A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HORSELL, or HORSHILL, a village and a parish in Chertsey district, Surrey. The village stands near the Basingstoke canal, 1 mile WNW of Woking r. station, and 6 SSW of Chertsey; and has a post office under Woking station.—The parish includes part of Knaphill village. Acres, 2, 890. Real property, £3, 912. Pop., 788. Houses, 140. The property is subdivided. There are good nursery grounds, and interesting rows of gardens. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £83. Patrons, Three Landowners. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with embattled tower; has pointed arches resting on octagonal pillars; and contains monuments to Sir John W. Rose and James Fenn, Esq., and several fine brasses. There are a Baptist chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Horsell AP/CP Chertsey RegD/PLU Surrey AncC |
| Place names: | HORSELL | HORSELL OR HORSHILL | HORSHILL |
| Place: | Horsell |
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