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Newport And Carisbrooke
Newport and Carisbrooke, formerly just Newport is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish includes the settlements of Newport, Carisbrooke, Apesdown, Barton, Bowcombe, Clatterford, Cross Lane, Fairlee, Forest Side, Gunville, Hunny Hill, Pan, Parkhurst, Rowridge, Shide and Staplers. In 2011 the parish had a population of 25,496. The parish touches Arreton, Brighstone, Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, Chillerton and Gatcombe, Havenstreet and Ashey, Northwood, Shorwell, Whippingham and Wootton Bridge. There are 338 listed buildings in Newport and Carisbrooke. The community council is based in The Granary in Newport. History On 1 April 1933 Carisbrooke was abolished and merged with Newport, parts of Binstead, Northwood and Whippingham were merged with Newport parish when these were abolished and 25 acres was also transferred from Gatcombe and 16 acres from South Arreton. The Municipal Borough of Newport was abol ... [...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] |
Staplers, Isle Of Wight
Staplers ( ) is a suburb of Newport, Isle of Wight, England, on the east side of the River Medina just under a mile from the town centre. It was previously part of Arreton Manor and a grange of Quarr Abbey. Maps from the nineteenth century show the hamlets of Staplers, North Staplers and Little Staplers, as well as the geographic features Staplers Hill, Staplers Heath and Staplers Copse, as well as Staplers Turnpike and Staplers Farm. It houses the Crown Offices which discharge the principal functions of the national government on the Isle of Wight such as the Department for Work and Pensions. There is a pub called "The Princess Royal". Transport is provided by Southern Vectis Southern Vectis is a bus operator on the Isle of Wight. The company was founded in 1921 as "Dodson and Campbell" and became the "Vectis Bus Company" in 1923. The company was purchased by the Southern Railway (Great Britain), Southern Railway b ... bus routes 8 and 9. Staplers also has a large housi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binstead
Binstead is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located in the northeast part of the Island, west of Ryde on the main road A3054 between Ryde and Newport. In the 2011 Census Binstead had been incorporated within Ryde whilst still retaining its electoral ward, Binsted and Fishbourne. Amenities The village has a post office/general store as its sole remaining store; until the end of February 2009 when it was removed, it also had a phone box outside. There was also a second shop located opposite the Post Office until sometime in the 2000s, but it is now a residential dwelling. Binstead has a primary school, two recreational fields, access to a public common (Dame Anthony's Common) and beach (Player's Beach). Brickfields, a small horse riding centre, was located off Newnham Road to the south of Binstead but it closed in 2013. The local pub is "The Fleming Arms", located on Binstead Road. Southern Vectis bus route 9 serves the main road every 10 minutes in the daytime between R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Newport And Carisbrooke
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Ordnance Survey
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Wootton Bridge
Wootton Bridge is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward with about 3,000 residents on the Isle of Wight, first recorded around the year 1086. The parish also contains the settlement of Wootton. Wootton is found midway between the towns of Ryde and Newport, which are 7 miles apart, and historically centred on the old parish church of St Edmund. The hamlet of Wootton Common to the south, centres on the crossroads that bears its name. The newer village of Wootton Bridge is found in the area immediately west of Wootton Creek, and the parish council that bears its name is now responsible for the whole of the Wootton area. Village name Wootton's name is said to mean "Woodtown", which means a clearing in a forest, although other interpretations do exist. The first known mention of the town as "Odetone" or "Wootten" was in 1086, and the name has evolved and changed much over the past millennium. More recently, following the construction of the bridge across Wootton Creek, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whippingham
Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 Census was 787. It is located south of East Cowes in the north of the Island. Whippingham is best known for its connections with Queen Victoria, especially St Mildred's Church, redesigned by Prince Albert. The village became the centre of the royal estate supporting Osborne House and Barton Manor. The farms, school, almshouses, forge and cottages were rebuilt when they became part of the Queen's estate and Prince Albert had a 'model farm' built at Barton. Queen Victoria took a close interest in 'her people' in Whippingham, providing for them in sickness and in health. It is also the home to The Folly Inn. Landmarks St. Mildred's Church St Mildred's Church is the Church of England parish church. Its close connection with Queen Victoria is reflected in the many memorials in the church and the churchyard which commemorate members of the Royal Family and the Royal Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorwell
