In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Felley like this:
FELLEY, an extra-parochial tract in Basford district, Notts; near Annesley Hall, 6½ miles SSW of Mansfield. Real property, £368. Pop., 33. Houses, 6. A small priory of black canons, under Worksop abbey, was founded here in 1152, by Ralph de Brito; and some remains of it still exist.
Felley through time
Felley is now part of Ashfield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ashfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Felley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Felley, in Ashfield and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7387
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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