Museums · West Midlands
Woburn Sands
Woburn Sands — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Jeffrey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Woburn Sands is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Woburn Sands is a museum located in the West Midlands. It showcases local history and heritage, providing insight into the area’s past. The museum features various exhibits that highlight significant events and developments in the region.
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Background
History
The earliest evidence of settlement is an Iron Age hill fort, Danesborough Camp, dating from between 100 BC and 100 AD and which is located on Aspley Heath to the southwest of the present town: it is a scheduled monument. The village name was originally Hogsty End, one of Wavendon's four 'ends' (along with Church End, Cross End and Lower End) but by Victorian times, this un-picturesque name had fallen out of favour, and Woburn Sands had taken over as the accepted name. The modern name is credited to a schoolmaster unable to attract business to his "Hogsty End Academy", and was one of the first to promote the use of the new name. Later when the settlement had developed into a hamlet, it was…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0150, -0.6490
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Aspley Guise
- Postcode
- MK17 8RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
Sources
- wikipedia: Woburn Sands (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woburn Sands?
- Woburn Sands is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0150°, -0.6490°.
- Is Woburn Sands wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Woburn Sands. Check ahead for specific facilities.