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GRAVENHURST (UPPER), a parish in Ampthill district, Beds; 3 miles SW of Shefford r. station, and 5½ E by S of Ampthill. Post town, Silsoe, under Ampthill. Acres, 385. Real property, with Lower Gravenhurst, £2, 340. Pop., 337. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £50. Patrons, the Parishioners. The church 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: | Gravenhurst Parish Upper Gravenhurst Parish Ampthill Poor Law Union/Registration District Bedfordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | GRAVENHURST | GRAVENHURST UPPER | UPPER GRAVENHURST |
| Place: | Upper Gravenhurst |
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