- East Horsley
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.2613
longitude= -0.4337
official_name= East Horsley
map_type= Surrey
population = <8,000
shire_district=Guildford
shire_county =Surrey
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Mole Valley
post_town= Leatherhead|postcode_district = KT24
postcode_area= KT |dial_code= 01483
os_grid_reference= TQ093525East Horsley is a
village inSurrey ,England , on the A246 betweenLeatherhead andGuildford . Neighbouring villages areWest Horsley , Ockham andEffingham .Horsley railway station lies on theNew Guildford Line between Guildford andLondon Waterloo . The census area "Clandon and Horsley" has a population of 8,409. [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943001&c=KT24+6AA&d=14&e=16&g=490298&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1 Census data] ]East Horsley appears in
Domesday Book of 1086 as "Horslei". It was held by Archbishop Lanfranc ofCanterbury . Its domesday assets were: 3 hides and 1½virgate s; 8½plough s,woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered £5. [ [http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] ]East Horsley has one private primary school, Glenesk. There is a well-equipped
amateur theatre called TheNomad Theatre which is behind the smaller of East Horsley's two rows of shops, Bishopsmead Parade. The theatre, largely financed bylottery grants fromArts Council England , opened in October 1998 with a production ofDylan Thomas 's "Under Milk Wood ". A larger row of shops is situated near the railway station.The village has a large gothic mansion which was designed by Sir Charles Barry (designer of the Houses of Parliament). It was the home of Ada, Lady Lovelace (the poet Lord Byron's daughter) and later Sir Thomas Sopwith, the aviation pioneer. It was used in the television drama "
The Stone Tape " as 'Taskerlands'.East Horsley is the home of the tennis player Chris Eaton.
References
External links
* [http://www.verve-venues.com/business/horsleytowers/ The Official Horsley Towers Website]
* [http://www.horsleyec.org.uk/ Horsley Evangelical Church]
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