Woburn Abbey

British

/ ˈwəʊbən /

noun

a mansion in Woburn in Bedfordshire: originally an abbey; rebuilt in the 17th century for the Dukes of Bedford, altered by Henry Holland in the 18th century; deer park landscaped by Humphrey Repton

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During this time, he helped design the Reliant Scimitar car, the Reliant Bond Bug - a two-seater, three-wheeled sports car that was launched at Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire in 1970 - and Leyland lorry cabs.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2023

For an outside broadcast from Woburn Abbey, she was dressed in period crinolines, with a battery-operated radio microphone underneath.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2010

Last week the Duke of Bedford, one of the most businesslike of the stately-home owners, laid on a lunch of home-slaughtered-bison pie at Woburn Abbey for a luxury tour of 51 Americans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Recently she purchased a small, conveniently maneuverable "Moth" airplane, and transformed into a landing field the lawn in front of her home, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wiffen, dating from the sentimental seclusion of Woburn Abbey, a song replete with all the grace and imagination of his "Ionian Hours."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 396, October 31, 1829 by Various

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