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Willey (Presteigne), Description from Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, 1899

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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]