Pavenham
| Pavenham | |
|---|---|
 Pavenham high street | |
  Pavenham Location within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 712 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP991235 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
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St Peter's Church -
High Street, Pavenham -
Pavenham Golf Course
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Open Domesday Online: Pavenham, accessed 1 Jul 2017
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