WHITWELL
"WHITWELL, a parish in the liberty of East Medina, Isle of Wight, county
Hants, 7 miles S.E. of Newport, and 3 W. of Ventnor. The parish includes
the hamlets of Berry and Nettlecombe. It was anciently included in the
manor of Gatcombe, and subsequently formed part of Calbourne. The living is
a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Godshill and the rectory of
Niton. The church, built and endowed by De Estur, lord of Gatcombe,
contained the chapels of the Blessed Virgin and St. Rudegund. There is a
school."
[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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