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GRAVELEY, a parish in Hitchin district, Herts; on the Roman road to Verulam, 2 miles N by E of Stevenage, and 3 ESE of Hitchin r. station. Post town, Stevenage. Acres, 1,817. Real property, £3, 057. Pop., 422. Houses, 87. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Chivesfield, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £391. * Patron, the Rev. T. F. Green. The church is ancient but good, and has an embattled tower.
(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: | Graveley AP/CP Hitchin RegD/PLU Hertfordshire AncC |
Place: | Graveley |
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