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{{Short description|Village and parish in Surrey, England}}
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|static_image_caption=The prominent former gatehouse to Horsley Towers on Guildford Road has mock-medieval [[turret]]s. Flower meadows rest on the lower slopes of the [[North Downs]] here.
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| population = 4290
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|population_ref=(Civil Parish 2011)<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key StatisticsL Key figures, Dwellings, Tenure; Quick Statistics: Population Density] [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref>
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|region= South East England
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|post_town= Leatherhead
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'''East Horsley''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in Surrey, England. The settlement is 21 miles South West of London, partly on the [[A246 road|A246]] between [[Leatherhead]] and [[Guildford]]. Most development is [[nucleated village|concentrated around the junction of two long roads]] directly north of this road. [[Horsley railway station|Horsley]] and [[Effingham Junction railway station]]s are on the [[New Guildford Line]] in the parish (connected to [[London Waterloo]]). The village has the parade of shops and businesses of the two Horsleys (see [[West Horsley]]), Otherwise the two-halves of ancient Horsley are similar in having substantial woodland and some chalky lower slopes, in the south, of the [[North Downs]].
'''East Horsley''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Surrey]], England, 21 miles southwest of [[London]], on the [[A246 road|A246]] between [[Leatherhead]] and [[Guildford]]. [[Horsley railway station|Horsley]] and [[Effingham Junction railway station]]s are on the [[New Guildford line]] to [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]]. The two-halves of ancient Horsley are similar in having substantial woodland and some chalky lower slopes, in the south, of the [[North Downs]].

East Horsley had 1,343 [[single family home|detached homes]] and fewer than 157 of any single category of the three main categories nationally that describe dwelling types, at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]]. At that census the highest proportion of those of working age fell into the second most senior category used by the [[Office for National Statistics]], followed by those in the highest category.


==History==
==History==
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===Manors===
[[Image:Ada Lovelace 1838.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Ada Lovelace|Ada, Lady Lovelace]] (writer, mathematician, world's first computer programmer) lived in the village]]
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;Manors
East Horsley appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as having two manors, listed under the chief manor's heading of ''Horslei''. This was held by [[Lanfranc]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. Its domesday assets were: 3 [[hide (unit)|hide]]s and 1½ [[virgate]]s; 8½ [[plough]]s, [[woodland]] worth 50 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s. It rendered £5 per year to its [[feudal system|overlords]].<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030192829/http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm |date=30 October 2007 }}</ref>
East Horsley appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as having two manors, listed under the chief manor's heading of ''Horslei''. This was held by [[Lanfranc]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. Its domesday assets were: 3 [[hide (unit)|hide]]s and 1½ [[virgate]]s; 8½ [[plough]]s, [[woodland]] worth 50 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s. It rendered £5 per year to its [[feudal system|overlords]].<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030192829/http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm |date=30 October 2007 }}</ref>


The Bishop's Manor in East Horsley seems to have belonged to the [[Diocese of Exeter|see of Exeter]] throughout the [[Middle Ages]]. Malden writing in 1911 associates closely the Domesday entry in Latin meaning 'Bishop Osborn of Exeter holds Woking' with this manor which his successors later held, since there is no trace of any land held by the Bishop of Exeter in Woking in [[pipe rolls]], [[Assize Rolls]], [[feet of fines]] or the records of [[Lambeth Palace]].<ref name=m/>
The Bishop's Manor in East Horsley seems to have belonged to the [[Diocese of Exeter|see of Exeter]] throughout the [[Middle Ages]]. Malden writing in 1911 associates closely the Domesday entry in Latin meaning 'Bishop Osborn of Exeter holds Woking' with this manor which his successors later held, since there is no trace of any land held by the Bishop of Exeter in Woking in [[pipe rolls]], [[Assize Rolls]], [[feet of fines]] or the records of [[Lambeth Palace]].<ref name=m/>


;Enclosure and development
===Enclosure and development===
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In 1792 an [[enclosure|Inclosure Act]] enabled [[William Currie (British politician)|William Currie]] <small>MP</small> to inclose most of Horsley Common at the northern end of the parish and the [[common land|common fields and waste]] at the southern part, very much on the chalk. The [[glebe|parsonage and glebe]] were at the same time moved within the parish.<ref name=m/>
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The '''{{visible anchor|East Horsley Inclosure Act 1800}}''' ([[39 & 40 Geo. 3]]. c. ''11'' {{small|Pr.}}) enabled [[William Currie (British politician)|William Currie]] <small>MP</small> to inclose most of Horsley Common at the northern end of the parish and the [[common land|common fields and waste]] at the southern part, very much on the chalk. The [[glebe|parsonage and glebe]] were at the same time moved within the parish.<ref name=m/>

