Potsgrove
Village in Bedfordshire, England
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Potsgrove is a small village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Sheep Lane.
| Potsgrove | |
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Parish church of St Mary | |
  Potsgrove Location within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 44 (2001) |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK17 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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]
Manor Farm in Potsgrove for many years was run by the G Hunter and son. The farm organisation had a successful syndicate shoot for many years also included a dairy milk herd along with beef stock.[citation needed]
Woburn Abbey owned land in Potsgrove.[3]
The village held an annual clay shoot which included team guns vs. beaters, plus an open free-to-all shoot off at the end of the day[citation needed]
Prominent local families included the McClurg's who lived at the old school house and worked at manor farm for many years (1970–2013), the Hodges, Bentley's and Grahams.[citation needed]
Potsgrove had its own school until the early 1900s, along with a pub called the Sow and Pigs.[citation needed]
