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The name comes from Anglo-Saxon "hors-eg" and means horse-island.- Horsey, NorfolkHorsey, NorfolkHorsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk within The Broads National Park.It covers an area of and had a population of 99 in 40 households as of the 2001 census....
- Horsey, Somerset
- Horsey Down, near LechladeLechladeLechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable. The town is named after the River Leach that joins the Thames near here....
- Horsey IslandHorsey IslandHorsey Island is an island near Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.. It is featured in Arthur Ransome's novel Secret Water....
, near Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex - Horsey Island, Devon, a nature reserve near BrauntonBrauntonBraunton is situated west of Barnstaple, Devon, England and is claimed to be the largest village in England, with a population in 2001 of 7,510. It is home to the nearby Braunton Great Field and Braunton Burrows, a National Nature and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve....
- Horsea Islands, two islands in PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
harbour - Horsey MereHorsey MereHorsey 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....
, one of the Norfolk Broads in the east of England - Horse Eye, on the Pevensey Levels near EastbourneEastbourneEastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
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- David HorseyDavid HorseyDavid Horsey is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist in the United States. His cartoons appear in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and are syndicated to newspapers nationwide....
, editorial cartoonist - David Horsey (golfer)David Horsey (golfer)David Horsey is an English professional golfer.Horsey was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur...
, professional golfer - Edward HorseyEdward HorseySir Edward Horsey was a conspirator against Queen Mary, then a soldier, ambassador and courtier under Queen Elizabeth. He was the eldest son of Jasper Horsey of Exton Devon and his wife Joan, who also had three other sons - Francis, George and John...
, conspirator against Queen Mary - John Horsey (died 1546)John Horsey (died 1546)Sir John Horsey was a knight of Henry VIII and Lord of the Manor of Clifton Maubank. He was also a friend of the poet Thomas Wyatt.He was born the son of Sir John Horsey and Elizabeth Turges...
(1489-1546), knight of Henry VIII - John Horsey (died 1564)John Horsey (died 1564)Sir John Horsey JP was a knight of Henry VIII and Lord of the Manors of Clifton Maubank and South Perrott....
(1510-1564/65), knight of Henry VIII, son of above - Michael HorseyMichael HorseyMichael J. Horsey is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He is a 1968 graduate of St. Thomas More High School in Philadelphia. He earned a degree from Cheyney State College in 1975, an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Community College of...
, Philadelphia politician - Outerbridge Horsey (senator)Outerbridge Horsey (senator)Outerbridge Horsey, III was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware and as United States Senator from Delaware.-Early life and...
(1777-1842), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware