Horsell, Surrey

Description
Horsell or Horsehill, a village and a parish in Surrey. The village stands near the Basin gstoke Canal, 1 mile WNW of Woking station on the L. & S.W.R., and 6 miles SSW of Chertsey. There is a post and money order office under Woking; telegraph office, Woking. Acreage, 2937; population, 1021. The Earl of Onslow is lord of the manor. There are good nursery grounds, and interesting rows of gardens. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; value, £220 with residence. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with embattled tower; has pointed arches resting on octagonal pillars; and contains monuments to Sir John W. Rose and James Fenn, and several fine brasses. The church and tower have been beautifully restored at a cost of £6000, and a new organ has been erected at a cost of £750. There is a Baptist chapel.