Shorwell (pronounced Shorrel by some locals and Islanders) is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is from Newport in the southwest of the island. Shorwell was one of Queen Victoria's favourite places to visit on the Isle of Wight. History The parish of Shorwell contains three manors: North Shorwell (or Northcourt), South Shorwell (or Westcourt), and Wolverton. The Shorwell helmet, a sixth-century Anglo-Saxon helmet, was found in the parish. Northcourt was built in 1615 by the Deputy Governor of the Island, Sir John Leigh, and is the islands's largest manor house. Features Northcourt Manor's grounds contain a spring, the Shor Well, which feeds a stream, one of the tributaries of the Buddle Brook. There is a pub called the Crown Inn, featuring a pond stocked with brown trout. Shorwell's terrain is hilly, and backs onto the chalk downs leading to Chale Bay and Compton Bay; several public footpaths crisscross this region, linking the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwood, Isle Of Wight
Northwood is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It lies south of the town of Cowes and has been occupied for about 1000 years. , Anne Brooker, 2002. The Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood, Church of St. John the Baptist in Northwood, was first built between the 11th and 13th centuries. There is a primary school in Northwood which was first begun in 1855. Until 1990 it still featured an outside toilet. The main form of transport is Southern Vectis bus route 1, which runs every 7–8 minutes in the daytime to Cowes and Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport, along the main road. Local bus service route 32 is provided by the setting up of a Joint Scheme involving Southern Vectis and the Parish councils in England, Parish Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havenstreet And Ashey
Ashey is a hamlet on the outskirts of Ryde on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The appropriate civil parish is called Havenstreet and Ashey Ashey is the site every year of an amateur horse race known as the "Isle of Wight Grand National and Ashey Scurry". There are four races that include jumping over fences. It is open to horses and ponies of all sizes and breeds. Riders of all ages enter. It includes a beer tent and betting. There was a racecourse opened in Ashey in 1884. It included a grandstand as well. It burned down in 1929 and was never rebuilt. There is a railway station in Ashey, the Ashey railway station, which reopened in 1991 and is between the stations at Havenstreet and Smallbrook Junction. At one time, there was a separate station that serviced the Ashey Racecourse. There is a manor in East Ashey called the East Ashey Manor. Ashey Down is the site of some ancient burial mounds. The summit of Ashey Down is a good viewpoint and this fact has been gratefully a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chillerton And Gatcombe
Chillerton and Gatcombe is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, including the two villages of Chillerton and Gatcombe. It was previously the parish of Gatcombe but was renamed in 2013 under a 2011 order of Isle of Wight Council. It has a parish council, the lowest form of local government. The population of the parish in the 2011 census was 422. The area of the parish is . there are 19 listed buildings in the parish, of which St Olave's Church, Gatcombe is at grade I and Gatcombe House Gatcombe House is a manor house in Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight, England. The original building was constructed by the Stur (Estur) family as noted in the Domesday Book. St. Olave's Church, built next to the manor to serve as its chapel, was d ... and Sheat Manor at grade II*. ''Type parish name in search box to see list'' References External linksParish Council website Civil parishes in the Isle of Wight {{IsleofWight-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calbourne, Newtown And Porchfield
Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield (formerly just Calbourne) is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish includes the settlements of Calbourne, Chessell, Five Houses, Great Thorness, Little Whitehouse, Locksgreen, Mark's Corner, Newtown and Porchfield. In 2011 the parish had a population of 886. The parish touches Brighstone, Gurnard, Newport and Carisbrooke, Northwood and 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 .... There are 81 listed buildings in Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield. History On 24 March 1889 part of Shelfleet parish was transferred to Calbourne, on 1 April 1933 Northwood parish was abolished and part of it went to Calbourne. The parish was renamed from "Calbourne" to "Calbourne, Newtown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