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The village is the site of [[Horsley Towers]], a [[Gothic Revival architecture|gothic]] mansion designed by [[Charles Barry|Sir Charles Barry]] (later the architect of the [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]]) for William Currie in place of an earlier building. Currie, a distiller and banker, had bought the property in 1784 and over the next 44 years made extensive changes to the village, including rebuilding most of its houses, establishing the school and restoring the church.<ref name=m>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42982 |title=Parishes: East Horsley |editor=H.E. Malden |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1911 |work=A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 |access-date=22 November 2013 }}</ref>

[[Image:Ada Lovelace 1838.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Ada Lovelace|Ada, Lady Lovelace]] (writer, mathematician, and what we might call today a "computer programmer") lived at [[Horsley Towers]]<ref>{{cite news |date= 29 February 2016 |title= Victorian visionary Ada Lovelace: a pioneer of the computer age from Surrey |work= Great British Life |url= https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/22585675.victorian-visionary-ada-lovelace-pioneer-computer-age-surrey/ |access-date= 3 September 2023 }}</ref>]]
[[File:St Martin, East Horsley - Churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 4190052.jpg|upright|thumb|The 1st Earl of Lovelace's Mausoleum in the churchyard of Martin's Church, East Horsley]]
After Currie's death in 1829, the property was acquired by the [[William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace|1st Earl of Lovelace]] (1805–1893). It was the marital home of [[Ada Lovelace|Ada, Lady Lovelace]] (the writer, mathematician and what today we would call a "computer programmer"). The 1st Earl of Lovelace had fifteen bridges, known as the [[Lovelace Bridges]], constructed on his estate to facilitate the transport of timber by horse-drawn carts. The bridges were built where the tracks crossed existing bridleways or roads. Ten bridges still exist.


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In the early 1900s, the 3rd [[Earl of Lovelace]] applied [[restrictive covenant]]s on most of his former fields when selling these to private developers, leading to the overwhelming proportion of homes being detached. No minimum plot size is specified, and planning is controlled by [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford Borough Council]], subject to advice from the local Horsley council.
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The village is the site of Horsley Park, a [[Gothic Revival architecture|gothic]] mansion designed by [[Charles Barry|Sir Charles Barry]] (later the architect of the [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]]) for William Currie in place of an earlier building. Currie, a distiller and banker, had bought the property in 1784 and over the next 44 years made extensive changes to the village, including rebuilding most of its houses, establishing the school and restoring the church.<ref name=m>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42982 |title=Parishes: East Horsley |author=H.E. Malden (editor) |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1911 |work=A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 |accessdate=22 November 2013 }}</ref> After Currie's death in 1829, the property was acquired by the [[William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace|1st Earl of Lovelace]]. It was the marital home of [[Ada Lovelace|Ada, Lady Lovelace]] (the writer, mathematician, world's first computer programmer) and later [[Thomas Sopwith|Sir Thomas Sopwith]], aviation pioneer. In 1971 it was used as a (Defence) Staff Training College and was placed in the second category of the [[English Heritage]] scheme of architecture as a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1294810|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref> The buildings were used as a location for the film, ''[[The Colour of Magic (TV film)|The Colour of Magic]]'', in 2008. It is currently in use as a hotel.


