Wolvey, Warwickshire

Description
Wolvey, a rural village and a parish in Warwickshire The village lies on the river Anker, 3 miles NE of Shilton station on the Trent valley section of the L. & N.W.R., and 4 S of Hinckley. It has a post office under Hinckley; money order and telegraph office, Bulkington. The parish includes the hamlets of Bramcote, Wolvey Heath, and Smockington. Acreage, 3472; population, 742. There is a parish council consisting of six members. Wolvey Hall was rebuilt in 1676, and has been restored and enlarged; it has a Roman Catholic chapel attached. Edward IV. was surprised here and made prisoner by the Earl of Warwick. An ancient hermitage was on Wolvey Heath, near which spot in 1556 Lady Smyth was burned at the stake. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £220 with residence. The church is partly Norman, partly Decorated, and contains some ancient monuments. The chancel was restored in 1858. There is a Baptist chapel.