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Name | Gatcombe |
Alt names | Gatecombe | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 126 | | Chillerton | source: village in parish |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 50.667°N 1.317°W |
Located in | Isle of Wight, England (1890 - ) |
Also located in | Hampshire, England ( - 1890) |
See also | West Medina Liberty, Hampshire, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Isle of Wight Rural, Isle of Wight, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1974 | | Medina District, Isle of Wight, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-1995 | | Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, England | district municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 1995 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Gatcombe is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England. Since 1974 the civil parish has been called Chillerton and Gatcombe and includes the neighbouring village of Chillerton. It is located four kilometres from Newport in the centre of the island. St. Olave's Church, Gatcombe was dedicated in 1292, serving as chapel to Gatcombe House. The Gatcombe parish was established in 1560.
Chillerton
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Chillerton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "CHILLERTON, a hamlet in Carisbrooke and Wootton parishes, Isle of Wight; 3¾ miles S by W of Newport. It has a post office under Newport. Population: 244. Chillerton vale is a fine narrow gorge intersecting the chalk downs."
Gatcombe and Chillerton has been a civil parish on the Isle of Wight since 1974.
Research Tips
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- A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
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- A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
Categories: Isle of Wight, England | Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, England | West Medina Liberty, Hampshire, England | Isle of Wight Rural, Isle of Wight, England | Medina District, Isle of Wight, England | Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, England
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