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Hornchurch Country Park

Hornchurch Country Park is a 104.5-hectare park on the former site of Hornchurch Airfield, south of Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London. Site The River Ingrebourne passes through the park and if forms part of Thames Chase Community Forest. The most popular part of the park is to the west of the Ingrebourne, where the ground is flat and paved and frequently visited by dog walkers. The woodland to the east of the river is somewhat inaccessible. Some southern parts of the park that reach into Rainham have been historically used as landfill. There is a fishing lake located within the park alongside many paths that connect neighbouring areas, such as Upminster, Dagenham and Rainham. There are a number of pillboxes and other historic installations dating from the Second World War to be found in the park. The park is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I. Almost all of it falls within the Ingrebourne Valley Local Nature Reserve, with the eastern edge forming part of the Ingrebourne Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest. There is access from Airfield Way/Squadron's Approach, off South End Road. COVID-19 Memorial Woodland The Memorial Woodland is in the south of the park and consists of over 4000 trees planted by volunteers, alongside sponsored memorial benches, wildflowers and a wetland area. The woodland aims to remember all those who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recognise the significant efforts and sacrifices of key workers and Havering residents. The memorial is centrally located within the borough, acknowledging the role that parks played in supporting the mental and physical health of residents during lockdowns. The woodland was opened at a ceremony on 23 March 2022, the National Day of Reflection marking the second anniversary of the first UK lockdown. The Mayor of Havering joined representatives of the council, borough, voluntary sector and families of the deceased. References Sources Pollard, Tony; Oliver, Neil (2003). Two Men in a Trench II: Uncovering the Secrets of British Battlefields. Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0-7181-4594-1. External links 'Home of the woodpecker-riding weasel': Park sign makes it 'official'
Hornchurch Stadium

The Hornchurch Stadium is an athletics and football stadium located on Bridge Avenue in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England. It is home to the Hornchurch F.C. and Havering Mayesbrook Athletics Club. History The stadium was opened in 1956 by Hornchurch Urban District Council. It was the home ground of the original Hornchurch F.C. until they were dissolved in 2005. Facilities The stadium has a capacity of 3,000, of which 800 is seated and 1,400 is covered. One stand, the 'Riverside', took its name from the River Ingrebourne, a few feet away. In November 2016, the main stand on the Riverside section of the ground was renamed "The Colin McBride Stand", after former AFC Hornchurch chairman and manager Colin McBride by the AFC Hornchurch Supporters Association References External links Hornchurch Running Track Directory
Hornsea School and Language College

Hornsea School and Language College is situated in the small seaside town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is a secondary comprehensive and takes pupils from Hornsea and the surrounding area. The school was built in 1958 on the site of Hornsea House, with 500 pupils. This included an institute of further education. By 1971 the school population had grown to over 1,000 and became a Comprehensive School. It has a student support centre to help students with bullying and social issues. The sixth form college was built on a part of the school playing fields as a self-sufficient building comprising a common room, a library and computer room, a conference room and several teaching rooms. Hornsea School & Language College achieved specialist Language College status in 2004, and holds the Healthy Schools Award Alumni Hornsea School and & Language College has dedicated part of a school corridor to illustrating successful former students. References External links College website Ofsted Inspection Report 2021 Schoolsnet
Hornsey School for Girls

Hornsey School for Girls is the only all-girl secondary school located in the borough of Haringey, situated in the Hornsey/Crouch End area of North London. History The school began as a girls' grammar school the Hornsey High School for Girls in 1887, by the Church Schools Company (now the United Church Schools Trust). In 1915 it moved to new buildings in Weston Park. In 1968, it moved again, to newly built premises on Inderwick Road on the site of the former village of Abyssinia (later known as Hornsey Vale). It later became a girls-only comprehensive school. Structural problems In 2023, it was discovered that parts of the school were in danger of collapse due to RAAC construction. Remedial works had to be initiated. Alumni Zeinab Badawi, presenter of World News Today, and former presenter of Channel 4 News in the 1990s Julie Dorrington, medical photographer Dilys Laye, actress References External links Official website
Horntye Park Sports Complex

