Wakerley
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For the town in Australia, see Wakerley, Queensland.
Coordinates: 52°35′06″N 0°35′31″W / 52.5849°N 0.5919°W| Wakerley | |
  Wakerley Wakerley shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | approximately 60 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SP9599 |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oakham |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby |
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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.
St John the Baptist's church, Grade I listed, has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since the early 1970s.
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.
External links
Media related to Wakerley at Wikimedia Commons
- Wakerley church on Churches Conservation Trust
- Iron-smelting archaeology
- Wild Woods at Wakerley Great Wood (Forestry Commission site)
- Map sources for Wakerley
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