Upper Gravenhurst

Human settlement in England

Gravenhurst

Unitary authority

Central Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

Region

East

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Mid Bedfordshire

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.^[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]

References

^ "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.