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'''Horsley'''
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Horsley is a small hamlet near the small Cotswold town of Nailsworth. It is in Gloucestershire in the South West of England. The origins of the name Horsley are much debated, though it is thought that it originates from "Horse in a field" after the large number of horses kept in fields on its rolling hillside.
|official_name= Horsley
|country= England
|region= South West England
|static_image_name= Horsley Church - geograph.org.uk - 192476.jpg
|static_image_caption=St Martin's Church, Horsley
|population= 820
|population_ref= <ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124814&c=GL6+0QA&d=16&e=62&g=6427959&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1427713718692&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|access-date= 30 March 2015}}</ref>
|os_grid_reference= ST830980
|post_town= Stroud
|postcode_area= GL
|postcode_district= GL6
|dial_code= 01453
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}}'''Horsley''' is a village and ] about one and a half miles south-west of the small ] market town of ]. The origins of the name Horsley are much debated, although it is thought to be derived from the pre-7th-century Old English phrase, "horse-lega", meaning "place of horses".<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11, Bisley and Longtree Hundreds|last=Baggs|first=A P|publisher=Victoria County History|year=1976|location=London}}</ref>

A habitation was recorded in 1327 at Barton End, named after a ] on the manor estate.<ref>Gloucestershire Subsidy Roll, 1327, 16.</ref> The village sprung from cross-roads east of St Martin Church. The Parish is bisected from south to north by the Bath-Gloucester, built in 1780.

==History==
Historically Horsley had a prison, part of which is now a house, the exercise yard now a garden.

Horsley Court on Narrowcut Lane dates back to c1690. The house was altered and enlarged c1820, with a central tower added in c1850. It was built for the Webb family of clothiers.

== Geography ==
In the parish is the hamlet of ].

==Facilities==
Horsley has a ] Primary School and church, a community shop,<ref></ref> a playground and sports field, a village hall, Ruskin Mill College (part of Ruskin Mill Trust), and a pub, The Hog (formerly the Bell & Castle). St Martin's Church also serves as the Primary School hall and a performance space for the community and surrounding area.

==Publications==
Horsley's monthly newsletter, 'The Horse's Mouth' provides local news and serves as the church's parish magazine.

==References==
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==External links==
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Village in Gloucestershire, England

Human settlement in England
Horsley
St Martin's Church, Horsley
Horsley is located in GloucestershireHorsleyHorsleyLocation within Gloucestershire
Population820 
OS grid referenceST830980
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStroud
Postcode districtGL6
Dialling code01453
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
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Gloucestershire
51°40′52″N 2°14′06″W / 51.681°N 2.235°W / 51.681; -2.235

Horsley is a village and civil parish about one and a half miles south-west of the small Cotswold market town of Nailsworth. The origins of the name Horsley are much debated, although it is thought to be derived from the pre-7th-century Old English phrase, "horse-lega", meaning "place of horses".

A habitation was recorded in 1327 at Barton End, named after a barton on the manor estate. The village sprung from cross-roads east of St Martin Church. The Parish is bisected from south to north by the Bath-Gloucester, built in 1780.

History

Historically Horsley had a prison, part of which is now a house, the exercise yard now a garden.

Horsley Court on Narrowcut Lane dates back to c1690. The house was altered and enlarged c1820, with a central tower added in c1850. It was built for the Webb family of clothiers.

Geography

In the parish is the hamlet of Newmarket, Gloucestershire.

Facilities

Horsley has a C of E Primary School and church, a community shop, a playground and sports field, a village hall, Ruskin Mill College (part of Ruskin Mill Trust), and a pub, The Hog (formerly the Bell & Castle). St Martin's Church also serves as the Primary School hall and a performance space for the community and surrounding area.

Publications

Horsley's monthly newsletter, 'The Horse's Mouth' provides local news and serves as the church's parish magazine.

References

  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Baggs, A P (1976). A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11, Bisley and Longtree Hundreds. London: Victoria County History.
  3. Gloucestershire Subsidy Roll, 1327, 16.
  4. Horsley Community Shop

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