Horntye Park Sports Complex is a sports and conference centre in Hastings, East Sussex, England. Primarily known as a cricket ground, the venue also contains a large indoor sports hall, an all-weather pitch used for football and hockey and a series of rooms used for meetings, conferences and weddings. The venue is the former home ground of Hastings & St. Leonards Priory Cricket Club and currently home to South Saxons Hockey Club. Horntye Park became the towns' premier cricket ground in 1996 due to the development of Priory Meadow Shopping Centre on the Central Recreation Ground which forced Hastings Priory to move here. The site has been used for sport since the 1880s, primarily for football and was turned into allotments following its purchase by the Hastings Corporation in 1919. The site had been considered as a location for a new community sports ground in 1920 alongside The Pilot Field, with the latter being chosen. In 1982, Hastings Council voted to relocate the Central Recreation Ground to Horntye, then known as Summerfields, and use the ground's current location for a shopping centre with demolition work on the cricket ground and facilities starting in 1996. Temporary facilities were erected at Horntye before the main pavilion was opened in 2000, later that year Sussex played their first game here in a warm up game against Zimbabwe. Sussex played two more fixtures at the ground in 2001 and were due to return on 26 May 2008 for a Friends Provident Trophy match against Essex. It was to have been the first Sussex match there for eight years. The match was abandoned without any play due to 'torrential rain'. In November 2016, it was revealed that the directors of Hastings United had been working with the trustees of Horntye Park and Sport England for 18 months on plans to build a new multimillion-pound sports complex named Combe Valley Sports Village. Located in Bulverhythe, used by many amateur teams in Hastings and Bexhill, the complex would have been home to Hastings United, Hastings Priory and South Saxons Hockey Club. Proposed facilities included a 3,000 capacity stadium for Hastings United, 4g and grass football pitches, cricket pitches, Astroturf pitch and indoor sports complex. The complex would also have contained educational facilities for Sussex Coast College. It was proposed that the development be funded by housing developments built on land next to the complex at Bulverhythe, the Pilot Field and Horntye Park. However the scheme was dropped in 2018 after the housing developer backed out of the proposal. The trustees of Horntye later announced plans to move both the cricket and hockey clubs to new facilities at Claremont School, which would be funded by the sale of Horntye Park to developers. The cricket club played their last game at the venue on 4 September 2021, whilst the hockey club still play their home fixtures here. References External links Horntye Park website Horntye Park, Hastings at CricketArchive
Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton

Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton (grid reference ST542767) is an 11 acre (4.45 hectare) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bristol, England, on the north bank of a lower, tidal stretch of the River Avon, 1.9 miles (3.1 kilometres) downstream from the Avon Gorge, and just east of Shirehampton. It was notified as an SSSI in 1999. Description The site consists of a wooded cliff and a narrow salt marsh. The underlying rocks are Devonian sandstone and Carboniferous limestone, overlaid with Triassic dolomitic conglomerate. Biological interest Wooded cliff The site's principal interest and the reason for its designation as an SSSI is the presence of a population of the True Service-tree (Sorbus domestica) growing on the cliffs. This tree is nationally rare in Britain, and this site hosts the largest known population in England. Other notable species of Sorbus here are the whitebeams Sorbus eminens and Sorbus anglica, both of which are also nationally rare in Britain. The nationally scarce Large-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos) also occurs, and herbs include Field Garlic (Allium oleraceum) and Pale St. John's-wort (Hypericum montanum). Saltmarsh plants The saltmarsh vegetation, which lies at the base of the cliff, is predominantly made up of Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) and English Scurvygrass (Cochlearia anglica). There are however two nationally scarce vascular plant species here as well – Slender Hare's-ear (Bupleurum tenuissimum) and Long-stalked Orache (Atriplex longipes). Wreck of the Kron Prinz On 1 April 1874, the German grain ship SS Kron Prinz was under tow up the Avon, laden with 7,000 quarters (28,000 imperial bushels, 1,000 m3) of grain. There was an adequate depth of water, as it was approaching high tide, but on the narrow channel through Horseshoe Bend she grounded on the outer bank. As the tide soon began to ebb, the ship settled onto the steep mud bank and then fell over. The cargo was lost and to avoid blocking the navigation channel, the ship was demasted. Nearly three weeks later, on 20 April, she was refloated and taken to Bristol for repairs, at a cost of £34,000, equivalent to £3,324,123 in 2025. The grounded ship was photographed and there is a well-known photograph of her on her side, taken from across the Avon. This was later published as a postcard by local photographer Fred Little, although it was not (as sometimes claimed) his photograph, as he had been born in the same year. The ship was later renamed the SS Idraet and was lost in the North Sea in 1899. Impact on port of Bristol When built at Bristol in 1843, SS Great Britain was the largest vessel ever built, with a length of 322 feet. It could not have been greater, as Horseshoe Bend lay between Bristol and the Bristol Channel to the Atlantic Ocean. Great ships got ever larger, and this led to the development of the new port of Avonmouth in the 1860s. References English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 13 July 2006) External links English Nature (SSSI information) English Nature
Horsey Mere

