Bowcombe is a hamlet on the
Isle of Wight
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. It has an elevation of and is located southwest of
Newport
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Ireland
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in the centre of the Island. Public transport is provided by
Southern Vectis
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buses on route 12.
Geography
The hamlet gives its name to the nearby
Bowcombe Down and 2000-acre Bowcombe View Shooting Ground. The down is home to a listed historical site that contains a
Bronze Age
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barrow and an
Anglo-Saxon cemetery.
History
Bowcombe was mentioned in the
Doomsday Book at the time it had 60 households, which was very large for a settlement at the time, with a total value of £20 in 1066. In 1870–72
John Marius said of the village in the
Imperial Gazetteer "Bowcombe vale, around it, formerly displayed much beauty, but has suffered by destruction of its wood." In the account, it describes that to the west there are traces of a
Roman road
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and that it "commands a rich and extensive view." At the time it had a population of 93.
Notable residents
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Sir William Stephens (c. 1641 – 1697) Member of Parliament.
References
External links
Villages on the Isle of Wight
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