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"SHORWELL, a parish in the liberty of West Medina, Isle of Wight, county Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town. The village is chiefly agricultural. An Alpine bridge is constructed over the Newport road. The parish contains the tythings of North and South Shorwell, Atherfield, Gatcombe, and Kingston. The manor belonged to the priory of Carisbrooke, from which it was separated in the reign of Edward III., and made a distinct parish. The land, though partly consisting of downs, is fertile. A spring of pure water rises in the demesne of Northcourt, from which the parish takes its name. "
[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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- A transcription of the section for Shorwell from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- A transcription from Kelly's Directory of the Isle of Wight, 1886.
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