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]
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
- 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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