Willesley
Sign in to saveWillesley 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.
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- The Abney and Hastings family
- 19th and 20th centuries
- The church
- The campsite
- Ashby Canal and mining
- Demographics
- References
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.
==History== Willesley is mentioned as a significant manor in the Domesday book. Willesley is listed among the large number of manors that are owned directly by Henry de Ferrers and its value was assessed as twenty shillings TRE and sixteen shillings in 1086. left|thumb|Willesley Hall in the 1830s when it was the home of Charles Abney Hastings|Sir Charles Abney Hastings and just before that his father. There was once a stately home here called Willesley Hall built of red brick. The hall stood in a park of .
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