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LEE-GRAVE, or LIGHTGRAVE, a hamlet in Luton parish, Beds; 2½ miles NW of Luton. Acres, 1, 200. Real property, £1, 600. Pop., 426. Houses, 87. The manor belongs to John S. Leigh, Esq.; but most of the property, to Sir John Filmer, Bart. Leegrave marsh here is the source of the river Lea. There is a Methodist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Bedfordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | LEE GRAVE | LEE GRAVE OR LIGHTGRAVE | LIGHTGRAVE |
| Place: | Leagrave |
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