Gravenhurst

Gravenhurst is a civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes Lower Gravenhurst, Upper Gravenhurst, as well as the hamlet of Ion.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of Saint Margaret and Thrift Wood.

Parish Church of Saint Margaret

Church

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thrift Wood

Forest

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thrift Wood is a 19.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Bicknacre in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Thrift Wood is situated 2 miles west of Gravenhurst.

St Mary’s Church, Clophill

Ruins

Photo: Mr Biz, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The present St Mary's Church is located in the centre of the small village of Clophill, between Bedford and Luton in the county of Bedfordshire in the South Midlands of England. St Mary’s Church, Clophill is situated 2 miles north of Gravenhurst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shefford and Pirton.

Shefford

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shefford is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. At the 2021 census it had a population of 7,311. It lies 10 miles south-east of Bedford.

Pirton

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pirton is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of Hitchin, and adjoins the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.

Silsoe

Village

Photo: Ojw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Silsoe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. The village used to be on the main A6 road but a bypass around the village was opened in 1981 at a cost of £1.6m.

Gravenhurst

Type: Locality
Location: Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.0077° or 52° 0′ 28″ north

Longitude

-0.3901° or 0° 23′ 25″ west

Elevation

223 feet (68 metres)

Open location code

9C4X2J55+3W

GeoNames ID

7299863

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