Weekley

This article is about the village. For the surname, see Weekley (surname).

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″N0°41′57″W / 52.4176°N 0.6993°W / 52.4176; -0.6993

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

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.

External links

• Media related to Weekley at Wikimedia Commons
• A description
• Map sources for Weekley