{{Short description|Village in Herefordshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |static_image = St Mary's, Brilley - geograph.org.uk - 941858.jpg |static_image_caption = St Mary's, Brilley |coordinates = {{coord|52.136|-3.081|display=inline,title}} |official_name =Brilley |population = | shire_county = Herefordshire |unitary_england= Herefordshire |region= West Midlands |constituency_westminster= North Herefordshire |post_town= Hereford |postcode_district = HR3 and HR5 |postcode_area= HR |dial_code= 01497 |os_grid_reference= SO260492 }} '''Brilley''' is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, close to the border with Wales, and about {{Convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of the Welsh border town of Hay-on-Wye.
==Toponymy== Brilley derives from Brynlegh, Brunleg or Brunlege in Old English, meaning "burnt clearing".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=2712|title=St Mary, Brilley, Herefordshire|website=The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland|accessdate=7 November 2024}}</ref>
==History== thumb|left|Hundred of Huntington Brilley is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. St Mary's chapelry was established in the 12th century. The site was rebuilt in the 13th century and later underwent restorations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10438/|title=Brilley: St Mary|website=A Church Near You|accessdate=7 November 2024}}</ref>
thumb|Brilley Court Farmhouse Population records for the parish of Brilley date back to the Poll Tax of 1379. Historians believe Fernhall Farm was founded around this time. Little Penlan and Cwmmau Farmhouse came about in the 16th and 17th centuries respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/worcestershire-herefordshire/herefordshire-countryside/brilley|title=Brilley - Herefordshire|work=National Trust|accessdate=7 November 2024}}</ref> The various farms and houses of Brilley contain a mixture of medieval and early modern features.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/heref/vol3/pp23-25|title=Brilley|website=British History Online|accessdate=7 November 2024}}</ref>
thumb|The Old School (2008) In 1968, a new primary school was built next door to the village hall; the school was closed in 2007 because of low pupil numbers, and later demolished in 2014 to expand the carpark for the village hall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brilley School to be levelled|url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11403549.brilley-school-to-be-levelled/|access-date=2021-09-06|website=Hereford Times|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Brilley}} * [http://www.brilley.co.uk Brilley with Michaelchurch] Community site
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Category:Villages in Herefordshire
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