Virley
Village in Essex, England
Human settlement in England
- Virley
- Colchester
- Essex
- East
- Witham
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.
External links
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- 1884 earthquake
References
- ^ Winstred Hundred Parish Council. "Winstred Hundred". Winstred100.org. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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