| Coreley | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's church, Coreley | |
  Coreley Location within Shropshire | |
| Population | 388 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO616737 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LUDLOW |
| Postcode district | SY8 |
| Dialling code | 01584 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Coreley is a small, dispersed village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, near to Clee Hill Village.[2] It is situated approximately 30 miles (48 km) south west of Birmingham and just 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north east of Tenbury Wells.[3] The name Corely comes from the Old English corn meaning a crane/heron and lēah meaning a forest/wood. This translates to crane wood/farmland. [4][5]
CORELEY, a parish in Cleobury-Mortimer district, Salop; under the Clee Hills, 3½ miles NNE of Tenbury r[ailway]. station, and 5 WSW of Cleobury-Mortimer. Post town, Tenbury. Acres, 2,175. Rated property, £1,490. Pop[ulation]., 515. Houses, 106. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £280.* Patron, Rev. J. Burnett Stuart. The church is of brick, and ancient, with tower and spire; and was reported in 1859 as bad.[6][7]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Coreley Facts". 2 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Coreley, Shropshire, UK to Tenbury Wells". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Watts (2004). Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 9780521168557. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ University of Nottingham. "Key to English Place-names". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "History of Coreley". 1872. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1872). The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2012.