Woburn, Bedfordshire Woburn, Bedfordshire Woburn () meaning twisted or crooked stream) is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It is situated about southeast of the centre of Milton Keynes, and about south of junction 13 of the M1 motorway and is a tourist attraction. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 933. Woburn was first recorded as a hamlet in 969 and is found in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is best known as the location of Woburn Abbey (a stately home), founded by Cistercian monks in 1145 and granted to the first Earl of Bedford in
Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Dales in the county council area of North Yorkshire. The railway has helped and supported the surrounding area (and local economy) to regenerate and provide brand new attractions, boosting both trade and tourism. The railway has a large collection of industrial steam engines and Austerity tanks and also some locos from the Big Four (British railway companies). Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to