Virley
Virley is a small village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England.
It lies 7 miles (11 km) south of Colchester. Virley closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Salcott, from which it is separated by Virley Brook, also known as Salcott Creek. The two settlements are sometimes described as one village called Salcott-cum-Virley; they have formed a single ecclesiastical parish called Salcott Virley since 1879. At the 2021 census the civil parish of Virley had a population of 64. Virley shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parishes of Great and Little Wigborough, Peldon, and Salcott, called the Winstred Hundred Parish Council.
Getting around Virley the local way
- Get aroundMany National Cycle Routes run off-road and are not suitable for certain bicycle types, e.g.
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