History of Bedfordshire than fifty places in the county. Following the enactment of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, Bedford was the only borough in the county. Charters of incorporation were granted to Dunstable in 1864 and Luton in 1876. In 1837 the county was divided into poor law unions, each consisting of a town and surrounding rural parishes: Ampthill, Bedford, Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard, Luton and Woburn. In addition, a handful of parishes near the boundaries of Bedfordshire were included in PLUs based in other counties, namely Hitchin in Hertfordshire, St Neots in Huntingdonshire and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. In 1875, the county was divided
Woburn Place values are high in this area. For example, in 2005 a freehold office building at 19–29 Woburn Place (9,400 m, 101,000 sq ft) was sold for £22.6 million. The road is part of the A4200 and as such is an important thoroughfare and bus route. The nearest underground station is Russell Square to the south-east. Woburn Place Woburn Place is a street in central London, England, named after Woburn Abbey. It is located in the Bloomsbury area of Camden. To the north is Tavistock Square and to the south-east is Russell Square. Past Tavistock Square the road becomes Upper Woburn