Potsgrove is a small village and

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located in the

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district of

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, England. The parish includes the

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of Sheep Lane. The first reference to the village appears in the

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of 1086. The village is first recorded as "Potesgraue". Later references record the village as "Pottesgrove", which is still used in the name of the local ecclesiastical parish. 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. Woburn Abbey owned land in Potsgrove. In 1473; second entry in http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/E4/CP40no847/bCP40no847dorses/IMG_1461.htm 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 Prominent local families included the McClurg's who lived at the old school house and worked at manor farm for many years (1970-2013), and the Hodges, Bentley's and Grahams. Potsgrove had its own school until the early 1900s, along with a pub called the Sow and Pigs.

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Postgrove community archives
Central Bedfordshire District Civil parishes in Bedfordshire History of telecommunications in the United Kingdom Military history of Bedfordshire Villages in Bedfordshire {{Bedfordshire-geo-stub