Yardley Gobion

Yardley Gobion
Thatching in Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion is located in Northamptonshire
Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,348 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP766447
• London62 miles (100 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Yardley Gobion
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTOWCESTER
Postcode districtNN12
Dialling code01908
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°05′45″N 0°52′59″W / 52.09578°N 0.88318°W / 52.09578; -0.88318

Yardley Gobion (/ˌjɑːrdli ˈɡbiən/ YARD-lee-GOH-bee-ən[1]) is a village in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire off a by-pass of the A508 Northampton to Milton Keynes road.

The village's name means 'rod wood/clearing', where they were made or acquired. Henry Gubyun held land in the village in 1228.[2]

  1. ^ Daniel Owens (12 March 2021). "Yardley Gobion FC - Mental Health". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".