In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woolley like this:
WOOLLEY, a parish in the district and county of Huntingdon; 6 miles WNW of Huntingdon r. station. Post town, Kimbolton. Acres, 1,420. Real property, £983. Pop., 114. Houses, 20. The manor belongs to J. Cockerell, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. . Value, £130. Patron, J. Cockerell, Esq. The church was recently in bad condition.
Woolley through time
Woolley is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woolley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woolley in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7464
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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