Horton, Gloucestershire
Encyclopedia
Horton is a village on the Cotswold
Edge, in South Gloucestershire
, England. It is about 2½ miles from Chipping Sodbury
. The nearest settlement is Little Sodbury
, about 1½ miles away; Hawkesbury Upton
and Dunkirk
are both 2½ miles away.
It is a linear settlement built up the bank of a steep hill
Horton Court
is a stone-built manor house
, now in the ownership of the National Trust
.
The Little Avon River
rises nearby, near Horton Farm.
It is a fairly Conservative area, with opinon polls during the UK General Election 2010 showing about 75% saying that they would almost certainly vote Conservative. There were no Labour supporters amungst those questioned.
Cotswold
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England that give their name to:*Cotswold *Cotswold *Cotswold Chase, a horse race*Cotswold Games, annual games in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire...
Edge, in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, England. It is about 2½ miles from Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury is a market town in the county of South Gloucestershire, south-west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus . The villages of Old Sodbury and Little Sodbury are nearby...
. The nearest settlement is Little Sodbury
Little Sodbury
Little Sodbury is an English village in South Gloucestershire, located between Chipping Sodbury, to the West, Old Sodbury to the South, Badminton, and the A46 road to the East and Horton and Hawkesbury Upton, to the north....
, about 1½ miles away; Hawkesbury Upton
Hawkesbury Upton
Hawkesbury Upton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, east of the much smaller Hawkesbury. It lies north of Horton, east of Dunkirk and south of Alderley and Hillesley. The "Somerset Monument" is on the Cotswold Edge nearby....
and Dunkirk
Dunkirk, Gloucestershire
Dunkirk is a hamlet in the rural north of South Gloucestershire, near the Gloucestershire border, in the parish of Hawkesbury. The hamlet is on an important T-junction where the A46 meets the A433 .Dunkirk in Hawkesbury parish should not be confused with Dunkirk near Nailsworth, also on the A46...
are both 2½ miles away.
It is a linear settlement built up the bank of a steep hill
Horton Court
Horton Court
Horton Court is a stone-built manor house situated in Horton, near Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, England. The building has been a National Trust property since 1949....
is a stone-built manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
, now in the ownership of the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
.
The Little Avon River
Little Avon River
The Little Avon River is a small river partly in southern Gloucestershire and partly in South Gloucestershire. For much of its length it forms the boundary between the county of Gloucestershire and the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It rises to the east of Wickwar, near Horton, passes...
rises nearby, near Horton Farm.
It is a fairly Conservative area, with opinon polls during the UK General Election 2010 showing about 75% saying that they would almost certainly vote Conservative. There were no Labour supporters amungst those questioned.