Graveley, Hertfordshire
| Graveley | |
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 St Mary's Church, Graveley | |
  Graveley Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 498 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL232278 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hitchin |
| Postcode district | SG4 |
| Dialling code | 01438 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Graveley is a village and civil parish about four miles east of Hitchin and two miles north of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of Chesfield. The population of the parish in the 2021 census was 498.
History
[edit]Graveley is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was granted by William the Conqueror to Goisbert of Beauvais.
The village is built on a Roman road, which developed into a section of the Great North Road.[2] This section of the road was managed by the Stevenage and Biggleswade Turnpike Trust in the 18th century; one of their milestones survives in the village, reporting that it is 33 miles from London.[3]
The village was by-passed by the A1(M) motorway in the 1960s.
Architecture
[edit]The medieval church is of flint construction.
There are a number of attractive cottages and houses, including The George and Dragon pub, which has an 18th-century facade,[4] and The Wagon & Horses.[5] At one time there were four pubs, but two have now closed down.
Parish boundaries
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The parish absorbed the site of a lost settlement, Chesfield (or Chivesfield), about a mile to the east of Graveley; little remains there apart from the ruined walls of its 14th-century church, a farm and a couple of cottages.[2] Graveley and Chesfield had been separate parishes but were united in 1445.[6]
In 1953, the southern part of Graveley parish, including Corey's Mill and the future site of the Lister Hospital, was transferred to become part of Stevenage Urban District.[7]
In 2011, Graveley parish ceded some of its territory to become the new civil parish of Great Ashby.[8]
Governance
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Graveley has three tiers of local government at parish, district and county level: Graveley Parish Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, and Hertfordshire County Council. The parish council meets at the village hall on High Street.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ^ a b "Graveley village" (PDF).
- ^ Historic England. "Milestone opposite number 9 (Mushroom Cottage) (Grade II) (1102431)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "George and Dragon".
- ^ "Waggon and Horses Public House, Graveley, Hertfordshire".
- ^ Chauncy, Henry (1700). The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire, Volume 2. London. p. 124. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Ministry of Housing and Local Government Order No. 3452. The County of Hertford (Stevenage Urban District and Hertford and Hitchin Rural Districts) Confirmation Order, 1953, effective 1 April 1953
- ^ Great Ashby Community Council, Accessed 19 May 2012
- ^ "Graveley Parish Council". Retrieved 4 May 2025.
External links
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