Virley

Village in Essex, England

Human settlement in England

Virley

Virley

Location within Essex

Population| 61 (2001)
OS grid reference| TL 950 113
Civil parish|

* Virley

District|

* Colchester

Shire county|

* Essex

Region|

* East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Maldon
Postcode district| CM9
Dialling code| 01621
Police| Essex
Fire| Essex
Ambulance| East of England
UK Parliament|

* Witham

List of places

England
Essex

51°47′20″N 0°49′34″E﻿ / ﻿51.789°N 0.826°E﻿ / 51.789; 0.826
Ruins of St Mary's Church, destroyed in the 1884 earthquake

Virley is a village and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England and forms part of the Winstred Hundred grouped parish council.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 61. The village is about seven miles south of Colchester.

Virley is among the villages which suffered damage from the 1884 Colchester earthquake; the village church of St Mary's was largely destroyed in the quake, though some ruins remain.

## External links

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* 1884 earthquake

## References

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1. ^ Winstred Hundred Parish Council. "Winstred Hundred". Winstred100.org. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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