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Hamstead, Isle Of Wight
: ''Hamstead should not be confused with any of the many places called Hampstead.'' Hamstead is a small rural settlement on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, in the northwest of the island. According to the Post Office the 2011 census population of the village was included in the civil parish of Shalfleet Shalfleet is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. it is located between Yarmouth and Newport in the northwest of the island. Background The name "Shalfleet" means "shallow stream". The stream in this case is the stream passing thr .... Hamlets on the Isle of Wight {{IsleofWight-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead (other)
Hampstead may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom * Hampstead, an area of London ** Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency) ** Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency) ** Hampstead and Highgate (UK Parliament constituency) ** Hampstead School ** Hampstead Town (ward), electoral area ** Hampstead Heath, a park ** Hampstead tube station ** Hampstead Heath railway station ** Hampstead Theatre * Hampstead Garden Suburb, a suburb of London * South Hampstead, an area in northwest London ** South Hampstead High School ** South Hampstead railway station ** South Hampstead (ward), electoral area * West Hampstead, an area in northwest London ** West Hampstead railway station ** West Hampstead Thameslink railway station ** West Hampstead tube station In Canada * Hampstead, Quebec * Hampstead, New Brunswick ** Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick In Dominica * Hampstead, Dominica In New Zealand * Hampstead, New Zealand, a suburb in the town of Ashburton in the Canterbury Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Wight
The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of Wight has resorts that have been popular holiday destinations since Victorian times. It is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines. The island is historically part of Hampshire, and is designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The island has been home to the poets Algernon Charles Swinburne and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Queen Victoria built her summer residence and final home, Osborne House at East Cowes, on the Isle. It has a maritime and industrial tradition of boat-building, sail-making, the manufacture of flying boats, hovercraft, and Britain's space rockets. The island hosts annual music festivals, including the Isle of Wight Festival, which in 1970 was the largest rock music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Isle Of Wight
Yarmouth is a town, port and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river. The town grew near the river crossing, originally a ferry, which was replaced with a road bridge in 1863.A Timeline History of Yarmouth compiled by Ian Dallison on behalf of The Yarmouth Society History 
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Civil Parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes, which historically played a role in both secular and religious administration. Civil and religious parishes were formally differentiated in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. Civil parishes in their modern form came into being through the Local Government Act 1894, which established elected parish councils to take on the secular functions of the parish vestry. A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in the tens of thousands. This scope is similar to that of municipalities in Continental Europe, such as the communes of France. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalfleet
Shalfleet is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. it is located between Yarmouth and Newport in the northwest of the island. Background The name "Shalfleet" means "shallow stream". The stream in this case is the stream passing through the village, the Caul Bourne. It was recorded as "Aet Scealdan Fleote" in the 838. In 1086, in the Domesday Book, Shalfleet was called "Selceeflet". In Adam and Charles Black's guide book to the area published in 1870, there is a note that Shalfleet is "not too lively". It still has only one street with a traffic light at each end. Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet was dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel in 1964. The Baptist church in the village of Wellow, was founded in 1801. There were several Methodist churches as well, which have all closed. Shalfleet had a railway station, shared with Calbourne, that was closed in 1953 when the line from Newport to Freshwater ceased operating. The New Inn pub dates from 1743. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
