Horsley
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".
- Village with about 840 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 370 feet (110 metres)
- …is also known as “Horsley, Gloucestershire”
- Description: village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Nailsworth
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Horsley
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Latitude
51.68166° or 51° 40′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.23471° or 2° 14′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C3VMQJ8+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Horsley” goes by many names.
HorsleyCebuano
Horsley, GloucestershireDutch
HorsleyIrish
HorsleyItalian
Horsley (Gloucestershire)Italian
HorsleyLadin
هورسلیPersian
هورسلی، گلاسترشرPersian
HorsleyPolish
Horsley (Gloucestershire)Polish
HorsleySwedish
Horsley, GloucestershireSwedish
Horsley, GloucestershireTurkish
ہورسلے، گلوسٹر شائرUrdu
HorsleyWelsh
Horsley, Swydd GaerloywWelsh
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