Weekley is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the English county of
Northamptonshire, on the outskirts of
Kettering
Kettering is a market town, market and industrial town, industrial town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England, west of Cambridge, England, Cambridge, southwest of Peterborough, southeast of Leicester and north- ...
.
The village's name probably means, 'wood/clearing by the
Romano-British vicus', a trading settlement. There are two known Romano-British destinations in the surrounding area. On the other hand, '
wych-elm wood/clearing' might be an alternative derivation.
At the time of the
2001 census, the parish's population was 242 people, increasing to 297 at the 2011 Census.
Many houses in Weekley have
thatched roofs. The busy A4300 road runs through the village.
Governance
Weekley is part of the
North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, and was created in 2021. The council is based in Corby, the district's la ...
unitary authority.
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Villages in Northamptonshire
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire
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