Kenley, Shropshire
Appearance
Kenley | |
---|---|
![]() St John the Baptist church, Kenley | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 258 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ561005 |
Civil parish |
|
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01694 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]
![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_Farmhouse_at_Church_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_740843.jpg/240px-The_Farmhouse_at_Church_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_740843.jpg)
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
[edit]- Archibald Alison, (1757-1839), Scots essayist, onetime parish rector.
- Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, (1792-1867), historian and advocate, his son
- William Farr, (1807-1883), statistician
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.102
External links
[edit] Media related to Kenley, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons