Luton Hoo
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Luton Hoo is an English country house and estate near Luton in Bedfordshire and Harpenden in Hertfordshire. Most of the estate lies within the civil parish of Hyde, Bedfordshire. The Saxon word Hoo means the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with East Anglia.
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Luton Hoo | |
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Location | Hyde, Bedfordshire |
Coordinates | 51°51′16.6″N 0°23′51.4″W |
OS grid reference | TL1045118552 |
Built for | John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute |
Restored | 1830 |
Restored by | Robert Smirke |
Architect | Robert Adam |
Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
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