Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Burley

Burley, par., NW. Rutland, 2 miles NE. of Oakham, 3390 ac., pop. 296; P.O. In the par. is Burley-on-the-Hill, one of the finest mansions in England, standing in a park of about 6 miles in circumference.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Burley CP/AP       Rutland AncC
Place: Burley

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