Blakeney, Gloucestershire

Blakeney
Blakeney is located in Gloucestershire
Blakeney
Blakeney
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO672070
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLAKENEY
Postcode districtGL15
PoliceGloucestershire
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AmbulanceSouth Western
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51°45′40″N 2°28′35″W / 51.76125°N 2.47636°W / 51.76125; -2.47636

Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England.[1] It in the parish of Awre and has views of the Forest of Dean.

It was the site of a Roman villa, dating to 75 AD,[1] and home to Thomas Sternhold, a groom of King Henry VIII's Robes.[1]

The local manor house is Hayes Manor, Viney Hill.[2] Hawfield House on Newnham Road was built c. 1790.

  1. ^ a b c "Blakeney". Virtual guide to the Royal Forest Of Dean. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Hayes Manor". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.