[[Horsley Towers]] was also the home of [[Thomas Sopwith|Sir Thomas Sopwith]], the aviation pioneer.
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The 3rd [[Earl of Lovelace]] imposed [[restrictive covenant]]s on most of his former fields when selling these to private developers in the early 20th century, leading to the overwhelming proportion of homes being detached; no minimum plot size is specified by these, and planning is controlled by [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford Borough Council]], subject to advice from the civil parish council.
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==Geography==
==Geography==
The settlement is 21 miles south east of London, partly on the [[A246 road|A246]] between [[Leatherhead]] and [[Guildford]]. As such it forms a cross between a [[nucleated village]] and [[dispersed settlement]] directly north of this road, with a wide array of medium-sized individual home plots typically of {{convert|0.4|acres}}. [[Horsley railway station|Horsley]] and [[Effingham Junction railway station]]s are on the [[New Guildford Line]] in the parish (connected to [[London Waterloo]] and both have a line direct to [[Leatherhead]], [[Epsom]] and [[Sutton, London|Sutton]]). The village has the parade of shops and businesses of the two Horsleys (see [[West Horsley]]), Otherwise the two-halves of ancient Horsley are similar in having substantial woodland and some chalky lower slopes, in the south, of the [[North Downs]].<ref name=os>[http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ0952 Grid square map] [[Ordnance survey]] website</ref>
The settlement is 21 miles southwest of London, partly on the [[A246 road|A246]] between [[Leatherhead]] and [[Guildford]]. As such it forms a cross between a [[nucleated village]] and [[dispersed settlement]] directly north of this road, with a wide array of medium-sized individual home plots typically of {{convert|0.4|acres}}. [[Horsley railway station|Horsley]] and [[Effingham Junction railway station]]s are on the [[New Guildford line]] in the parish (connected to [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]] and both have a line direct to [[Leatherhead railway station|Leatherhead]] and [[Epsom railway station|Epsom]]).


The village has the parade of shops and businesses of the two Horsleys (see [[West Horsley]]), Otherwise the two halves of ancient Horsley are similar in having substantial woodland and some chalky lower slopes, in the south, of the [[North Downs]].<ref name=os>[http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ0952 Grid square map] [[Ordnance survey]] website</ref>
In the light of the local emphasis on detached homes, journalist Caroline McGhie considered East Horsley to show signs of becoming 'Britain's richest village' based upon 46 house sales of over one million pounds in the 12 months to March 2011. The study explicitly excludes, however, groups of considerably more expensive homes and areas of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey with a higher level of average income.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/luxuryhomes/8410974/Britains-richest-villages.html|title=Britain's richest villages|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Examples include Richings Park, Gerrard's Cross, [[Wentworth, Surrey|Wentworth]] and/or its village of [[Virginia Water]] (with 146 sales over £1M in the same period), [[Saint George's Hill]] and [[Burwood Park]]. In East Horsley income groups are not especially high for a South East England village; at the 2011 census the [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] found the largest single group of those aged 16–74 were those of the second category out of eight: lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations.|group= n}}


==Amenities==
==Amenities==
[[Image:East Horsley - geograph.org.uk - 564267.jpg|thumb|Facing this parade is another which is [[timber-framed]] creating diversity in the village's [[shophouses|shops with homes above]]]]
[[Image:East Horsley - geograph.org.uk - 564267.jpg|thumb|left|Facing this parade is another which is [[timber-framed]] creating diversity in the village's [[shophouses|shops with homes above]]]]
;Shops and businesses
;Shops and businesses
The main row of shops is near the western railway station on a local thoroughfare from the end of Forest Road towards Ockham, a small number of professions operate here, such as accountants, opticians and the NHS medical practice. A [[Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust|Legacy]] hotel is in the village.<ref>[http://www.legacy-hotels.co.uk/index.php Legacy Hotels in England] Retrieved 22 November 2013</ref>
The main row of shops is near the western railway station on a local thoroughfare from the end of Forest Road towards Ockham, a small number of professions operate here, such as accountants, opticians and the NHS medical practice. A [[Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust|Legacy]] hotel is in the village.<ref>[http://www.legacy-hotels.co.uk/index.php Legacy Hotels in England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205002443/http://www.legacy-hotels.co.uk/index.php |date=5 December 2013 }} Retrieved 22 November 2013</ref>


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The medieval church, St Martin's, is part of the [[Diocese of Guildford]].<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/east-horsley-st-martin/ East Horsley – St Martin] The [[Church of England]]. Retrieved 22 November 2013</ref>
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The medieval church continues as part of a larger charitable organisation in the [[Diocese of Guildford]] and caters for [[Anglicanism]], St Martin's.<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/east-horsley-st-martin/ East Horsley – St Martin] The [[Church of England]]. Retrieved 22 November 2013</ref>


