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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Potsgrove like this:
POTSGROVE, a parish in Woburn district, Beds; 2 miles S of Woburn, and 4¼ S by E of Woburn-Sands r.station. Post-town, Woburn. Acres, 1, 385. Real property, £1, 993. Pop., 298. Houses, 66. The property is divided among three. The manor belongs to Sir E. P. Turner-Bart. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Battlesden, in diocese of Ely. The church is modern. Charities, £9.
Potsgrove 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 Potsgrove itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Potsgrove, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4989
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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