Nettlecombe

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Nettlecombe is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight located at grid ref: SZ522783, or a latitutde of 50:36:00N (50.59995) and longitude of 1:15:49W (-1.26356). It is the site of a deserted medieval 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 centered 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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  1. ^ A Proposal in MAP2 Format: The Isle of Wight Medieval Landscape Project, Mr T. J. T. Sly, University of Southampton Archaeology Department.
  2. ^ Medieval Resource Assessment for the Isle of Wight, Oxford Archaeology.
  3. ^ Whitwell – Ventnor, Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays website.

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