In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wisley like this:
WISLEY, a parish in Guildford district, Surrey; on the river Wey, 2¾ miles SSW of Weybridge r. station. Post town, Ripley, under Woking Station. Acres, 1,321. Real property, £1,239. Pop., 166. Houses, 42. The manor belongs to Earl Lovelace. The living is a rectory, united with Pyrford, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £210.* Patron, Earl Onslow. The church is ancient.
Wisley through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wisley, in Guildford and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1972
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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