In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westley like this:
WESTLEY, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; 2 miles W by S of Bury-St. Edmunds r. station. Post town, Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres 1,216. Real property, £1,553. Pop., 140. Houses, 29. The manor belongs to the executors of J. Lee, Esq. The living is a rectory, annexed to Fornham. The church was built in 1836.
Westley through time
Westley is now part of St Edmundsbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how St Edmundsbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westley, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7867
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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