Place:Yaverland, Isle of Wight, England

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NameYaverland
Alt namesEverlantsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 126
Evrelandsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 126
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates50.667°N 1.133°W
Located inIsle of Wight, England     (1890 - )
Also located inHampshire, England     ( - 1890)
See alsoEast Medina Liberty, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Isle of Wight Rural, Isle of Wight, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1933
Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1933
Sandown-Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1933
South Wight District, Isle of Wight, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-1995
Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, Englanddistrict municipality and unitary authority covering the island since 1995
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Yaverland is a village on the Isle of Wight, England, just north of Sandown. It has about 200 houses. The older part of the village is spread along the road to Bembridge by the Norman Church. The newer part is along the seafront, consisting entirely of a bungalow estate. The name appears to come from a local rendition of "over land" - being the land over the once-tidal causeway.

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Yaverland was an ancient parish and a civil parish until 1933 when it was abolished and divided between the civil parishes of Bembridge and Sandown-Shanklin.

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