In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wolvey like this:
WOLVEY, a parish, with W. village and Bramcott hamlet, in Foleshill district, Warwick; 3 miles NE of Shilton r. station, and 4 S of Hinckley. It has a post-office under Hinckley. Acres, 3,790. Real property, £6,724. Pop., 958. Houses, 212. The property is subdivided. Edward IV. was surprised here by the Earl of Warwick, and conveyed hence to Middleham Castle. ...
An ancient hermitage was on Wolvey Heath. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £230.* Patron, alternately the Bishop of W. and Dr. T. W. Smith. The church's chancel was restored in 1858; and a handsome new parsonage was built in 1862. There are a Baptist chapel, a free school, and charities £30.
Wolvey through time
Wolvey is now part of Rugby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rugby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wolvey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wolvey, in Rugby and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9471
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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