Blakeney is a village in
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...
, England.
It in the parish of
Awre and has views of the
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the Counties of England, county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangle, triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and no ...
.
It was the site of a Roman villa, dating to 75 AD,
and home to
Thomas Sternhold, a groom of
King Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement w ...
's Robes.
The local
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
is Hayes Manor, Viney Hill. Hawfield House on Newnham Road was built c. 1790.
Governance
The parish lies in the Awre
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
, which includes the village of Awre and Blakeney. The population at the 2011 census was 1,714.
References
External links
photos of Blakeney and surrounding area on geographVictoria County History of Gloucestershire: Awre
Villages in Gloucestershire
Awre
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