629626, property P131/P17 (location): Woburn, United Kingdom
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