Historical Geography information for Semley, Wiltshire, England
| Place Name | Semley |
| Description | Semley is a village in Sedgehill and Semley civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 3 miles north-east of Shaftesbury in neighboring Dorset. Semley seems to have been part of an estate that King Eadwig granted to the Benedictine Wilton Abbey in AD 955. The Abbey retained the manor of Semley until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when it surrendered all its lands to the Crown. In 1541 Henry VIII granted Semley to Sir Edward Bayntun and his wife Lady Isabel, but in 1572 their son Francis restored it to the Crown. In the same year Elizabeth I granted Semley to Matthew Arundell or Wardour Castle, who was knighted in 1574. Sir Matthew's son Thomas Arundell was created Baron Arundell of Wardour in 1605. The Wardour estate has held land at Semley ever since. |
| City, Village, or Parish | Semley |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| SiteID | 93318 |
| DateUpdated | 7/9/2013 8:24:05 AM |
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British Surname Clusters | Burton | Burton |