In the Middle Ages there were originally two distinct hamlets: Upper or Old Horspath and Nether, Lower or Church Horspath. The old packhorse road joining the London Road through the neighbouring village of Wheatley gave the village the Old English name of "Horsepadan", which became "Horsepath."
In the Middle Ages, there were initially two separate hamlets: Upper or Old Horspath and Nether, Lower or Church Horspath. The old packhorse road connecting the London Road through the neighboring village of Wheatley gave the village its original Old English name of "Horsepadan," which eventually became "Horsepath."