Weekley

Weekley
Weekley
	Weekley Location within Northamptonshire
Population	297 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP8880
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire;
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kettering
Postcode district	NN16
Dialling code	01536
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering;
	List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°25′03″N 0°41′57″W / 52.4176°N 0.6993°W

Weekley is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire, on the outskirts of Kettering.

The village's name probably means, 'wood/clearing by the Romano-British vicus', a trading settlement. There are two known Romano-British destinations in the surrounding area. On the other hand, 'wych-elm wood/clearing' might be an alternative derivation.^[1]

At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 242 people,^[2] increasing to 297 at the 2011 Census.^[3]

Many houses in Weekley have thatched roofs. The busy A4300 road runs through the village.

Governance

Weekley is part of the North Northamptonshire unitary authority.

References

^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ Office for National Statistics: Weekley CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 28 November 2009
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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[1] "Key to English Place-names".

[2] Office for National Statistics: Weekley CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 28 November 2009

[3] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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