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Description from Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, 1899
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WILLEY
(Presteigne)
Township, parish of and about 3 miles north from Presteigne, North Herefordshire; acreage 2,186.
The Primitive Methodists have a chapel.
It is a mountainous part of the county and possesses some beautiful scenery.
Nearest railway station, Knighton (3 miles)
Distance from London, 181 miles.
Population, 102 (Census 1891)
[Content dated 1892]
[Transcribed by Brian Willey in June 2005
from a personal copy of Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland, 1899]