Nailsworth

Nailsworth is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds, on the A46 road, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Stroud and about 25 miles (40 km) north of Bath. The parish had a population of 5,794 at the 2011 census.

Horsley is a village and civil parish about one and a half miles south-west of the small Cotswold market town of Nailsworth. The origins of the name Horsley are much debated, although it is thought to be derived from the pre-7th century Old English phrase, "horse-lega", meaning "place of horses".The Parish is situated on part of the Ridgeway, Britain's oldest road.

Nailsworth railway station served the town of Nailsworth in Gloucestershire, England and was the terminus of the 9.3km-long Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, later part of the Midland Railway. The railway was built to meet local demand for a connection to the UK national railway network and was opened in 1867.

For the priory of this name in Surrey, see Horsley Priory (Surrey).Horsley Priory was a medieval, monastic house in Gloucestershire, England.Goda owned an estate at Horsley, in 1066. It was granted to Troarn Abbey by Roger de Montgomery before 1086. The original grant was said to provide for a prior, a monk, and a parish chaplain to reside at Horsley.

Barton End is a village just south of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England.