Population 258 (2011) Civil parish Kenley Region West Midlands Local time Sunday 2:35 AM UK parliament constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham | OS grid reference SJ561005 Ceremonial county Shropshire Country England Dialling code 01694 | |
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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.
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Map of Kenley, UK
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
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Kenley, Shropshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA