SHORWELL
"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."
[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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