Horsley

Horsley is a village and civil parish about one and a half miles south-west of the small Cotswold 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".
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 835 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Horsley, Gloucestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Martin and The New Lawn.

Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as The Bolt New Lawn for…

Forest
Photo: George Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 43.79-hectare…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton End and Nailsworth.

Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet just south of , , England.

Town
Photo: Maretinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stroud is at the heart of the Five Valleys in the .

Village
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is a small village in , England. is situated 2 miles northeast of Horsley.

Horsley

Latitude
51.68166° or 51° 40′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.23471° or 2° 14′ 5″ west
Population
835
Elevation
371 feet (113 metres)
Open location code
9C3VMQJ8+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26953351
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646554
Wiki­data ID
Q5906367
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Horsley” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Horsley”
  • Dutch: “Horsley, Gloucestershire”
  • French: “Horsley”
  • Irish: “Horsley”
  • Italian: “Horsley (Gloucestershire)”
  • Italian: “Horsley”
  • Ladin: “Horsley”
  • Persian: “هورسلی، گلاسترشر”
  • Persian: “هورسلی”
  • Polish: “Horsley (Gloucestershire)”
  • Polish: “Horsley”
  • Portuguese: “Horsley”
  • Spanish: “Horsley”
  • Swedish: “Horsley, Gloucestershire”
  • Swedish: “Horsley”
  • Turkish: “Horsley, Gloucestershire”
  • Urdu: “ہورسلے، گلوسٹر شائر”
  • Welsh: “Horsley, Swydd Gaerloyw”
  • Welsh: “Horsley”
  • “Horsley”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Downend and Nupend.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Horsley Church of England Primary School and Horsley Village Hall.

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