The settlement now known as Woburn Sands was part of the original ecclesiastical parish of Wavendon along with part of Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath. Until about 1820 the settlement was known as Hogsty End although references to the name Woburn Sands appear in some letters written in the late 18C. In 1846 the railway arrived, sponsored by the Duke of Bedford. In 1865 the boundaries of the ecclesiastical parishes were re-drawn and the Woburn Sands parish established; at that stage it included part of Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath and it is for that reason that the Parish Church is located on the Heath. In 1907 civil parishes were established and the current boundaries with Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath were fixed. In 1972 the Woburn Sands Parish Council declared that Woburn Sands was a town and the Parish Council became the Town Council.
In October 2006 construction of the first two phases of the Parklands development (on the former Plysu and Nampak industrial site) began.
We'll aim to update these pages with a bit more information on the site itself and its role in Woburn Sands.
Before then if you're interested you can read more here
In October 2006 construction of the first two phases of the Parklands development (on the former Plysu and Nampak industrial site) began.
We'll aim to update these pages with a bit more information on the site itself and its role in Woburn Sands.
Before then if you're interested you can read more here