In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Graveley like this:
GRAVELEY, a parish in Hitchin district, Herts; on the Roman road to Verulam, 2 miles N by E of Stevenage, and 3 ESE of Hitchin r. station. Post town, Stevenage. Acres, 1,817. Real property, £3, 057. Pop., 422. Houses, 87. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Chivesfield, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £391. * Patron, the Rev. T. F. Green. The church is ancient but good, and has an embattled tower.
Graveley through time
Graveley is now part of North Hertfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Hertfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Graveley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Graveley in North Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5521
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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