Nettlecombe, Isle of Wight

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]

Nettlecombe

The main road through Nettlecombe.

It lies along Nettlecombe Lane, about half a mile north-east of Whitwell. Until 1952, the Isle of Wight Central Railway had a station on Nettlecombe Lane.

References

1. A Proposal in MAP2 Format: The Isle of Wight Medieval Landscape Project Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Mr T. J. T. Sly, University of Southampton Archaeology Department.
2. Medieval Resource Assessment for the Isle of Wight, Oxford Archaeology.
3. Whitwell – Ventnor Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays website.

External links

• Map of Nettlecombe

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