Nettlecombe, Isle of Wight
The main road through Nettlecombe.
Nettlecombe is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight. 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.
References
- ↑ A Proposal in MAP2 Format: The Isle of Wight Medieval Landscape Project, Mr T. J. T. Sly, University of Southampton Archaeology Department.
- ↑ Medieval Resource Assessment for the Isle of Wight, Oxford Archaeology.
- ↑ Whitwell – Ventnor, Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays website.
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Coordinates: 50°36′N 1°15′W / 50.600°N 1.250°W / 50.600; -1.250