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HOWBURY HALL, the seat of the Polhill-Turners, in Renhold parish, Beds; on the river Ouse, 3 miles NE of Bedford. It is a beautiful mansion, in a park of about 100 acres; and an old amphitheatre is near it.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Renhold AP/CP Bedfordshire AncC |
Place: | Howbury |
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