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Charley is a civil parish located in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 203, increasing to 236 at the 2011 census.^[1] It is set within the Charnwood Forest.

The name 'Charley' means 'wood/clearing with a cairn'.^[2]

A quarry within the parish was the source of Charley Forest whetstones.^[3]

Charley is near to Shepshed, Copt Oak and Whitwick.

The parish of Charley contains Mount Saint Bernard Abbey and the hamlet of Oaks in Charnwood. The parish church of St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood was consecrated on 18 June 1815, the same day as the Battle of Waterloo and a selection of French lances captured from the battle can be seen inside the church, mounted on the north wall.

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^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

52°43′41″N 1°18′00″W / 52.728°N 1.300°W / 52.728; -1.300

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

[2] "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[3] 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

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-'''Charley''' is a [[civil parish]] located in the [[North West Leicestershire]] district of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]].  According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 203.  It is set within the [[Charnwood Forest]].
+{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
+'''Charley''' is a [[civil parish]] located in the [[North West Leicestershire]] district of [[Leicestershire]], England.  According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 203, increasing to 236 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121800&c=Charley&d=16&e=62&g=6445365&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465481649778&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=9 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011085950/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121800&c=Charley&d=16&e=62&g=6445365&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465481649778&enc=1|url-status=live}}</ref>    It is set within the [[Charnwood Forest]].
+[[File:Charley Crossroads - geograph.org.uk - 188392.jpg|thumb|Crossroads in Charley<br />photographed June 2006]]
+The name 'Charley' means 'wood/clearing with a [[cairn]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Charley|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|access-date=18 August 2021|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818072021/https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js|url-status=live}}</ref>
-A quarry within the parish was the source of ''Charley Forest'' whetstones<ref>1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica</ref>.
+A quarry within the parish was the source of ''Charley Forest'' whetstones.<ref>1911 Encyclopædia Britannica</ref>
-Charley is near to [[Shepshed]], [[Bawdon Lodge]], [[Copt Oak]] and [[Whitwick]].
+Charley is near to [[Shepshed]], [[Copt Oak]] and [[Whitwick]].
+The parish of Charley contains [[Mount Saint Bernard Abbey]] and the hamlet of [[Oaks in Charnwood]]. The parish church of St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood was consecrated on 18 June 1815, the same day as the [[Battle of Waterloo]] and a selection of French lances captured from the battle can be seen inside the church, mounted on the north wall.
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 ==External links==
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+{{Commons category-inline|Charley, Leicestershire}}
+{{Towns and Villages of North West Leicestershire |state=expanded}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Leicestershire]]
 [[Category:Civil parishes in Leicestershire]]
+[[Category:North West Leicestershire District]]
-{{Leicestershire-geo-stub}}
-[[pl:Charley (Leicestershire)]]
+{{Leicestershire-geo-stub}}
-Charnwood Forest was previously known as 'the foreste of Charley.'

v t e Towns and villages of North West Leicestershire
Towns	Ashby-de-la-Zouch Coalville Castle Donington
Large villages	Hugglescote Ibstock Kegworth Measham Whitwick
Small villages	Appleby Magna Bardon Belton Blackfordby Breedon on the Hill Charley Chilcote Coleorton Diseworth Donisthorpe Ellistown Heather Hemington Isley Walton Lockington Long Whatton Moira Normanton le Heath Oakthorpe Osgathorpe Packington Ravenstone Snarestone Snibston Staunton Harold Stretton en le Field Swannington Swepstone Thringstone Willesley Worthington
Hamlets	Acresford Albert Village Appleby Parva Battram Boundary Church Town Copt Oak Donington le Heath Farm Town Griffydam Little Packington Little Wigston Lount New Swannington Newbold Coleorton Newton Burgoland Oaks in Charnwood Peggs Green Shellbrook Tonge Wilson