Willesley

Willesley
Willesley Church dates from the 14th century with a tower dated 1845[1]
Willesley is located in Leicestershire
Willesley
Willesley
Location within Leicestershire
Populationc. 60 in 1830
OS grid referenceSK355165
Civil parish
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°43′44″N 1°29′49″W / 52.729°N 1.497°W / 52.729; -1.497

Willesley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish 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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 80.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference kelly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population statistics Willesley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.