Horley, Oxfordshire
Horley | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Banbury | |
Postcode district | OX15 | |
Dialling code | 01295 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Horley Village | |
Horley is a village and
Amenities
Horley has one
St. Etheldreda's church
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The
Early in the 14th century the chancel and both aisles were rebuilt and the south aisle and chancel were given new
Early in the 17th century the chancel was in disrepair and the lay rector was repeatedly asked to fund repairs.[4] In 1621 the chancel was reported to be so "ruinous and much decayed" that the rain came in.[4] In 1632 the rest of the church was alleged to be "ready to fall".[4] The tracery, in part of the east window, was rebuilt c1760[7] and two of the north windows of the chancel was replaced.[4] By 1879 St. Etheldreda's needed a thorough restoration and the vicar privately wrote that he feared for the safety of the tower.[4] However, the tower was not put in good order until 1915,[4] when the church was restored under the direction of the Scottish architect William Weir.[8][9]
In 1947–50 the
Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway
The Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway was built during The First World War to carry ironstone from a quarry west of Horley to a junction with the Great Western Railway just north of Banbury. The ironstone railway passed just south of Horley, where a concrete bridge carried the railway over the Horley–Wroxton road.[16] The railway was opened in 1917 and closed in 1967.
References
- 2011 censusRetrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Horley Cricket Club". Horleycc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ Horley Footlights Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Lobel & Crossley 1969, pp. 123–139.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 652.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 3.
- ^ a b c d The Ringers World Graham Nabb, Horley, St Ehteldred 4 April 2014 p329
- ^ David Goold. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects website". Scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 653.
- ^ Peters, David (10 December 1954). "With Camera and Pen, Impressions by David Peters". The Oxford Times.
- ^ "Painted Church website". Paintedchurch.org. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ a b Davies, Peter (2 March 2012). "Horley S Etheldreda". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Dovemaster (25 June 2006). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ The Ringers World Graham Nabb, Horley, St Ehteldred 4 April 2014 p330-331, 333
- ^ "St Peter's Church Hanwell: The Ironstone Benefice Churches". Hanwellvillage.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ Tonks 1988, p. 146.
Sources
- Lobel, Mary D; Crossley, Alan, eds. (1969). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 9. Victoria County History. pp. 123–139.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ISBN 1-870-754-026.
- Walker, George Graham (1975). Churches of the Banbury Area. Kineton: Roundwood Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-900093-52-8.
External links
Media related to Horley, Oxfordshire at Wikimedia Commons