Gazeley

Gazeley
Gazeley, Church of All Saints
Gazeley Location within Suffolk
Population	686 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	TL720641
District	West Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newmarket
Postcode district	CB8
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	West Suffolk
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°14′52″N0°31′06″E / 52.247904°N 0.518245°E / 52.247904; 0.518245

Signpost in Gazeley

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.

The name of Gazeley means almost exactly that. Gaze at Ely... This City can be seen from the highest point of the village, heading towards Moulton.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable people

• Bill Norman, football manager

Nearby

• (5.0 mi) from Newmarket Town

See also

• Desning Hall

References

1. Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council

External links

• All Saints', Gazeley Suffolk Churches