Farley

FARLEY, a township, in the parish of Alveton, union of Cheadle, S. division of the hundred of Totmonslow, N. division of the county of Stafford, 4¼ miles (E. by N.) from Cheadle; containing 472 inhabitants. The township lies on the north side of the river Churnet, and comprises 2200 acres, mostly laid out in pastureland and dairy-farms. On the south flows the Uttoxeter canal. The village, which is of neat appearance, occupies a pleasant eminence, and contains a respectable inn, and some good houses. Two fairs annually held in May and October have been long discontinued. Alton Towers, the splendid mansion of the Earl of Shrewsbury, is in the township; and Farley Hall is a handsome residence here.—See Alveton.