Yardley Gobion (/ˌjɑːrdli ˈɡbiən/ YARD-lee-GOH-bee-ən[1]) is a village in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire off a by-pass of the A508 Northampton to Milton Keynes road.

Yardley Gobion
Thatching in Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion is located in Northamptonshire
Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,348 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP766447
• London62 miles (100 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Yardley Gobion
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTOWCESTER
Postcode districtNN12
Dialling code01908
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°05′45″N 0°52′59″W / 52.09578°N 0.88318°W / 52.09578; -0.88318

The village's name means 'rod wood/clearing', where they were made or acquired. Henry Gubyun held land in the village in 1228.[2]

Governance

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It has a parish council with 11 members

Facilities

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The Grand Union Canal runs nearby east of the village.

In 1979 it featured on the Blue Peter television series when presenter Simon Groom visited a breeder of St Bernards in the village.

The noted Victorian botanist George Claridge Druce, later Mayor of Oxford, went to school in the village.

References

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  1. ^ Daniel Owens (12 March 2021). "Yardley Gobion FC - Mental Health". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
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