Lawley

Other current and historical names

Lauelei
Lauelie

Built-Up Area: Telford
Parish/Community: Lawley and Overdale
Unitary Authority: Telford and Wrekin
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°40'29"N 2°29'31"W
Eastings/Northings: 366833, 308682
OS Grid: SJ668086
Mapcode Local: GBR BW.4F7K
Mapcode Global: WH9D8.P1K7

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

Lawley in historic gazetteers

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

Lawley, eccl. dist. with ry. sta. (Lawley Bank), Wellington and Little Wenlock pars., Shropshire, 3 miles SE. of Wellington by rail, pop. 1230; adjacent to sta. is Lawley Bank, hamlet.

Lawley in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Turold of Verley
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hunning brother of Wulfgeat (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Erngeat of Bratton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Pandolf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Pandolf
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld

British Place Names

Lawley, Telford and Wrekin

Lawley is a suburban area in Telford, Telford and Wrekin

Lawley in historic gazetteers

Lawley in the Domesday Book