Woburn Abbey

occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford
Organization historic_house_museum Q1629626
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Summary

Woburn Abbey is a historic house museum[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of historic_house_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Woburn Abbey is located in Woburn[3].
  • Woburn Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Woburn Abbey's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[5].
  • Woburn Abbey's instance of is recorded as English country house[6].
  • Woburn Abbey is owned by Duke of Bedford[7].
  • Woburn Abbey's postal code is recorded as MK17 9WA[8].
  • Woburn Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Woburn Abbey[9].
  • January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Woburn Abbey[10].
  • Woburn Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as SP9646332551[11].
  • Woburn Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.98295, 'lon': -0.596719}[12].
  • Woburn Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.woburnabbey.co.uk[13].
  • Woburn Abbey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Woburn Abbey[14].
  • Woburn Abbey's Commons gallery is recorded as Woburn Abbey[15].
  • Woburn Abbey's depicted by is recorded as A descriptive and historical catalogue of the collection of pictures at Woburn abbey[16].
  • Woburn Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[17].
  • Woburn Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed park and garden[18].
  • Woburn Abbey's Commons Institution page is recorded as Woburn Abbey[19].
  • Woburn Abbey's date of official opening is recorded as 1955[20].
  • Woburn Abbey covers an area of {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+954.75'}[21].
  • Woburn Abbey's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woburn MK17 9WA'}[22].
  • Woburn Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as Mid Bedfordshire[23].
  • Woburn Abbey's historic county is recorded as Bedfordshire[24].
  • Woburn Abbey's P14536 is recorded as 344096[25].

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Founding

January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Woburn Abbey[10].

Ownership

Woburn Abbey is owned by Duke of Bedford[7].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Woburn Abbey include Woburn Square[26], a square[27], in United Kingdom[28].

Why It Matters

Woburn Abbey ranks in the top 9% of historic_house_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for it include Woburn Square[26], a square[27], in United Kingdom[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Mapping Museums. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Mapping Museums. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ga', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'no', 'p
    Harper's tag → woburn-abbey-bedfordshire-england
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: woburn-abbey-bedfordshire-england, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965695|woburn abbey bedfordshire england (#289965695)]] in [[:toollab"
  2. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 344096
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 344096, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 22w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → http://www.woburnabbey.co.uk
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, Grade I listed park and garden
    Instance of → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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