Witherley: Village History

'Witherley in old deeds written Witheredeley, very pleasently situated in a fine sporting country, on the banks of the river Anker, on the borders of Warwickshire, is 7 miles from Hinckley, 1 mile form Atherstone , 5 miles from Nuneaton, and 7 from Market Bosworth.'
p1007, Nichols, J., (1971) The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, Vol IV, Part II, Wakefield, S.R. Publishers Ltd, (originally published by John Nichols, London, 1811).