Der Horsey Mere ist ein See in der englischen Grafschaft Norfolk, der 4 Kilometer nordöstlich der Ortschaft Potter Heigham liegt. Er läuft ab in den Fluss Thurne und gehört dem National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Name, Lage und Beschreibung Der Horsey Mere ist der einzige See der Norfolk Broads, der als „Mere“ bezeichnet wird. Der Grund liegt in der Tatsache, dass er als einziges künstliches Gewässer dieser Art von einem natürlichen erhöhten Ufer umgeben ist. Der Name folgt aus dem altenglischen Wort „mere“, das einen künstlichen See bezeichnet. Es handelt sich um einen flachen Brackwassersee nahe der Küste, der zusammen mit dem Hickling Broad und dem Heigham Sound das Flusssystem des oberen Thurne bildet. Horsey Mere hat einen Tidenhub von 5–10 Zentimetern, der über die Flüsse Thurne und Bure von der Mündung bei Great Yarmouth auf- bzw. abläuft. Der See liegt am Ende des schmalen Meadow Dyke und ist für die Sportschifffahrt freigegeben. Im Norden führt der schmale und seichte Waxham New Cut rund 2 Kilometer bis zu der Brücke von Brograve. Hier besteht für geübte Führer von Booten, die nicht länger als 8 Meter sind, eine Wendestelle. Dem Gewässer werden durch zwei Entwässerungspumpen, Brogave Mill Pump und Horsey Mill Pump, ständig große Wassermengen zugeführt. Sie entwässern ein Gebiet im Norden und Osten in Küstennähe der Nordsee. Die Entwässerung hatte eine Absenkung des Grundwasserspiegels zur Folge, was zu einem Anstieg des Salzgehalts von Horsey Mere führte. Am Ostende des Sees befindet sich bei einer kleinen Ansammlung von Häusern mit Kirche, Entwässerungsmühle und Gasthaus, genannt Horsey, ein enger, 150 Meter langer Stichkanal, der Anlegemöglichkeiten für Segelboote bietet. Der Ort Horsey ist beschildert von der Landstraße A149 aus Richtung Martham oder Stalham zu erreichen. Gebiet des National Trust Der National Trust erwarb das Horsey Estate im Jahr 1948 von der Familie Buxton, die es weiterhin verwaltet. Die Horsey Estate Stiftung pflegt den größeren Teil des Horsey Estate mit Unterstützung durch die Broads Authority und das Broadland Flood Alleviation Project (Projekt zur Hochwasserbekämpfung). Auch die Horsey Entwässerungsmühle gehört dem National Trust. Horsey Mere und Umgebung hat sowohl nationale als auch internationale Bedeutung. Das Gebiet beherbergt viele überwinternde Vogelarten sowie eine kleine Kolonie von Kreuzkröten. Libellen und Schmetterlinge, wie z. B. der Schwalbenschwanz, können beobachtet werden. Weblinks Fußnoten
Horsey Mere

