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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pavenham like this:
PAVENHAM, or Pavingham, a village and a parish in the district and county of Bedford. The village stands on the river Ouse, 2½ miles N W of Oakley r. station and 5½ N W of Bedford; and has a post-office under Bedford. The parish comprises 1, 340 acres. Real property, £2, 905. ...
Pop., 536. Houses, 116. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Alston, Esq. Pavenham Bury is the seat of J. Tucker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patron, J. Tucker, Esq. The church has aisles, S transept, and tower and spire; and contains very fine oak carvings. There are two Methodist chapels and a Church of England school.
Pavenham is now part of BEDFORD Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BEDFORD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pavenham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pavenham, in Bedford and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5414
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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