Yaverland
| Yaverland | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Yaverland | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference: | SZ612851 |
| Location: | 50°39’46"N, 1°8’7"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Sandown |
| Postcode: | PO36 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Isle of Wight |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Isle of Wight |
Yaverland is a village on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, just north of Sandown. It has about 200 houses. About a third of a mile away from the village is the Yaverland Manor and church.
The older part of the village is spread along the road to Bembridge by the Norman Church. The newer part is along the seafront, consisting entirely of a bungalow estate.
The name of the village appears to come from a local rendition of "over land", being the land over the once-tidal causeway. An alternative derivation is from "Yar Island".
History
A Roman smithy was discovered here, in the fields below Yaverland, by the archaeological television programme Time Team.
In 1545 a battle took place in Yaverland between French forces and local levies. The French were crossing Culver Down from their landing at Whitecliff Bay in order to attack Sandown Castle and link up with a force from Bonchurch. The French fought their way into Sandown but were defeated at Sandown Castle, then under construction in the sea.
About the village
The Isle of Wight Zoo is in Yaverland. The zoo is noted for its collection of rescued tigers and increasingly realistic and spacious enclosures for them.[1] The zoo inhabits much of the converted buildings of the Granite Fort built by Lord Palmerston as an invasion defence in 1860. The grounds were used by the military during Second World War as part of the Pluto pipeline to send oil under the English Channel to France to fuel the Allied war effort.
Holotype fossils have been discovered here of Yaverlandia and a pterosaur, Caulkicephalus.
Sport and events
Yaverland Sailing and Boat Club is by the sea here.
Along the seashore are fossil bearing beds, which may be explored by guided walks from Dinosaur Isle (a dinosaur museum).[2] A holiday camp is located further north in the village, and was once the site of Yaverland Battery.
The White Air extreme sports festival was held annually at Yaverland pay and display car park between 1997 and 2008, but moved to Brighton for 2009.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Yaverland) |
References
- ↑ "Big Cats at the Isle of Wight Zoo - Tigers". Isle of Wight Zoo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090325092454/http://www.isleofwightzoo.com/tigers.php. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ↑ Current Events- Dinosaur Isle
- ↑ "White Air Brighton 2009 18-20 Sept". 2008-09-28. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305121433/http://www.whiteair.co.uk/news/97. Retrieved 2009-03-31.