Luton Hoo

Luton Hoo
Luton Hoo is located in Bedfordshire
Luton Hoo
Location of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire
LocationHyde, Bedfordshire
Coordinates51°51′16.6″N 0°23′51.4″W / 51.854611°N 0.397611°W / 51.854611; -0.397611
OS grid referenceTL1045118552
Built forJohn Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Restored1830
Restored byRobert Smirke
ArchitectRobert Adam
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical
Listed Building – Grade I
Luton Hoo from the air

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.