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Pavenham

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Pavenham high street


Pavenham is located in Bedfordshire

Pavenham

Pavenham



Location within Bedfordshire

Population 712 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SP991235
Unitary authority
  • Bedford
Ceremonial county
  • Bedfordshire
Region
  • East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BEDFORD
Postcode district MK43
Dialling code 01234
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England

EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
  • North East Bedfordshire


List of places

UK

England

Bedfordshire


52°11′17″N 0°33′14″W / 52.188°N 0.554°W / 52.188; -0.554Coordinates: 52°11′17″N 0°33′14″W / 52.188°N 0.554°W / 52.188; -0.554

Pavenham is a small village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Bedford. Village amenities consist of St Peter's Church, a pub, Village hall, tennis Club, Cricket Club and golf club. The village is home to many clubs and societies including an active WI.


The village has two nature reserves, Stevington Marsh, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and Pavenham Osier Beds, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.


Time Line


1086: Domesday Book identifies Pavenham in the ancient hundred of Buckelowe[2]


1205: Church first mentioned as a chapel or daughter church to Felmersham


13th Century: Church exists only as a nave and chancel


14th Century: The tower, spire and the chapel north of the chancel added to the Church


15th Century: North aisle and south transept (a chapel) added to the Church


1578: Churchwardens report Trinity College for letting the Church fall into disrepair


1665: The year that the Pavenham Old Yew Tree believed to have been planted, the year of the Great Plague


1770: Pavenham Enclosure Act


1798: Workhouse first mentioned


1813: Water Mill closed


1827: Sunday School Started


1853: Church of England School opened, provided by Squire Tucker


1857: Wesleyan Chapel built


1877: Vicarage built, designed by Bedford architect John Usher


1888: Cricket Club Founded


1920: War memorial unveiled


1935: Electricity came to the village


1938: The Cock Inn substantially rebuilt


1955: Roof to the nave of the Church replaced


1959: Village Hall re-opened after improvements made


1960: Pavenham Bury demolished


1961: The Old Yew Tree transplanted 15 feet from its original position as part of a road improvement scheme


1965: Pavenham Women's Institute plant oak in the playing fields to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Women's Institute


1967: Pavenham Sports Pavilion Opened - built by local builder Charles Cartlidge.


1972: Vicarage demolished


1980: New Village Hall opened


1983: Village school closed



Sport


Pavenham is the origin village of Pavenham Football Club, established in 2010. The club was promoted to Bedfordshire County Football Premier Division after their 3rd successive promotion.




References





  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Open Domesday Online: Pavenham, accessed 1 Jul 2017




External links






  • Pavenham village website










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