Hurley is a village and rural civil parish in Berkshire, England. Its riverside is agricultural, except for Hurley Priory, as are the outskirts of the village. The Olde Bell Inn adjoining the priory is believed to date from 1135.

Topography

Hurley is a linear development perpendicular to and adjoining the Upper Thames 4 mi NW of Maidenhead and 3.5 mi ENE of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on the A4130. The parish includes the hamlets of Cockpole Green, Warren Row, Knowl Hill, Burchett's Green and part of Littlewick Green. Ashley Hill Forest, almost 2 mi 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.

Historic structures

Localities

Hurley Bottom

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 local name of Hurley Bottom but is 10 m higher than the riverside parts of the village.

Frogmill Court and Frogmill Spinney

The early 19th-century Frogmill Court is now a farmhouse adjoining the river, which in this parish consists of mainly grazing and pasture meadows. The farmhouse is Grade II listed. Frogmill Spinney forms a riverside park housing estate. Another group of riverside homes are accessed by a separate lane.

Recreation

Hurley is often used as a mooring for leisure craft and by campers. Cricket has been played in Hurley for over 100 years. The club currently plays in the Chiltern League on Saturdays and friendly fixtures against local rivals on Sundays. The ground has a London plane tree inside the boundary. The clubhouse was rebuilt in the 1970s after fire destroyed the previous wooden one. The Temple Golf Club was founded in 1909 and is recognised for its "picturesque [..] Thames valley views".

In popular culture

Public transport

The village is served by a bus route from Maidenhead. Closest railway stations are Marlow, Maidenhead and Henley approximately four miles north east, south east and west respectively.