Horsey, Norfolk

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Horsey
Location within Norfolk
Area3.20 sq mi (8.3 km2)
OS grid reference TG4523
Civil parish
  • Horsey
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode district NR29
Dialling code 01493
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°44′56″N1°38′20″E / 52.749°N 1.639°E / 52.749; 1.639

Horsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, within The Broads National Park.

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Horsey is located 9.9 miles (15.9 km) north of Great Yarmouth and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Norwich.

History

Horsey's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for horse island. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Horsey is listed as a settlement of 30 households in the hundred of Happing. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of Roger Bigod, William, Bishop of Thetford, Rolf and Almer, son of Godwin. [2]

Horsey Hall was built in the village in 1845. [3]

Horsey Windpump was a drainage pump built in 1912 by Dan England which was struck by lightning in 1943 which stopped it from working. 75 years later, the building was restored and reopened by the National Trust. [4] [5] The original pumping duties of the windpump are now the responsibility of the electric pumphouse built nearby. [6]

During the Second World War, pillboxes, gun emplacements and minefields were dug in Horsey to defend against a possible German invasion. [7] [8] [9]

Geography

Due to its small size, population statistics for Horsey Civil Parish are included with nearby Sea Palling. [10]

Horsey Mere is one of the Norfolk Broads which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which is home to a rich variety of wildlife, particularly natterjack toads. [11] Allegedly, the mere was used as a mass burial place for Roman children which supposedly reappear in ghostly form once a year. [12]

Horsey Dunes are a set of sand dunes close to the coast which are cared for by the National Trust and are another Site of Special Scientific Interest. The area is popular with grey seals. [13]

All Saints' Church

Horsey's parish church is one of Norfolk's 124 round-tower churches, dating from the Thirteenth Century. All Saints' is located on All Saints' Lane and has been Grade II listed since 1955. [14] The church holds Sunday service once a month. [15]

All Saints' was restored in the Victorian era and features some stained-glass memorials. [16]

Governance

Horsey is part of the electoral ward of Hickling for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Horsey's war memorials are a set of plaques inside All Saints' Church which list the following names for the First World War: [17] [18]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Pte.Walter F. Self18th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers 1 Jun. 1918 Pozières Memorial
Pte.Christopher Thirtle1st Bn., Middlesex Regiment 26 Sep. 1917 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Edgar C. Chamberlain7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 12 Oct. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.William Hewitt8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.1 Jul. 1916 Carnoy Military Cemetery
Dhd.John F. JohnsonH.M. Trawler Nadine [a] 1 Sep. 1915 Chatham Naval Memorial

The following name was added after the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Pte.Robert Fuller2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 9 Jun. 1944 Kohima War Cemetery

Further Reading

Footnotes

Notes
  1. ↑ His Majesty's Trawler 'Nadine' was a Grimsby-built trawler which was requisitioned by the Admiralty and sunk by a naval mine laid by the German U-Boat UC-7.
References
  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Horsey | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "mnf48706 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Horsey Windpump". Visit Norfolk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "HORSEY DRAINAGE MILL, Horsey - 1373716 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Admin, A. D. A. (20 August 2024). "Pumping stations to open their doors for Heritage Open Days 2024". Association of Drainage Authorities. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "mnf47435 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "mnf12843 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "mnf48987 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Horsey (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "BBC Online - Norfolk - Your - A-Z - Horsey Mere". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "The Paranormal Database - Norfolk". www.paranormaldatabase.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Visit". Friends of Horsey Seals. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Church of All Saints, Horsey - 1373715 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Horsey: All Saints". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Horsey". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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