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Evenley
Village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, UK
Evenley is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Brackley in West Northamptonshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 571. The villages name means 'Level wood/clearing'.
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The parish is bounded by the River Great Ouse to the northeast, one of its tributaries to the northwest and on other sides by field boundaries. The parish's northeastern boundary is also part of the county boundary with Buckinghamshire. Its southeastern boundary is also part of the county boundary with Oxfordshire. The parish includes the site of the deserted medieval village of Astwick, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Evenley village. The A43 road passes through the western part of the parish and links the village with junction 10 of the M40 motorway 5 miles (8 km) to the south-west. Evenley Manor House is a mid-17th-century building of three bays, built of ironstone and limestone. Evenley Hall is a Georgian building of five bays with Ionic columns.
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