In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shenley like this:
SHENLEY, a parish, with a village and three hamlets, in the district of Barnet and county of Hertford; 4¼ miles W of Potters-Bar r. station, and 5 NW of Barnet. It has a post-office under Barnet. Acres, 4,056. Real property, £9,367. Pop., 1,304. Houses, 281. The property is much subdivided. ...
The manor, with Porters House, belongs to T. B. Myers, Esq. S. House, S. Lodge, Colney House, the Grange, High Cannons, Well-end Lodge, and Rowley-Green are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £1,100.* Patrons, the Newcome family. The church is old but good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, three national schools, and charities £18. Falle, the historian of Jersey, was rector.
Shenley through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shenley, in Hertsmere and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3216
Date accessed: 05th June 2023
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