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CHARLEY, or Charnwood, an extra-parochial tract in Loughborough district, Leicester; on the Wolds, near Charnwood forest, 5¼ miles SW of Loughborough. Acres, 500. Real property, £670. Pop., 34. Houses, 5. An Augustinian friary was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by the Blanchmains; and some remains of it exist.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Loughborough Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place names: | CHARLEY | CHARLEY OR CHARNWOOD | CHARNWOOD |
| Place: | Charley |
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