Place Name | Willersley |
Parish | Cromford |
Hundred | Europe |
County | Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom, England |
Notes | Manor in the Cromford area; contains Willersley Castle built in 1792 for Sir Richard Arkwright. The castle was used during World War II as a maternity home, later becoming a Methodist holiday and conference centre.
Kenneth Cameron's 'The Place Names of Derbyshire' (1959) Vol. 2, p. 389, places Willersley in the parish of Matlock. |
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