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|official_name = Pavenham|population = 712ACCESS-DATE=11 NOVEMBER 2016WORK=NEIGHBOURHOOD STATISTICS, Borough of Bedford>Bedford|lieutenancy_england = Bedfordshire|region= East of EnglandNorth East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)>North East Bedfordshire|post_town= BEDFORD|postcode_district = MK43|postcode_area= MK|dial_code= 01234|os_grid_reference= SP991235}}Pavenham is a small village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} 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.

Timeline

1086: Domesday Book identifies Pavenham in the ancient hundred of BuckeloweOpen Domesday Online: Pavenham, accessed 1 Jul 20171205: Church first mentioned as a chapel or daughter church to Felmersham13th Century: Church exists only as a nave and chancel14th Century: The tower, spire and the chapel north of the chancel added to the Church15th Century: North aisle and south transept (a chapel) added to the Church1578: Churchwardens report Trinity College for letting the Church fall into disrepair1665: The year that the Pavenham Old Yew Tree believed to have been planted, the year of the Great Plague1770: Pavenham Enclosure Act1798: Workhouse first mentioned1813: Water Mill closed1827: Sunday School Started1853: Church of England School opened, provided by Squire Tucker1857: Wesleyan Chapel built1877: Vicarage built, designed by Bedford architect John Usher1888: Cricket Club Founded1920: War memorial unveiled1935: Electricity came to the village1938: The Cock Inn substantially rebuilt1955: Roof to the nave of the Church replaced1959: Village Hall re-opened after improvements made1960: Pavenham Bury demolished1961: The Old Yew Tree transplanted 15 feet from its original position as part of a road improvement scheme1965: Pavenham Women's Institute plant oak in the playing fields to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Women's Institute1967: Pavenham Sports Pavilion Opened - built by local builder Charles Cartlidge.1972: Vicarage demolished1980: New Village Hall opened1983: 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.Image:StPeter'sChurch-Pavenham.jpg |{{center|St Peter's Church}}Image:Pavenham-High-Street.jpg|{{center|High Street, Pavenham}}Image:Pavenham-Golf-Course-entrance.jpg|{{center|Pavenham Golf Course}}

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External links

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• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051103053131weblink">Pavenham village website

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