Onley
The lost village of Onley is in the parish of Barby in the English county of Northamptonshire. The site is bordered on the north by the M45 motorway. On the east are Onley and Rye Hill prisons, and on the south-west is the A45 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: lost settlement in England
- Also known as: “Abandoned medieval village of Onley” and “Deserted village (site of) at Onley Grounds”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HM Prison Onley and HM Prison Rye Hill.
HM Prison Onley
Prison
HM Prison Onley is a Category C men's prison, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison is named after the lost village of Onley, which is located next to the prison.
HM Prison Rye Hill
Prison
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HM Prison Rye Hill is a Category B men's private prison, operated by G4S. Rye Hill has exclusively housed sex offenders since 2014. The prison is next to HMP Onley and Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, south of Rugby, in the parish of Barby, Northamptonshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willoughby and Woolscott.
Willoughby
Village
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Willoughby is a village and civil parish about 5 miles south of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. The village is about 4.5 miles northwest of Daventry in neighbouring Northamptonshire and the eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary. Willoughby is situated 1½ miles south of Onley.
Woolscott
Village
Woolscott is a hamlet in the civil parish of Grandborough, in the Rugby district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 1870-72 it had a population of 171. The name may mean 'Wulf's cot,'. Woolscott is situated 1½ miles southwest of Onley.
Dunchurch
Village
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Dunchurch is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, approximately 2.5 miles south-west of central Rugby in Warwickshire, England. The civil parish, which also includes the nearby hamlet of Toft, had a population of 4,123 at the 2021 Census, a significant increase from 2,938 at the 2011 Census. Dunchurch is situated 2 miles northwest of Onley.
Onley
- Categories: deserted medieval village and locality
- Location: Barby, Daventry District, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.32389° or 52° 19′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.24729° or 1° 14′ 50″ westElevation
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
9C4W8QF3+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 277349389OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Onley” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Onley”
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