Barkway
Sign in to saveBarkway is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England, about five miles south-east of Royston, 35 miles from London and 15 miles from the centre of Cambridge. The Greenwich Prime Meridian passes a mile or so to the west of Barkway.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 775
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- BarkwayChurch.10.5.08.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.official_name
- Barkway
- UK place.population
- 849
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- North Hertfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North East Hertfordshire
- UK place.post_town
- ROYSTON
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Hertfordshire
- Population
- +775
- Official website
- www.barkway-village.org.uk
- Image
- Barkway village sign and pond - geograph.org.uk - 1380716.jpg
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Barkway is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England, about five miles south-east of Royston, 35 miles from London and 15 miles from the centre of Cambridge. The Greenwich Prime Meridian passes a mile or so to the west of Barkway.
==History== Barkway is reputedly listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Birchwig, meaning Birch Way. Barkway has a number of 15th and 16th century properties, some with thatched roofs.