Wakerley is a linear village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England.[1] [2] 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.

Wakerley
St John the Baptist's church
Wakerley Location within Northamptonshire
Population	approximately 60
OS grid reference	SP9599
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial 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
UK Parliament	Corby
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.5849°N 0.5919°W / 52.5849; -0.5919

The village's name origin is dubious. 'Osier wood/clearing' or perhaps, 'watcher wood/clearing'.[3]

St John the Baptist's church, Grade I listed, has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since the early 1970s.[4]

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.

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Media related to Wakerley at Wikimedia Commons

• Iron-smelting archaeology
• Wild Woods at Wakerley Great Wood (Forestry Commission site)
• Map sources for Wakerley

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