Blakesley

Also known as Blakesley, Northamptonshire

Blakesley is a village in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It is about west of Towcester. It is about above sea level according to Ordnance Survey. North-west of Blakesley, and now contiguous with it, is the hamlet of Quinbury End.

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Place details

Locality: Blakesley
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 508
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Blakesley
UK place.population: 508
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: West Northamptonshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Northamptonshire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: South Northamptonshire
UK place.post_town: Towcester
UK place.postcode_district: NN12
UK place.postcode_area: NN
UK place.dial_code: 01327
UK place.os_grid_reference: SP625502

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Wikidata facts

Population: 492
Area: 967.47
Image: Blakesley - geograph.org.uk - 225507.jpg
Dialing code: 01327

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Commons category: Blakesley
OS grid reference: SP625502

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Contents

History
Demographics
Facilities
Buildings
Blakesley Hall
Parish Church
Other buildings
Blakesley railway station
Barrow
References
External links

==History== The name is believed to have come from an Old English place-name meaning "Blaecwulf's wood or clearing" (or "black wolf's wood/clearing"). Over time the name contracted to the present form. The name of the brook running through the village, the Black Ouse, was derived from the name of the village, and not the other way round as sometimes claimed.