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West Horsley is a semi-rural village between Guildford and Leatherhead in Surrey, England. It lies on the A246, and south of the M25 and the A3. The Sheepleas Woods are on the northern downslopes of the ridge of hills known as the North Downs in the extreme south of the village, and stretch to (1.03 km²). ==History== West Horsley appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Orselei'' held by Walter, son of Othere. Its Domesday assets were: 8 hides; 1 church, 8 ploughs, woodland worth 20 hogs. It rendered £6 each year to its lords of the manor.〔(Surrey Domesday Book )〕 Beatrix Potter, bestselling author of children's books, used to stay at a cottage in the village, Tyrrellswood with her uncle and aunt, and did many of her paintings of animals and wrote some of her books there. Helen Allingham painted a country thatched cottage images of England in the village in the same period.〔(Children On A Path Outside A Thatched Cottage, West Horsley, Surrey ) Helen Allingham (1848-1926)〕 Bill Pertwee, who played the air-raid warden in ''Dad's Army'', lived in West Horsley during the time of his role. He is locally famed for appearing in the local pub and the youngest present singing the theme tune ''Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?'' as he entered. One of the victims of the John Duffy and David Mulcahy (branded 'railway murderers') was killed in West Horsley in 1986, although Horsley railway station itself is in East Horsley. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Horsley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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