Horseman's Green

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Horseman's Green is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham in north-east Wales. Most notable for its proximity to Hanmer (the birthplace of Lorna Sage and the setting for the autobiography Bad Blood). The village was also an evacuation area in the Second World War. Neighbouring town Penley is well known for its Polish residence and its hospital which still housed Polish war evacuees until very recent years but Horseman's Green used less commonly and most notably by those looking to avoid bombing raids from the Crosby area of Liverpool.

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[edit] Location

Lying on the Welsh border between Wrexham and Shropshire, Horseman's Green is one of only a handful of villages retaining its red telephone box. Also known by locals to the village as "The Green".

[edit] Important buildings

  • Hanmer First Scout Group
  • Ferncliffe House (Built 1890)
  • Oak Villa

[edit] Residents

  • The Huxley Family - Relatives of David Huxley who was evacuated from Liverpool during World War II [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC - WW2 People's War - A Young Family in Wartime at Crosby by David Huxley
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