Kenley, Shropshire

Kenley is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. It is located in remote countryside, atop a ridge at around 180 metres (590 ft) above sea level. It is near the larger villages of Acton Burnell, about three miles to the north-west, and Harley, about two miles to the east. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 258.[1]

Bowling Green Farm House, Kenley.

Kenley

St John the Baptist church, Kenley
Kenley
Location within Shropshire
Population258 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ561005
Civil parish
  • Kenley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY5
Dialling code01694
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The name is probably formed from the Old English personal name Cenna with -ley, meaning a clearing in a wood.[2]

To the west are the hamlets of Ruckley and Langley, which form a separate civil parish.

The historian Archibald Alison and statistician William Farr were born in Kenley.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.102

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