Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PURLEY

PURLEY, a village and a parish in Brad field district, Berks. The village stands on the river Thames, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 2¼ miles E S E of Pangbourn r. station, and 3½ W N W of Reading; and has a post-office under Reading. The parish comprises 877acres. Real property, £2, 135. Pop., 193. Houses, 39. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with P. Park, belongs to Major A. M. Storer. P. Hallwas built by the South-Sea schemer Law; was the residence of Warren Hastings, during his memorable trial; and is now the seat of F. Wilder, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £359.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church stands ½ a mile from the village; is Norman and good, with a tower; and contains a fine Norman font, and a monument by Nollekens to A. Storer, Esq.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Purley AP/CP       Berkshire AncC
Place: Purley

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