East Horsley Area Guide
Why live in East Horsley
Close to the motorway network and with very good transport links to London, East Horsley is ideally situated for commuters. There are several private residential roads, yet East Horsley also offers a great village community. With good selection of excellent private and state schools, it makes for a family-friendly place to live.
East Horsely is the home of:
Local manor house Horsely Towers
The Nomad Theatre.
History
East Horsley is listed in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as 'Horslei', meaning 'horses clearing' and it is probable that at one time East and West Horsley formed one settlement.
The area is rich in history and in the 11th century the local manor was held by the Archbishop of Canterbury for the benefit of the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury. The present parish church of St Martin has a Norman tower, various 13th century features and several additions made in the late 1860’s under the direction of local architect Henry Woodyer.
The manor house was rebuilt in the 1820s to designs by Sir Charles Barry, architect of the Houses of Parliament. In 1840 it was bought by the 1st Earl of Lovelace.
Lovelace was the son-in-law of the poet Byron and took the priory as his home, embellishing it with various features including a main entrance and a set of Bavarian-style towers which confered the name ‘Horsley Towers’.
He went on to gradually transform the village, building houses, cottages and a school in flint, decorative terracotta brick and tile. The local station was opened to in 1885 on the 'New Guildford Line' and it was not long before Horsley began to change into the popular commuter village of today.
Property type
Thatched cottages to new builds.
19th Century listed houses commissioned by the Earl of Lovelace.
Going Out
in East Horsley
Duke of Wellington,
East Horsley
Tel: 01483 282164
La Meridiana,
East Horsley
Tel: 01483 284343
Laughing Buddha,
East Horsley
Tel: 01483 282208
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Getting to East Horsley
Rail
East Horsley or Effingham stations
Trains to London Waterloo, approx 40 - 50 minutes
Road
Central London – 28 miles
Heathrow – 27 miles
Gatwick – 30 miles |
Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre
High Street
Esher
Surrey KT10 9SD
Tel: 01372 474474
www.elmbridge.gov.uk/ |
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 Schools in East Horsley |
Cranmore School
West Horsley,
Surrey (3-16yrs)
Tel: 01483 280340 |
Glenesk School
East Horsley,
Surrey (2-8yrs)
Tel: 01483 282329 |
Howard of Effingham School,
Effingham,
Surrey (11-18yrs)
Tel: 01483 453694 |