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GRAVENHURST (LOWER), a parish in Ampthill district, Beds; 3½ miles SW of Shefford r. station, and 5½ ESE of Ampthill. Post town, Silsoe, under Ampthill. Acres, 1, 240. Real property, with Upper Gravenhurst, £2, 340. Rated property of L. G. alone, £613. Pop., 60. Houses, 13. The property is divided among a few. There are extensive brickworks. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £243. * Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt, in 1400, by R. de Bilhemore; has a brass of him; and is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Lower Gravenhurst Parish Ampthill Poor Law Union/Registration District Bedfordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | GRAVENHURST | GRAVENHURST LOWER | LOWER GRAVENHURST |
| Place: | Lower Gravenhurst |
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