Human settlement in England
| Kenley | |
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 St John the Baptist church, Kenley | |
  KenleyLocation within Shropshire | |
| Population | 258 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ561005 |
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| 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 | |
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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.
The name is probably formed from the Old English personal name Cenna with -ley, meaning a clearing in a wood.
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
- 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
References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.102
External links
Media related to Kenley, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons
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