Hurley, Berkshire
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 The Olde Bell inn, originally the guest house for Hurley Abbey |
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| Hurley shown within Berkshire | |
| Population | 1,854 (2001) 1,923 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU826834 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maidenhead |
| Postcode district | SL6 |
| Dialling code | 01628 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Hurley is a small village and large, rural civil parish in Berkshire, England. Its riverside is agricultural, except for Hurley Priory, as are the outskirts of the village. The adjoining inn is believed to date to 1135.
Hurley itself is a linear development perpendicular to and adjoining the Upper Thames 3 miles (4.8 km) NW of Maidenhead and 4 miles (6.4 km) ENE of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the considerable hamlets of Cockpole Green, Warren Row, Knowl Hill, Burchett's Green and part of Littlewick Green.
Ashley Hill Forest, almost 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the village is close to and almost equidistant between Warren Row, Knowl Hill and Burchett's Green and is the largest woodland. Other than this the parish is mainly agricultural however many farms have spinneys of woodland adjoining.
Only one of the buildings at the foot of the hill in the south of the village street is listed. This southerly neighbourhood has the loose name Hurley Bottom but is 10m higher than the riverside parts of the village.
Frogmore Spinney forms a riverside Park Homes estate, with fewer than 25 available. The court is now a farmhouse but is a centuries-old building which is listed as such adjoining the river, which in this parish consists of mainly grazing and pasture meadows. Approximately seven detached or semi-detached riverside homes also adjoin the river in this western frontage point, accessed by a separate lane.
Hurley is often used as a mooring for barges and motor launches, or by campers. The weir at Hurley Lock is considered the premier venue in the United Kingdom for freestyle kayaking.
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