Wakeley, Hertfordshire

Wakeley
Road coming into former parish
Wakeley
Location within Hertfordshire
OS grid referenceTL3426
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Wakeley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Westmill, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 14 miles (23 km) north of Hertford.

History

The name "Wakeley" means 'Waca's wood/clearing'.[1] Wakeley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wachelei.[2] "Wakely" is recorded as an alternative name for "Wakeley.[3] The surname Wakeley derives from the village.[4]

Wakeley is a deserted medieval village, which once had a church. It is therefore likely that it was anciently a parish.[5]

After the desertion of the village and loss of its church, Wakeley became an extra-parochial area, outside any parish.[6] In 1858 such extra-parochial areas were converted into civil parishes.[7] The civil parish was abolished in 1883 and its area was absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Westmill.[8] At the 1881 census (the last before the abolition of the civil parish), Wakeley had a population of 10.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Wakeley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Hertfordshire". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "History of Wakeley in East Hertfordshire Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Last name: Wakeley". Surname Database. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Wakeley (367917)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. ^ "History of Wakeley in East Hertfordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Relationships and Changes Wakeley Ch/CP/ParLib through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Royston Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Population Statistics Wakeley Ch/CP/ParLib through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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