Tilley, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Green Lane near Clive Wood - geograph.org.uk - 155817.jpg
Static Image Caption:Farmland towards Trench Hall and Tilley Green
Coordinates:52.846°N -2.731°W
Official Name:Tilley
Civil Parish:Wem Rural
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:North Shropshire
Post Town:SHREWSBURY
Postcode District:SY4
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01939
Os Grid Reference:SJ507278

Tilley is a small village to the south of and almost merged with Wem in North Shropshire. Population information at the 2011 census is shown under Wem Rural.

A hamlet, Tilley Green, lies to its southeast at . The village or hamlet comprises around 20 dwellings and of these up to 10 are designated listed buildings including Tilley Manor,[1] Tilley Farm and Brook Cottage;[2] all three are timber-framed and have their origins in the Medieval and early Post Medieval periods; Tilley Farm and Manor are of the classic cross-wing vernacular and clearly very early in date, probably 13th/14th century.

Despite the wealth of medieval and post-medieval timber-framed buildings, Tilley does not possess a church. However, it is probable that such a building may have existed somewhere within the centre of the village, probably close to the manor house.

The hamlet appears to be divided into two clusters; the main settlement centred on the medieval buildings and to the east, a peripheral area lying close to the railway which comprise buildings that date from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Between 2014 and 2018 the people of the village obtained a substantial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to undertake a dendrochronology project which investigated up to 35 historic timber-framed buildings including 11 Listed Buildings. The results of this survey were published in a book - The Tilley Timber Project (2018).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TILLEY MANOR, Wem Rural - 1236849 Historic England . 2022-11-12 . historicengland.org.uk . en.
  2. Web site: Brook Cottage, Wem Rural - 1237078 Historic England . 2022-11-12 . historicengland.org.uk . en.