West Horsley
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ0752 | ||
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| Residents | 2828 (Civil Parish 2011) | ||
| surface | 10.83 km² (4.18 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 261 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | Leatherhead | ||
| ZIP code section | KT24 | ||
| prefix | 01483 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | Surrey | ||
| District | Guildford | ||
| Civil Parish | West Horsley | ||
| British Parliament | Mole Valley | ||
West Horsley is a semi-rural village between Guildford and Leatherhead in Surrey , England . In 2011 the place had 2828 inhabitants.
geography
The Sheepleas Woods are a beech forest with grasslands on the north side of the mountain range known as the North Downs . They are located in the extreme south of the village and cover an area of approximately one square kilometer and are partly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .
Upper Common is a similarly sized wooded area.
history
Both Horsleys were burned to the ground during the Norman Conquest in 1066 because their Saxon liege, Brixsi, was King Harold's brother-in-law and refused to submit to the Normans. The village was part of the land given to the Norman Walter Fitz Otha, the new constable of Windsor Castle . West Horsley is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Orselei owned by Walter, son of Othere. The assets recorded were 8 hides , 1 church, 8 plows, and grasslands worth 20 pigs . The place paid £ 6 a year to its Lords of the manor .
The Black Death greatly reduced the population and the land was left to graze because the peasant population was insufficient for arable farming.
The children's author Beatrix Potter often stayed in the cottage of her aunt and uncle in the village. Here she wrote some of her books and did many of her animal paintings. Helen Allingham was painting a picture of a thatched cottage in the village around the same time.
One of the victims of the "railroad killers" John Duffy and David Mulcahy was killed in West Horsley in 1986; of Horsley train station itself is, however, in East Horsley .
Attractions
St Mary's Church is from the Saxony flint-built building dating back to 1030 and is a Listed Building in Grade I . The church escaped the fire that destroyed the rest of the village in 1066. The tower dates from around 1120, and around 1210 the church was enlarged to its present size.
West Horsley Place is a medieval house that was extensively remodeled between the 16th and 18th centuries and is also Grade I listed . It belongs to TV presenter Bamber Gascoigne .
education
The Cranmore School is a preparatory school for over 450 boys aged 5 to 13 years, which is supported by the Roman Catholic Church .
traffic
The closest access to rail transport is the train station in nearby East Horsley.
The place is on the A246 and south of the M25 and A3 .
Demographics
| Single houses | Semi-detached houses | Townhouses | Apartment buildings | Caravans / temporary and mobile homes |
shared between several households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 337 | 25th | 46 | 2 | 0 |
The average value for semi-detached houses in the region is 28%, the average value for apartments in apartment buildings was 22.6%.
| Residents | households | unentraised property | lent property | Area in hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2828 | 1111 | 48.7% | 37.1% | 10.83 |
In the region, an average of 35.1% of the dwellings are owned by others and 32.5% by loans. The 100% missing portion relates to rented property (including a negligible portion of rent-free apartments).
Personalities
- George Waller , recipient of the Victoria Cross
- David Ogilvy (1911–1999), copywriter, "The Father of advertising"
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics.Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ A b West Horsley Parish Council | History of the village ( English ) Retrieved on 20 November 2016th
- ↑ Surrey Domesday Book. ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ St Mary, West Horsley by the Leatherhead Road (Grade I) [1377828] ( English ) In: National Heritage List for England . Historic England .
- ^ West Horsley Parish Council | History of the village ( English ) Retrieved on 20 November 2016th
- ↑ Church History: St Marys ( English ) Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ West Horsley Place (Grade I) [1188949] ( English ) In: National Heritage List for England . Historic England.
- ↑ Bamber Gascoigne to save 500-year-old manor after accidental inheritance March 21, 2015 In: The Daily Telegraph . online edition, accessed March 22, 2015.
- ^ Cranmore School ( English ) Independent Schools Council. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
