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Wakerley
Village in Northamptonshire, England

Wakerley

Wakerley is a linear village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England.

Forming part of North 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. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Duddington with Fineshade.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Shiftchange (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.