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  April 1145-1538 A.D.   Woburn Abbey (Cistercian), Woburn, Bedfordshire, England—Founded by Hugh de Bolbec; Granted to John Lord Russel, 1547;   John Adams & Thomas Jefferson Tour Woburn; Currently a Mansion, Estate and Park No author. “Woburn Abbey.”   Encyclopedia Britannica.   N.d. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/646393/Woburn-Abbey .   Accessed 25 Oct 2014. Woburn Abbey Woburn Abbey ,  seat of the dukes of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Eng., with a house that was rebuilt from a medieval Cistercian abbey by Henry Flitcroft (in 1747–61) and   Henry Holland   (in 1787–88). Its approximately 3,000-acre (1,000-hectare) park is the home of a magnificent collection of rare animals and birds. The 13th duke of Bedford, succeeding to the title and to severe death duties (inheritance taxes) in 1953, determined to realize to the full the potential earning power of a “stately home” and opened it as a paying tourist ...

  April 1145-1538 A.D.   Woburn Abbey (Cistercian), Woburn, Bedfordshire, England—Founded by Hugh de Bolbec; Granted to John Lord Russel, 1547;   John Adams & Thomas Jefferson Tour Woburn; Currently a Mansion, Estate and Park Wiki-offerings. Woburn Abbey   ( / w o ʊ b ə n / [n 1] [1] ) 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, garden/visitor centre and a new   Center Parcs   village. Contents   ·          1...