Great Raveley, Huntingdonshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1932.

GREAT RAVELEY:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1932.

"GREAT RAVELEY, the parish of Great Raveley is composed mostly of clay land rising from the Great Raveley Fen in the north where the height above ordnance datum is only 3 ft. 6 ins., to 129 ft. at Top Road in the south-western corner of the parish. The greatest part of the parish is high land where wheat and beans are grown; the pasture land covers less than a third of the area. In 1925 there were some 32 acres of woodland but this area is now much reduced.

The village, in which there is no church, is built along a branch road to Woodwalton. At the south-east end, on top of the hill, is the Manor House (now known as Manor Farm) a much altered 17th century building. Near here, facing the Huntingdon road is the pound. Lower down was the Methodist Chapel and the school. There are some 17th century half-timbered cottages and the Three Horseshoes Public House.

The parish was inclosed in 1786. In 1819 the ecclesiastical parish was abolished to create Upwood with Great Raveley ecclesiastical parish. In 1935 the civil parish was also abolished to help create Upwood and the Raveleys civil parish."