Highley

Other current and historical names

Hugelei

Built-Up Area: Highley
Parish/Community: Highley
Unitary Authority: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°26'55"N 2°22'55"W
Eastings/Northings: 374122, 283485
OS Grid: SO741834
Mapcode Local: GBR 09H.JJV
Mapcode Global: VH91C.NQH6

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Highley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Highley in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Highley, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Shropshire, 7 miles SE. of Bridgnorth, 1527 ac., pop. 363; P.O.

Highley in the Domesday Book

A village in Conditre hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Godiva
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1070; 18 shillings in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 rider
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (6 plough lands)

British Place Names

Highley, Shropshire

Highley is a village in Shropshire

Highley in historic gazetteers

Highley in the Domesday Book