Horsey, Somerset
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| Horsey Hamlet | |
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  Horsey Hamlet shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGWATER |
| Postcode district | TA7 |
| Dialling code | 01278 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Horsey is a hamlet to the north of Bridgwater in the english county of Somerset.[1] The Hamlet is 1.9 miles north east of the town of Bridgewater and is located near the M5 motorway. The Hamlet is within the civil parish of Bawdrip and the population of the parish is 485 (2001 Census)[2]
[edit] History
Horsey is mentioned in the Domesday Book and formerly had a manor house and chapel but these are no longer in existence.
[edit] See also
Horsey is the name of several places in England. The name comes from Anglo-Saxon "hors-eg" and means horse-island.
There is also a Village called Horsey in the county of Norfolk
[edit] Reference
- ^ OS Explorer Map, Quantock Hills & Bridgwater, ISBN 9780319237007
- ^ [1]Parish Headcount
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