Horsey Mere is one of the Norfolk Broads in the east of England; it is one of the more northerly broads close to the North Sea coast. It is reached by Hickling Broad and the River Thurne. The nearest settlements are Horsey and West Somerton. Horsey Mere is part of Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The mere is owned by the National Trust, as is Horsey Windpump. The mere has a catchment area of 82 hectares (200 acres), a maximum depth of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in), and a surface area of 33 hectares (82 acres). The volume of water held in the mere is approximately 491,313 cubic metres (17,350,600 cu ft). Winter waterbirds refuge Between the start of November and the end of February boat access on the mere is limited to navigation between the end of Meadow Dyke and the Staithe. Gallery References External links Brief details Map sources for Horsey Mere
Horsey Windpump

Horsey Windpump is a windpump or drainage windmill in the care of the National Trust in the village of Horsey, on The Broads near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The structure is a grade II* listed building. History The present structure was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 18th-century Horsey Black Mill. The windpump was working until it was struck by lightning in 1943. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1948 from the Buxton Family and has been restored. The mill's damaged sails were removed in 1956, and replacement sails and fantail were installed in 1962. The Great Storm of 1987 caused further damage, and repair works were required before the building could reopen to visitors in 1990. Having succumbed to the ravages of time and the elements, the sails were removed again in 2014. A restoration project started in 2016 to repair and reinstate the cap and sails, with the ambition of restoring the Windpump to full working order. Finally, after a four-month wait of unsuccessful tests in unfavourable wind, the sails eventually turned on the evening of Wednesday 29 May 2019 for the first time since 1943. This restoration work was awarded 'Building Conservation Project of the Year 2019' at The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regional awards. But whilst the sails have now turned successfully, this was only the first step in testing the sails with more shutters needing to be added and putting them through their paces in different wind conditions. The hope is that the sails will be turning regularly for visitors later on in the year. The Buxton family continue to manage the Horsey estate, emphasising nature conservation. Because of this, the estate has become an internationally important wildlife site. On the estate there are waymarked circular walks, the main one being the path via Brograve Mill; the walk provides great views across Horsey Mere and access to the beach at Horsey Gap. There are many windmills in this particular area, including West Somerton Mill, Heigham Holmes Mill, Brograve Mill, and Lambrigg Mill. Horsey Windpump is open daily from March to October. References External links Horsey Windpump information at the National Trust
Horsforth School

Horsforth School is a science specialist secondary school with academy status in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1972 and located in Horsforth, it educates around 1,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 18. It gained Special Science status in 2002. In 2012 75% of students received 5 A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths. Horsforth School also includes a post 16 centre. The school has been awarded the school curriculum award, and has Artsmark and Sportsmark status. The school won the United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge in 2008 and entered two teams into the 2009 competition. It won the competition again in 2010, becoming the only school ever to win twice. The school faced criticism in 2015 for planning an optional sports trip to Barbados for pupils in years 8, 9 and 10, costing £1,650 per pupil. The school is very big on music as they host many shows throughout the year. Notable alumni Tonicha Jeronimo, actor James Milner, England international footballer References External links School home page "Horsforth School, Leeds", Schoolsnet.com United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge website
Horsington House

Horsington House is a country house in Horsington, near Templecombe in Somerset. It is a stone-built house with pillared porch, built in 1839. It is a Grade II listed building. The estate was the home of the Dodington family from around 1790 to 1922. The three-storey Doulting stone house built in 1839 has five bays on the front with a pediment supported by doric columns over the central porch. In 1939 the house and park were sold by Catherine Campbell Noyes to Malvern Girls' College. The charity Barnardo's used it as a children's home from 1946 until July 1972. Subsequently Horsington House became an hotel. It is now, once again, owned privately. References
Horston Castle

