Gazeley

Gazeley

Gazeley, Church of All Saints
Gazeley
Gazeley shown within Suffolk
Population 686 (2011)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
Signpost in Gazeley

Gazeley is a village and civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk in eastern England and is part of the West Suffolk UK Parliament constituency. In 2005 it had a population of 740.[1] A house converted windmill survives in the village. The surnames of Gazeley, Gazley and Gazlay derive from this source.

The name Gazeley means "Woodland clearing of a man called *Gǣgi" http://www.oxfordreference.com/abstract/10.1093/acref/9780199609086.001.0001/acref-9780199609086-e-5858?rskey=yGAUsZ&result=5921

The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.

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References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Suffolk County Council
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