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The Nomad Theatre is a well-equipped [[amateur theatre|amateur production stage]]<ref>[http://www.nomadtheatre.com/] Nomad Theatre Website</ref> which is behind the smaller of East Horsley's two rows of shops, Bishopsmead Parade. Its construction was largely financed by [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] grants from [[Arts Council England]]. The theatre opened in October 1998 with a production of [[Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Under Milk Wood]]''.
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A village with a theatre (as does similarly-sized [[Godstone]] in the county), this is a well-equipped [[amateur theatre|amateur production stage]] named the '''Nomad Theatre'''<ref>[http://www.nomadtheatre.com/] Nomad Theatre Website</ref> which is behind the smaller of East Horsley's two rows of shops, Bishopsmead Parade. Its construction was largely financed by [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] grants from [[Arts Council England]]. The theatre opened in October 1998 with a production of [[Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Under Milk Wood]]''.


==Demography and housing==
==Demography and housing==
East Horsley had 1,343 [[single family home|detached homes]] (of which 1,309 were inhabited) and fewer than 183 of any other dwelling types at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]], and a high proportion of business-owners and directors, accordingly it was deemed Britain's "richest village" by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/luxury-homes/8410974/Britains-richest-villages.html|title=Britain's richest villages|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> and again in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/house-prices/11453685/Welcome-to-the-villages-with-the-most-1m-plus-homes.html|title=Welcome to the villages with the most £1m-plus home sales|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
East Horsley had 1,343 [[single family home|detached homes]] (of which 1,309 were inhabited) and fewer than 183 of any other dwelling types at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]], and a high proportion of business-owners and directors, accordingly it was deemed Britain's "richest village" by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/luxury-homes/8410974/Britains-richest-villages.html|title=Britain's richest villages|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> and again in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/house-prices/11453685/Welcome-to-the-villages-with-the-most-1m-plus-homes.html|title=Welcome to the villages with the most £1m-plus home sales|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>


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At [[Surrey County Council]], one of the 81 representatives represents the area within the ''Horsleys'' division.<ref>[http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgWardMap.aspx Electoral Divisions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225249/http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgWardMap.aspx |date=2 December 2013 }} Surrey County Council. Retrieved 6 November 2013</ref>
At [[Surrey County Council]], one of the 81 representatives represents the area within the ''Horsleys'' division.<ref>[http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgWardMap.aspx Electoral Divisions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225249/http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgWardMap.aspx |date=2 December 2013 }} Surrey County Council. Retrieved 6 November 2013</ref>


At [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford Borough Council]] the ward of the borough is deemed appropriate to be best represented under the current constitution by three councillors.<ref name=r>[http://www.guildford.gov.uk/yourguildford?postCode=kt24+6rl Your local councillors] [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford Borough Council]]. Retrieved 20 November 2013</ref>
At [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford Borough Council]] the ward of the borough is represented by three councillors.<ref name=r>[http://www.guildford.gov.uk/yourguildford?postCode=kt24+6rl Your local councillors] [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford Borough Council]]. Retrieved 20 November 2013</ref>
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|[[Guildford Borough Council election, 2015|May 2015]]
|[[2015 Guildford Borough Council election|May 2015]]
|Matthew Sarti || Clandon and Horsley (formerly: Lovelace)
|Matthew Sarti ||rowspan=3| Clandon and Horsley<br /> (formerly: Lovelace)
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|style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Guildford Borough Council election, 2015|May 2015]]
|[[2015 Guildford Borough Council election|May 2015]]
|Jenny Wicks || Clandon and Horsley (formerly: Lovelace)
|Jenny Wicks
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|[[Guildford Borough Council election, 2015|May 2015]]
|[[2015 Guildford Borough Council election|May 2015]]
|David Reeve || Clandon and Horsley (formerly: Lovelace)
|David Reeve
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Electoral Division
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|W.D. 'Bill' Barker || Horsleys
|W.D. 'Bill' Barker || Horsleys
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East Horsley is in [[Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Mole Valley]]. At the elections since its inception a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] has won it.
East Horsley is in [[Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)|Guildford]] parliamentary constituency.


