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Village in Bedfordshire, England

Human settlement in England
Upper Gravenhurst
Cottages in Upper Gravenhurst, viewed from the churchyard next to the church
Upper Gravenhurst is located in BedfordshireUpper GravenhurstUpper GravenhurstLocation within Bedfordshire
OS grid referenceTL113360
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK45
Dialling code01462
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
52°00′41″N 0°22′43″W / 52.01141°N 0.37851°W / 52.01141; -0.37851

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. On 24 March 1888 the parish was abolished and merged with Lower Gravenhurst to form "Gravenhurst".

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.

References

  1. "Population statistics Upper Gravenhurst AP/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "Ampthill Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. "'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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Settlements in Central Bedfordshire


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