Horston Castle, oder Horeston Castle, ist eine Burgruine etwa 1,6 km südlich des Dorfes Horsley, das seinerseits etwa 8 km nördlich der Stadt Derby, der Hauptstadt der englischen Grafschaft Derbyshire, liegt. Die Ruine gilt als Scheduled Monument und ist seit 2008 im ‘’Heritage-at-Risk’’-Register enthalten. Es handelt sich um eine normannische Motte, die Ralph de Buron im 11. Jahrhundert bauen ließ. Im 13. Jahrhundert ließ König Johann Ohneland an ihrer Stelle eine steinerne Burg errichten, die einen Donjon, eine Kapelle, ein Torhaus und eine Barbakane besaß. 1514 gab König Heinrich VIII. sie dem Duke of Norfolk als Belohnung für seine Verdienste im Kampf gegen die Schotten zu Lehen. Später kam sie in den Besitz der Familie Stanhope. Heute ist die Burg eine Ruine, die durch die Hinfortnahme von Bausteinen in großem Umfang stark beschädigt wurde. Überreste des Donjons sind noch sichtbar, aber größtenteils von Pflanzen überwuchert. Quellen Horston Castle. CastleUK; abgerufen im 1. Januar 1 (englisch). HORSLEY, Derbyshire. GENUKI; abgerufen im 1. Januar 1 (englisch). Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles, Newton Abbott 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Horston Castle

Horston Castle (sometimes spelt Horeston and also known as Horsley Castle) is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby (grid reference SK375432). The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as poor condition. It was a Norman motte and bailey castle which was founded by Ralph de Buron. In the 13th century King John built a stone castle, adding a keep, a chapel, a gatehouse and a barbican. In 1514 it was granted by Henry VIII to the Duke of Norfolk as a reward for services against the Scots. Later it came into the possession of the Stanhope family. The castle is ruined today, damaged by extensive quarrying. There are visible remains of the keep although this is now largely overgrown. References "HORSLEY, Derbyshire". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2012. Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 External links Heritage at Risk Register: Horsley+Castle
Замок Хорстон

Замок Хорстон (англ. Horston Castle), также известный как замок Хорсли (англ. Horsley Castle) — руины замка примерно в миле к югу от деревни Хорсли в графстве Дербишир и в пяти милях к северу от города Дерби. Руины внесены в список древних памятников; на 2018 год из-за плохого состояния также числятся в реестре исторического наследия Англии, находящегося под угрозой. Нормандский замок был построен по типу мотт и бейли Ральфом де Буроном. В XIII веке король Иоанн перестроил его в камне, добавив к донжону, часовню, торхаус и барбакан. В 1514 году он был пожалован Генрихом VIII герцогу Норфолку после победы над шотландцами при Флоддене (1513). Позже он перешёл во владение семьи Стенхоуп. В какой-то момент замок разобрали на строительный камень. Есть видимые остатки крепости, хотя сейчас она сильно заросла. См. также Список замков Англии Примечания Ссылки HORSLEY, Derbyshire . genuki.org.uk. Дата обращения: 3 ноября 2012. Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Horton Country Park

Horton Country Park is a 152.3-hectare (376-acre) Local Nature Reserve north-west of Epsom in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. The park is a wooded recreation and amenities area occupying the east of a narrow upland watershed between two tributaries. As such, the summit being the parish divide, it is in traditional terms, within Epsom parish and occupies land due west of the town, and due east of the semi-rural, semi-urban London district of Chessington. Part of the area is occupied by Hobbledown Children's Farm, which contains various folkloric themed adventure playgrounds and a small zoo hosting domestic farm animals, and exotics such as meerkat, nilgai, emu and Bactrian camel. The farm is not open to adults without children. The Horton Light Railway used to run through this land from Ewell West railway station to the five psychiatric hospitals owned by the London County Council, known as the Epsom Cluster. Parts of the landscaped grounds of these hospitals have now been incorporated into the country park. The Thames Down Link long-distance footpath from Kingston upon Thames to Box Hill & Westhumble station passes through the park. References