SHALFLEET
"SHALFLEET, a parish in the liberty of West Medina, Isle of Wight, county
Hants, 3½ miles S.E. of Yarmouth, its post town, and 5 W. of Newport. The
parish, which is of large extent, occupies the northern portion of the
island, extending from Yarmouth to Newton Bay. The village, which is
chiefly agricultural, is situated on a creek of the Solent, formed by the
navigable river Newton, and in the bay is a quay accessible to ships of
considerable burden. This place is mentioned in Domesday Survey as having
belonged to Gosselin Fitz Azor. The parish includes the hamlet of Mingwood.
A stream abounding with trout flows through the parish. There are quarries
of good building-stone at Dodpits."
[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]
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