Blakeney, Gloucestershire
Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It in the parish of Awre and has views of the Forest of Dean.
| Blakeney | |
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Blakeney Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO672070 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLAKENEY |
| Postcode district | GL15 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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It was the site of a Roman villa, dating to 75 AD, and home to Thomas Sternhold, a groom of King Henry VIII's Robes.
The local manor house is Hayes Manor, Viney Hill. Hawfield House on Newnham Road was built c. 1790.
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