Virley

Virley
Virley
Location within Essex
Population61 (2001)
OS grid referenceTL 950 113
Civil parish
  • Virley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMaldon
Postcode districtCM9
Dialling code01621
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Virley is a village and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England and forms part of the Winstred Hundred grouped parish council.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 61. The village is about seven miles south of Colchester.

Virley is among the villages which suffered damage from the 1884 Colchester earthquake; the village church of St Mary's was largely destroyed in the quake, though some ruins remain.

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References

  1. ^ Winstred Hundred Parish Council. "Winstred Hundred". Winstred100.org. Retrieved 3 October 2011.


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