| Wakerley | |
|---|---|
.jpg')) St John the Baptist's church | |
)  Wakerley Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | approximately 60 |
| OS grid reference | SP9599 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oakham |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Duddington with Fineshade.
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
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Media related to Wakerley at Wikimedia Commons
- Iron-smelting archaeology
- Wild Woods at Wakerley Great Wood (Forestry Commission site)
- Map sources for Wakerley