Virley

Virley is a village and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England and forms part of the Winstred Hundred grouped parish council.^[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 61. The village is about seven miles south of Colchester.

Virley
Virley Location within Essex
Population	61 (2001)
OS grid reference	TL 950 113
Civil parish	Virley
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Maldon
Postcode district	CM9
Dialling code	01621
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Witham
List of places UK England Essex 51.789°N 0.826°E / 51.789; 0.826

Ruins of St Mary's Church, destroyed in the 1884 earthquake

Virley is among the villages which suffered damage from the 1884 Colchester earthquake; the village church of St Mary's was largely destroyed in the quake, though some ruins remain.

External links

• 1884 earthquake