In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Horsell like this:
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.
Horsell through time
Horsell is now part of Woking district. Click here for graphs and data of how Woking has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Horsell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Horsell, in Woking and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5280
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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