Willesley

Willesley[1]
Willesley Church & Tamworth Road
Willesley[1] is located in Leicestershire
Willesley[1]
Willesley[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population2,147 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
• London115 mi (185 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshby-de-la-Zouch
Postcode districtLE65
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°44′09″N 1°29′14″W / 52.735801°N 1.487351°W / 52.735801; -1.487351

Willesley is a historic village, ward and suburb of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It was originally in Derbyshire. Willesley Hall was the home of the Abney and later the Abney-Hastings family. It is now one of the wards of Ashby Town Council.

  1. ^ "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Ashby Willesley (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 October 2024.