Upper Gravenhurst is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gravenhurst, in the Central Bedfordshire district of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1881 the parish had a population of 354.[1] On 24 March 1888 the parish was abolished and merged with Lower Gravenhurst to form "Gravenhurst".[2]
Upper Gravenhurst | |
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![]() Cottages in Upper Gravenhurst, viewed from the churchyard next to the church | |
Location within Bedfordshire | |
OS grid reference | TL113360 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BEDFORD |
Postcode district | MK45 |
Dialling code | 01462 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
The Church of St Giles has been established in the village since the 12th Century. The first school in the village was built in 1870, today known as Gravenhurst Academy.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics Upper Gravenhurst AP/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Ampthill Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "'Gravenhurst history timeline'". Galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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