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Horsford is a village six miles north of Norwich, England which is surrounded by the Horsford Forest and is named after the dried up section of the River Hor. Its population has seen a steady increase since the Second World War, growing from 750 in 1945 to just under 4000 today (2001 census), increasing to 4,163 at the 2011 Census.
There are various explanations of the village name. It is usually said to derive from 'horse ford', but it has also been suggested that it comes from the River Hor on which the village stands (more usually known to locals as 'the Beck'). A third explanation is that it comes from Horsa, the name of a Saxon chief.
The surrounding Horsford Forest has been designated a County Wildlife Site. The rare Silver-Studded Blue butterfly has a colony in this Forest.
Horsford is a surname, and may refer to:
- Alfred Horsford (1818–1885), British Army officer
- Anna Maria Horsford (born 1948), American television and film actress
- Cornelia Horsford (1861–1941?), American archaeologist
- Derek Horsford (1917–2007), British Army officer
- Eben Norton Horsford (1818–1893), American scientist
- Jerediah Horsford (1791–1875), American politician
- Steven Horsford (born 1973), American politician