In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Howbury like this:
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.
Additional information about this locality is available for Renhold
Howbury through time
Howbury is now part of Bedford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bedford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Howbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Howbury, in Bedford and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25753
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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