5-406: Graveley may refer to: Graveley, Hertfordshire Graveley, Cambridgeshire See also [ edit ] Gravely (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-598: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graveley&oldid=932854605 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Graveley, Hertfordshire Graveley is a village and civil parish about four miles east of Hitchin and two miles north of Stevenage in Hertfordshire , England. The population of
15-617: The parish in the 2011 census was 487. A milestone in the village states that it is 33 miles from London. 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 . The village was by-passed by the A1 (M) motorway in the 1960s. The parish absorbed
20-459: 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. Graveley and Chesfield had been separate parishes but were united in 1445. In 1953 the southern part of Graveley parish, including Corey's Mill and the future site of the Lister Hospital ,
25-482: Was transferred to become part of Stevenage Urban District. In 2011 Graveley parish ceded some of its territory to become the new civil parish of Great Ashby . 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 , and The Wagon & Horses. At one time there were four pubs, but two have now closed down. This Hertfordshire location article
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