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Gazeley is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England and is part of the West Suffolk UK Parliament constituency. In 2005 it had a population of 740.[1] A house converted from a windmill survives in the village. The surnames of Gazeley, Gazley and Gazlay derive from this source.

Gazeley

Gazeley, Church of All Saints
Gazeley
Location within Suffolk
Population686 (2011)[1]
District
  • West Suffolk
Shire county
  • Suffolk
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewmarket
Postcode districtCB8
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
  • West Suffolk
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52.247904°N 0.518245°E / 52.247904; 0.518245
Signpost in Gazeley
Signpost in Gazeley

The name Gazeley means "Woodland clearing of a man called *Gǣgi".[2]

The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.


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References


  1. Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. "Gazeley". A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. January 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6.




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