Blakeney, Gloucestershire
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| Blakeney | |
| Gloucestershire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO672070 |
| Location: | 51°45’40"N, 2°28’35"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 801 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Blakeney |
| Postcode: | GL15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Forest of Dean |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Forest of Dean |
Blakeney is a village in western Gloucestershire.[2] It is the largest village in the parish of Awre. It has views of the Forest of Dean.
It was the site of a Roman villa, dating back to AD 75,[2] and was home to Thomas Sternhold, a groom of King Henry VIII's Robes.[2]
The local manor house is Hayes Manor, Viney Hill.[3]
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011.Retrieved 26 March 2015". https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120828&c=Blakeney&d=16&e=62&g=6449558&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427370231689&enc=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Blakeney". Virtual guide to the Royal Forest Of Dean. http://www.fweb.org.uk/Dean/towns/blakeney.htm. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hayes Manor". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/periodproperty/9821700/Britains-best-listed-buildings-for-sale.html?frame=2459973.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Blakeney, Gloucestershire) |
- photos of Blakeney and surrounding area on geograph
- Victoria County History of Gloucestershire: Awre
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