In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farley like this:

FARLEY, a township in Alton parish, Stafford; near the Uttoxeter canal, 4¼ miles ENE of Cheadle. Real property, £3, 029. Pop., 390. Houses, 82. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.

Farley through time

Farley is now part of STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS District. Click here for graphs and data of how STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farley, in Staffordshire Moorlands and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8061

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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