GATCOMBE
"GATCOMBE, a parish in the liberty of West Medina, Isle of Wight, county
Hants, 3 miles S. of Newport, its post town. It includes the hamlet of
Chillerton. The village is very small. Stone of excellent quality for
building is quarried. The living is a rectory* in the dioc, of Winchester,
value £646, in the patronage of Oxford University, in trust for the
Principal of St. Edmund's Hall. The church is an ancient structure
dedicated to St. Olave, with square embattled tower crowned with pinnacles.
It contains a curious monumental effigy in wood. The charities produce
about £9 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Chillerton. Gatcombe
House is the principal residence."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson (c)2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003, 04:02 BST - Brian Pears]
Nearby places