Horseman's Green


Horseman's Green is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales. The village, also simply called the Green, is in the rural southeast of the borough in the community of Hanmer, close to the border with Shropshire.
A small hamlet outside the village is known as Little Arowry.

History

Horseman's Green is one of a number of villages in the Maelor Saesneg containing the element "Green" in their names, indicating that they came into existence in relatively modern times with the enclosure of former common land. The name Horseman's Green is first recorded at the very end of the 17th century in the form "Horse Math's Green", likely derived from the obsolete dialect word "math", meaning "a mowing".
Most notable for its proximity to Hanmer, the village was also an evacuation area in the Second World War. The neighbouring village of Penley is well known for its Polish residents and hospital, which still housed Polish war evacuees until very recent years. Horseman's Green was used less commonly by those looking to avoid Nazi German Luftwaffe bombing raids from the Crosby area of Liverpool.

Important buildings