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]
| Upper Gravenhurst | |
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 Cottages in Upper Gravenhurst, viewed from the churchyard next to the church | |
  Upper Gravenhurst Location within Bedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL113360 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| 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 |
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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]
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