In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Harley like this:
HARLEY, a parish in Atcham district, Salop; on an affluent of the river Severn, 2 miles NW of Much-Wenlock r. station. It has a post-office under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 1,955. Real property, £3,779. Pop., 220. Houses, 50. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, 276. * Patron, the Duke of Cleveland. The church is good.
Harley through time
Harley is now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shrewsbury and Atcham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Harley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Harley, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10370
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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