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.
HORNE, a village and a parish in Godstone district, Surrey. The village stands 3 miles SW by S of Godstone r. station, and 6 NW of East Grinstead.—The parish includes the detached place of Harrowsley-Borough, 2½ miles SW of the village; and its post town is East Grinstead. Acres, 4, 531. Real property, £3, 003. Pop., 637. Houses, 119. The property is divided among a few. Thunderfield Castle, an extensive moated ground near Harrowsley, is said to have been the site of a palace of King Athelstane. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £450. Patron, Miss Weston. The church is ancient but good, and has a spire. Charities, £30.
(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: | Horne CP/Ch Godstone RegD/PLU Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Horne |
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