==Neighbouring areas==
==Neighbouring areas==
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|Northeast = [[Downside, Surrey|Downside]]
|Northeast = [[Downside, Surrey|Downside]]
|East = [[Effingham, Surrey|Effingham]]
|East = [[Effingham, Surrey|Effingham]]
|Southeast = <small>''[[North Downs|Effingham Upper Common or Dogkennel Green including woods]]''</small><br>[[Effingham, Surrey|Effingham]]
|Southeast = <small>''[[North Downs|Effingham Upper Common or Dogkennel Green including woods]]''</small><br />[[Effingham, Surrey|Effingham]]
|South = <small>''across the [[North Downs]]''</small><br>[[Gomshall|Gomshall, Shere]] (large hamlet)
|South = <small>''across the [[North Downs]]''</small><br />[[Gomshall|Gomshall, Shere]] (large hamlet)
|Southwest = <small>''across the [[North Downs]]''</small><br>[[Shere]]
|Southwest = <small>''across the [[North Downs]]''</small><br />[[Shere]]
|West = [[West Horsley]]
|West = [[West Horsley]]
|Northwest = <small>''across part of West Horsley''</small><br>[[Ockham, Surrey|Ockham]]
|Northwest = <small>''across part of West Horsley''</small><br />[[Ockham, Surrey|Ockham]]
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East Horsley
Village and civil parish
Former gatehouse to Horsley Towers
East Horsley is located in Surrey
East Horsley
East Horsley
Location within Surrey
Area7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population4,290 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ0952
Civil parish
  • East Horsley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeatherhead
Postcode districtKT24
Dialling code01483
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Surrey
51°15′40″N 0°25′59″W / 51.261°N 0.433°W / 51.261; -0.433

East Horsley is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England, 21 miles southwest of London, on the A246 between Leatherhead and Guildford. Horsley and Effingham Junction railway stations are on the New Guildford line to London Waterloo. The two-halves of ancient Horsley are similar in having substantial woodland and some chalky lower slopes, in the south, of the North Downs.

History

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Manors

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East Horsley appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as having two manors, listed under the chief manor's heading of Horslei. This was held by Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury. Its domesday assets were: 3 hides and 1½ virgates; 8½ ploughs, woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered £5 per year to its overlords.[2]

The Bishop's Manor in East Horsley seems to have belonged to the see of Exeter throughout the Middle Ages. Malden writing in 1911 associates closely the Domesday entry in Latin meaning 'Bishop Osborn of Exeter holds Woking' with this manor which his successors later held, since there is no trace of any land held by the Bishop of Exeter in Woking in pipe rolls, Assize Rolls, feet of fines or the records of Lambeth Palace.[3]

Enclosure and development

[edit]
East Horsley Inclosure Act 1800
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long titleAn Act for separating the Commons or Waste Grounds of the Manor of East Horseley, in the County of Surrey, which lie in the several Parishes of East Horseley and Ockham, within the said Manor, and for fettling the Rights of Common thereon.
Citation39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 11 Pr.
Dates
Royal assent4 April 1800

The East Horsley Inclosure Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 11 Pr.) enabled William Currie MP to inclose most of Horsley Common at the northern end of the parish and the common fields and waste at the southern part, very much on the chalk. The parsonage and glebe were at the same time moved within the parish.[3]

The village is the site of Horsley Towers, a gothic mansion designed by Sir Charles Barry (later the architect of the Houses of Parliament) for William Currie in place of an earlier building. Currie, a distiller and banker, had bought the property in 1784 and over the next 44 years made extensive changes to the village, including rebuilding most of its houses, establishing the school and restoring the church.[3]

Ada, Lady Lovelace (writer, mathematician, and what we might call today a "computer programmer") lived at Horsley Towers[4]
The 1st Earl of Lovelace's Mausoleum in the churchyard of Martin's Church, East Horsley

After Currie's death in 1829, the property was acquired by the 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893). It was the marital home of Ada, Lady Lovelace (the writer, mathematician and what today we would call a "computer programmer"). The 1st Earl of Lovelace had fifteen bridges, known as the Lovelace Bridges, constructed on his estate to facilitate the transport of timber by horse-drawn carts. The bridges were built where the tracks crossed existing bridleways or roads. Ten bridges still exist.

In the early 1900s, the 3rd Earl of Lovelace applied restrictive covenants on most of his former fields when selling these to private developers, leading to the overwhelming proportion of homes being detached. No minimum plot size is specified, and planning is controlled by Guildford Borough Council, subject to advice from the local Horsley council.

Horsley Towers was also the home of Sir Thomas Sopwith, the aviation pioneer.

