Wakeley is a hamlet and former civil parish 14 miles (23 km) from Hertford, now in the parish of Westmill, in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England.

[2] Wakeley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wachelei.

[3] "Wakely" is recorded as an alternative name for "Wakeley.

[5] Wakeley was an extra-parochial tract,[6] in 1858 it became a separate civil parish,[7] on 25 March 1883 the parish was abolished and merged with Westmill.

[8] Wakeley is a deserted medieval village which once had a church.