HRA - Around Horsell Village

A Welcome in the Village and Local Area

THE PATHWAYS OF HORSELL - A POCKET GUIDE includes a folding map and a short history of Horsell. Published by HRA Footpath Group. Price £1.50p from local shops or direct from HRA.

Horsell is a quiet but dynamic residential village area located 1½ miles north of Woking in Surrey. It is bounded by Chobham, Woodham & New Haw, Woking town centre and Goldsworth Park, and (with the traditional inclusion of Horsell East & Woodham ward) has a total population of some 11,500 living in about 4,500 homes.

The village and its environs contain four designated conservation areas (Church Hill, Horsell Birch, Holyoake Crescent and Wheatsheaf). A fifth conservation area, the Basingstoke Canal, skirts its southern border and its northern and eastern residential edges face Horsell Common, a protected heathland that makes up 80% of Woking Borough's common land.

Horsell's main annual festivities are the May Fayre held on Wheasheaf Green and the July Horsell Village Show held in and around the Parish Hall.

St.Mary's Church, Horsell Village

The Village section has a summary of local government (ie. Horsell's elected councillors) and details of current Council Tax rates. We aim to add more soon about modern aspects of the village to assist residents, prospective house purchasers and visitors from other areas. Meanwhile you can also read about: A Short History of Horsell - Describing the early origins and rural development of the village. Includes an 1862 map you can zoom in on. Chronology of Historical Events - a description of past events that have shaped and influenced the Horsell area. Horsell Heritage Walks - South - Why not take a self-guided walk around the southern part of the village and read about 19 points of particular interest. Horsell Heritage Walks - West - Our self-guided walk around the western edge of the village describes a further 14 places of interest.

Other sections of our site can also tell you more about the village, some of its latest news and its long-term projects and of course the annual Horsell Village Show.