Geography

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The settlement is 21 miles southwest of London, partly on the A246 between Leatherhead and Guildford. As such it forms a cross between a nucleated village and dispersed settlement directly north of this road, with a wide array of medium-sized individual home plots typically of 0.4 acres (0.16 ha). Horsley and Effingham Junction railway stations are on the New Guildford line in the parish (connected to London Waterloo and both have a line direct to Leatherhead and Epsom).

The village has the parade of shops and businesses of the two Horsleys (see West Horsley), Otherwise the two halves of ancient Horsley are similar in having substantial woodland and some chalky lower slopes, in the south, of the North Downs.[5]

Amenities

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Facing this parade is another which is timber-framed creating diversity in the village's shops with homes above
Shops and businesses

The main row of shops is near the western railway station on a local thoroughfare from the end of Forest Road towards Ockham, a small number of professions operate here, such as accountants, opticians and the NHS medical practice. A Legacy hotel is in the village.[6]

The medieval church, St Martin's, is part of the Diocese of Guildford.[7]

The Nomad Theatre is a well-equipped amateur production stage[8] which is behind the smaller of East Horsley's two rows of shops, Bishopsmead Parade. Its construction was largely financed by National Lottery grants from Arts Council England. The theatre opened in October 1998 with a production of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood.

Demography and housing

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East Horsley had 1,343 detached homes (of which 1,309 were inhabited) and fewer than 183 of any other dwelling types at the 2011 census, and a high proportion of business-owners and directors, accordingly it was deemed Britain's "richest village" by The Daily Telegraph in 2011[9] and again in 2015.[10]

2011 Census Homes (inhabited)
Output area Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats and apartments Caravan/temporary/mobile home Shared between households[1]
East Horsley (CP) 1,309 151 50 183 4 0

The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%.

2011 Census Key Statistics
Output area Population Households % Owned outright % Owned with a loan hectares[1]
East Horsley (CP) 4,290 1,697 51.8 35.4 740[1]

The proportion of households in East Horsley who owned their home outright was 19.3% above the regional average. The proportion who owned their home with a loan was 0.3% greater than the regional average; providing overall a lower proportion than average of rented residential property relative to the average in Surrey, the district and the country.

2011 Economic groups – National Statistics Socio-economic Classification
Output area Higher Managerial, Administrative and Professional Occupations Lower Managerial, Administrative and Professional Occupations Intermediate Occupations Small Employers and Own Account Workers Lower Supervisory and Technical Occupations Semi-Routine Occupations Routine Occupations Never worked or long-term unemployed Full-time students[1]
East Horsley (CP) 737 893 376 310 93 149 80 51 205[1]

Politics

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Local government is administered by Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council.

At Surrey County Council, one of the 81 representatives represents the area within the Horsleys division.[11]

At Guildford Borough Council the ward of the borough is represented by three councillors.[12]

Guildford Borough Councillors
Election[13] Member[12]

Ward

May 2015 Matthew Sarti Clandon and Horsley
(formerly: Lovelace)
May 2015 Jenny Wicks
May 2015 David Reeve
Surrey County Councillor
Election Member[14]

Electoral Division

2013 W.D. 'Bill' Barker Horsleys

East Horsley is in Guildford parliamentary constituency.

Neighbouring areas

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Neighbouring areas are:

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes
References
  1. ^ a b c d e f Key StatisticsL Key figures, Dwellings, Tenure; Quick Statistics: Population Density Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. ^ Surrey Domesday Book Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: East Horsley". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Victorian visionary Ada Lovelace: a pioneer of the computer age from Surrey". Great British Life. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ Grid square map Ordnance survey website
  6. ^ Legacy Hotels in England Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 November 2013
  7. ^ East Horsley – St Martin The Church of England. Retrieved 22 November 2013
  8. ^ [1] Nomad Theatre Website
  9. ^ "Britain's richest villages". The Daily Telegraph.
  10. ^ "Welcome to the villages with the most £1m-plus home sales". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. ^ Electoral Divisions Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Surrey County Council. Retrieved 6 November 2013
  12. ^ a b Your local councillors Guildford Borough Council. Retrieved 20 November 2013
  13. ^ [2] Returning Officer's Declaration of Result for the May 2015 Local Council Elections. Retrieved 27 October 2015
  14. ^ Your Councillor Surrey County Council. Retrieved 22 November 2013
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