Upper Gravenhurst Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Cottages by the church, Upper Gravenhurst, Beds - geograph.org.uk - 193425.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cottages in Upper Gravenhurst, viewed from the churchyard next to the church
Coordinates:52.0114°N -0.3785°W
Official Name:Upper Gravenhurst
Civil Parish:Gravenhurst
Unitary England:Central Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy England:Bedfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Mid Bedfordshire
Post Town:BEDFORD
Postcode District:MK45
Postcode Area:MK
Dial Code:01462
Os Grid Reference:TL113360

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Upper Gravenhurst AP/Ch/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 31 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Ampthill Registration District. UKBMD. 31 January 2023.
  3. Web site: 'Gravenhurst history timeline' . Galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk . 2007-03-15 . 2012-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222030559/http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/gravenhurst_timeline.htm . 2012-02-22 . dead .