Willey, Shropshire
Historical Description
Willey, a parish in Salop, 2 miles W of Linley station on the G.W.R., 2 S of Broseley, and 4 E by S of Much Wenlock. Post town, Broseley (R.S.O.) Acreage, 1397; population, 148. The manor, with Willey Hall, belongs to Lord Forester. Willey Hall is a handsome modern mansion in the Classic style, situated in a beautifully wooded undulating park. The living is a rectory, united with Barrow, in the diocese of Hereford; joint net value, £222 with residence. Patron, Lord Forester. The church, situated in Willey Park, was restored and enlarged in 1880; it is partly Norman, and contains monuments to the Weld and Forester families.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Salop | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Willey St. John the Baptist | |
Liberty | Borough of Wenlock | |
Poor Law union | Madeley |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in association with the Shropshire Archives have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Willey
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Willey from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Willey (St. John the Baptist))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Shropshire (Salop) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Willey are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:
- Shrewsbury Chronicle
- Wellington Journal
- Eddowes's Journal, and General Advertiser for Shropshire, and the Principality of Wales
- Ludlow Advertiser
- Salopian Journal
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.