Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ketley

Ketley, eccl. dist and vil. with ry. sta., Wellington par., in E. of Shropshire-dist., pop. 2962; vil., 1¾ mile SE. of Wellington by rail; P.O.; has extensive coal and iron mines; the ironworks are among the oldest in the kingdom.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ecclesiastical district and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Shropshire AncC
Place: Ketley

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