| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Wakerley |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 52.5849°N -0.5919°W |
| Population Ref: | approximately 60 |
| Unitary England: | North Northamptonshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Northamptonshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Corby |
| Post Town: | Oakham |
| Postcode District: | LE15 |
| Postcode Area: | LE |
| Dial Code: | 01572 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SP9599 |
| Static Image: | St.John the Baptists church (geograph 2523302).jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St John the Baptist's church |
Wakerley is a linear village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England.[1] [2] Forming part of North Northamptonshire, Wakerley is close to, and south of, the River Welland that forms the boundary with Rutland; its nearest neighbour, Barrowden, is in that county and accessible by a footbridge. Wakerley is in the area of Rockingham Forest and Wakerley Great Wood is one of the forest's largest remnants. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Duddington with Fineshade.
The village's name origin is dubious. 'Osier wood/clearing' or perhaps, 'watcher wood/clearing'.[3]
St John the Baptist's church, Grade I listed, has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since the early 1970s.[4]
Recent evidence points to Wakerley's industrial history as an iron-smelting centre. Brick-built calcining kilns were used for reducing iron ore before transport to the Corby Steelworks.[5]