Shorwell
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Shorwell is a village on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is located six kilometres from Newport in the southwest of the island and contains a C12th church, St.Peters [1].
The interior of the church features a famous 15th century painting of St. Christopher. There is also a painting of the two wives and 15 children of John Leigh. There is an alabaster monument of John Leigh praying, accompanied by his great grandson Barnabas who died at the age of 9 months while Leigh's body was waiting for burial.
The village pub is the The Crown Inn. The island's oldest netball club is also based in Shorwell.
Northcourt Manor was built in 1615 by the deputy Governor of the Island, Sir John Leigh and is the largest manor house on the island. It is now a Bed and Breakfast establishment.
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