Blakeney, Gloucestershire
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Human settlement in England
- Awre
- Gloucestershire
- South West
- Forest of Dean
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Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England.[1] It in the parish of Awre and has views of the Forest of Dean.
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
External links
Media related to Blakeney, Gloucestershire at Wikimedia Commons
- photos of Blakeney and surrounding area on geograph
- Victoria County History of Gloucestershire: Awre
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