Potsgrove
| Potsgrove | |
 Parish church of St Mary |
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  Potsgrove |
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| Population | 44 (2001) |
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| Civil parish | Potsgrove |
| Unitary authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK17 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Bedfordshire |
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Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 0°37′00″W / 51.95°N 0.616667°W
Potsgrove is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Sheep Lane.
The first reference to the village appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village is first recorded as "Potesgraue".[1] Later references record the village as "Pottesgrove", which is still used in the name of the local ecclesiastical parish.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Parish of Potsgrove". Bedfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ↑ "Guide to Bedfordshire parishes". Bedfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
External links
Media related to Potsgrove at Wikimedia Commons
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