| Potsgrove | |
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 Parish church of St Mary | |
  Potsgrove Location withinBedfordshire | |
| Population | 44 (2001) |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK17 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Potsgrove is a small village andcivil parish located in theCentral Bedfordshire district ofBedfordshire, England. The parish includes thehamlet ofSheep Lane.
The first reference to the village appears in theDomesday 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]
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