Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for STANLEY

STANLEY, a tything, conjoint with Studley, in Chippenham parish, Wilts; 2 miles E of Chippenham. Real property, £3,438. Pop., 119. Roman coins and pavements have been found; and traces exist of a Cistertian priory, removed hither, in 1154, from Quarr in the Isle of Wight.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a tything"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Chippenham CP/AP       Wiltshire AncC
Place: Stanley

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.