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Wyrley may refer to: *Great Wyrley Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It forms a built-up area with nearby Cheslyn Hay, Churchbridge, Landywood and Little Wyrley. It lies north of Walsall and a similar di ..., Staffordshire, England * Little Wyrley, Staffordshire, England * William Wyrley, English antiquarian and officer of arms * Mark Wyrley, English MP {{geodis, surname ...
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Great Wyrley
Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It forms a built-up area with nearby Cheslyn Hay, Churchbridge, Landywood and Little Wyrley. It lies north of Walsall and a similar distance from Wolverhampton. Cannock is directly north of the village. It had a population of 11,060 at the 2011 census. History Etymology The word "Wyrley" derives from two Old English words: ''wir'' and ''leah''. ''Wir'' meant "bog myrtle" and ''leah'' meant "woodland clearing", suggesting that Great Wyrley began as sparse woodland or marshland. "Great" refers to its dominant size over Little Wyrley. Early history Great Wyrley is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name of ''Wereleia'', and as early as 1086 is said to have been indirectly owned by the Bishop of Chester St John's as part of the "somewhat scattered holdings" of the Church of Saint Chad in Lichfield. Some of farming land were, assumingly, evenly distributed between ...
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Little Wyrley
Little Wyrley is a hamlet in the Cannock Chase district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It forms part of Norton Canes. In 1870-72 it had a population of 61 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. It borders the village of Great Wyrley, Norton Canes, and Pelsall. Little Wyrley Hall is currently owned by the Wallace family, who also own much of the land in Little Wyrley. Apart from the Hall, there is also a Tythe Barn and a number of houses. Transport Road There are a few country lane A country lane is a narrow road in the countryside. In North America and Australia, the term "lane" also may refer to rear access roads which act as a secondary vehicular network in cities and towns. Some towns and cities in Ireland and the Unit ...s through Little Wyrley, the main one being Wyrley Lane, that give access to main, busier roads, including the A34 that runs through Great Wyrley, the A5, and the B4154 road that leads to Pelsall going south. ...
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William Wyrley
William Wyrley (1565–1618) was an English antiquarian and officer of arms, who became Rouge Croix pursuivant. Life Born in Staffordshire, he was the son of Augustine Wyrley of Wyrley, Staffordshire, and of Netherseal, and his wife Mary, daughter of Walter Charnells of Snarestone, Leicestershire. Educated at a country grammar school, he was taken on while still young as an amanuensis by the antiquary Samson Erdeswicke. Soon after 1592, Wyrley left Erdeswicke's service, and then matriculated from Balliol College, Oxford on 29 November 1594, aged 29. At Oxford he apparently encountered William Burton, and they later made a joint survey of churches in Leicestershire. On 15 May 1604 Wyrley was appointed Rouge Croix pursuivant at the College of Arms. He took part in the funeral procession of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1612. He died at the college on 16 February 1618, and was buried in St Benet's, Paul's Wharf. Legacy Some portion of Wyrley's collections of arms and mo ...
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