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[[File:Charley Crossroads - geograph.org.uk - 188392.jpg|thumb|Crossroads in Charley<br />photographed June 2006]] |
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The name 'Charley' means 'wood/clearing with a [[cairn]]'.<ref>http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Charley</ref> |
The name 'Charley' means 'wood/clearing with a [[cairn]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Charley|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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A quarry within the parish was the source of ''Charley Forest'' whetstones.<ref>1911 Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> |
A quarry within the parish was the source of ''Charley Forest'' whetstones.<ref>1911 Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:15, 18 August 2021
Charley is a civil parish located in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 203, increasing to 236 at the 2011 census.[1] It is set within the Charnwood Forest.
photographed June 2006
The name 'Charley' means 'wood/clearing with a cairn'.[2]
A quarry within the parish was the source of Charley Forest whetstones.[3]
Charley is near to Shepshed, Copt Oak and Whitwick.
The parish of Charley contains Mount Saint Bernard Abbey and the hamlet of Oaks in Charnwood. The parish church of St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood was consecrated on 18 June 1815, the same day as the Battle of Waterloo and a selection of French lances captured from the battle can be seen inside the church, mounted on the north wall.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
- ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
52°43′41″N 1°18′00″W / 52.728°N 1.300°W
External links
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