Blakeney, Gloucestershire

Blakeney
Blakeney
Blakeney shown within Gloucestershire
Population 801 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SO672070
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Blakeney
Postcode district GL
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England.[2] It is the largest village in the parish of Awre and has views of the Forest of Dean.

It was the site of a Roman villa, dating to 75 AD,[2] and home to Thomas Sternhold, a groom of King Henry VIII's Robes.[2]

The local manor house is Hayes Manor, Viney Hill.[3]

Governance

The parish lies in the Awre electoral ward, which includes the villages of Awre and Blakeney. The population at the 2011 census was 1,714.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Blakeney". Virtual guide to the Royal Forest Of Dean. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hayes Manor". Daily Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "Awre ward 2011". Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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