Blakeney,_Gloucestershire

Blakeney, Gloucestershire

Blakeney, Gloucestershire

Village in Gloucestershire, England

For other places with the same name, see Blakeney, Norfolk.

Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England.[1] It in the parish of Awre and has views of the Forest of Dean.

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It was the site of a Roman villa, dating to 75 AD,[1] and home to Thomas Sternhold, a groom of King Henry VIII's Robes.[1]

The local manor house is Hayes Manor, Viney Hill.[2] Hawfield House on Newnham Road was built c. 1790.

Governance

The parish lies in the Awre electoral ward, which includes the village of Awre and Blakeney. The population at the 2011 census was 1,714.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Blakeney". Virtual guide to the Royal Forest Of Dean. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Hayes Manor". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Awre ward 2011". Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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