Virley

Virley
Virley
Virley shown within Essex
Population 61 (2001)
OS grid reference TL 950 113
Civil parish
  • Virley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Maldon
Postcode district CM9
Dialling code 01206
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
Ruins of church, destroyed in the 1884 earthquake

Virley is a village and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England and forms part of the Winstred Hundred grouped parish council.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 61. The village is about seven miles south of Colchester.

Virley is among the villages which suffered damage from the 1884 Colchester earthquake; the village church was destroyed in the quake.

References

  1. Winstred Hundred Parish Council. "Winstred Hundred". Winstred100.org. Retrieved 2011-10-03.


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