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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Gravenhurst like this:
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.
Upper Gravenhurst is now part of CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Gravenhurst itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Gravenhurst, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4264
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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