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Upper Gravenhurst
Upper Gravenhurst
	Cottages in Upper Gravenhurst, viewed from the churchyard next to the church
	Upper Gravenhurst Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL113360
Civil parish	Gravenhurst;
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire;
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK45
Dialling code	01462
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire;
	List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°00′41″N 0°22′43″W / 52.01141°N 0.37851°W

Upper Gravenhurst is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gravenhurst, in the Central Bedfordshire district of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1881 the parish had a population of 354.^[1] On 24 March 1888 the parish was abolished and merged with Lower Gravenhurst to form "Gravenhurst".^[2]

The Church of St Giles has been established in the village since the 12th Century. The first school in the village was built in 1870, today known as Gravenhurst Academy.^[3]

References

^ "Population statistics Upper Gravenhurst AP/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Ampthill Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "'Gravenhurst history timeline'". Galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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[1] "Population statistics Upper Gravenhurst AP/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[2] "Ampthill Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[3] "'Gravenhurst history timeline'". Galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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