Difference between revisions of "Nettlecombe, Isle of Wight"
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| − | '''Nettlecombe''' is a farming hamlet in southernmost [[Hampshire]], on the [[Isle of Wight]]. It is the site of a deserted | + | '''Nettlecombe''' is a farming hamlet in southernmost [[Hampshire]], on the [[Isle of Wight]]. It is the site of a deserted mediæval village<ref>[http://www.wac.soton.ac.uk/Research/IOW/Proposal.pdf ''A Proposal in MAP2 Format: The Isle of Wight Medieval Landscape Project''], Mr T. J. T. Sly, University of Southampton Archaeology Department.</ref> and there is evidence of earthworks close to the present hamlet.<ref>[http://thehumanjourney.net/pdf_store/sthames/Isle%20of%20Wight%20med.pdf ''Medieval Resource Assessment for the Isle of Wight''], Oxford Archaeology</ref> |
There are several fishing lakes in Nettlecombe.<ref>[http://www.wight-walks.co.uk/wwcc.html ''Whitwell – Ventnor''], Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays</ref> | There are several fishing lakes in Nettlecombe.<ref>[http://www.wight-walks.co.uk/wwcc.html ''Whitwell – Ventnor''], Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 30 January 2021
| Nettlecombe | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 The main road through Nettlecombe | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference: | SZ526782 |
| Location: | 50°36’6"N, 1°15’28"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ventnor |
| Postcode: | PO38 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Isle of Wight |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Isle of Wight |
Nettlecombe is a farming hamlet in southernmost Hampshire, on the Isle of Wight. It is the site of a deserted mediæval village[1] and there is evidence of earthworks close to the present hamlet.[2]
There are several fishing lakes in Nettlecombe.[3]
It is roughly centred on the corner of High Street and Nettlecombe Lane, about half a mile north of Whitwell. Until 1952, the Isle of Wight Central Railway had a station on Nettlecombe Lane.
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References
- ↑ A Proposal in MAP2 Format: The Isle of Wight Medieval Landscape Project, Mr T. J. T. Sly, University of Southampton Archaeology Department.
- ↑ Medieval Resource Assessment for the Isle of Wight, Oxford Archaeology
- ↑ Whitwell – Ventnor, Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays
