Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WILLEY

WILLEY, a parish in the district of Lutterworth and county of Warwick; 2¼ miles S by W of Ullesthorpe r. station, and 3¼ W of Lutterworth. It has a post-office under Lutterworth. Acres, 970. Real property, £1,349. Pop., 141. Houses, 29. The property is divided chiefly .among five. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £291.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient but good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Willey AP/CP       Warwickshire AncC
Place: Willey

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