History
Timeline
Horton, Dorset, England
| Date | Event | Comment |
| 946 | First mention of Horton | |
| 970 | A Benedictine Abbey was founded at Horton | |
| 1548 | Horton Manor sold by the Filiol family to the Uvedale family | |
| 1685 | Local legend tells that James, Duke of Monmouth was captured at Horton, having been betrayed by a local woman who subsequently hanged herself | |
| 1720 | The Tower of St Wolfrida's fell down and ruined the Church which had to be rebuilt | |
| 1750 | Horton Tower built by Humphrey Sturt | |
| 1765 | Humphrey Sturt inherited the Crichel Estate and abandoned his ambitious plans for Horton | |
| 1861 | Population 431 |