Gazeley

Gazeley

Gazeley

Human settlement in England

Gazeley is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk 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 from a windmill survives in the village. The surnames of Gazeley, Gazley and Gazlay derive from this source.

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The name Gazeley means "Woodland clearing of a man called *Gǣgi".[2]

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.

Notable people

Nearby

  • (5.0 mi) from Newmarket Town

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. [2]
    "Gazeley". A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. January 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6.
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