In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grovebury like this:
GROVEBURY, a manor in Leighton Buzzard parish, Beds. It was given by Henry II. to the nuns of Fontevralt in Normandy; became the site of an alien convent; and passed to the dean and canons of Windsor.
Additional information about this locality is available for Leighton Buzzard
Grovebury through time
Grovebury is now part of South Bedfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Bedfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grovebury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grovebury in South Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25103
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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