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 through time
Upper Gravenhurst is now part of Mid Bedfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Bedfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Gravenhurst itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Gravenhurst in Mid Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4264
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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