Wakerley
| Wakerley | |
.jpg) St John the Baptist's church |
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  Wakerley |
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| Population | approximately 60 |
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| OS grid reference | SP9599 |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oakham |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby |
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Coordinates: 52°35′06″N 0°35′31″W / 52.5849°N 0.5919°W
Wakerley is a linear village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England.[1] [2] Forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire, Wakerley is close to, and south of, the River Welland that forms the boundary with Rutland; its nearest neighbour, Barrowden, is in that county and accessible by a footbridge. Wakerley is in the area of Rockingham Forest and Wakerley Great Wood is one of the forest's largest remnants.
St John the Baptist's church, Grade I listed, has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since the early 1970s.[3]
Recent evidence points to Wakerley's industrial history as an iron-smelting centre. Brick-built calcining kilns were used for reducing iron ore before transport to the Corby Steelworks.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "Wakerley, Northamptonshire: Church of St John the Baptist". www.visitchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Wakerley at Wikimedia Commons
- Iron-smelting archaeology
- Wild Woods at Wakerley Great Wood (Forestry Commission site)
- Map sources for Wakerley