jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɛɾəlmənt bɪɡˈæn ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, wɪð wˈɪlʌfbi mˈoʊstli ʌŋklˈɪɹd ænd kˈʌvɚd ɪn θˈɪk fˈɔːɹɪsts ænd mˈɑːɹʃᵻz.
European settlement began in the 1770s and 1780s, with Willoughby mostly uncleared and covered in thick forests and marshes.