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.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
