YAVERLAND
"YAVERLAND, a parish in the liberty of East Medina, Isle of Wight, county
Hants, 8 miles S.E. of Newport, 5 S. of Ryde, and 1 mile from Brading. The
village is situated on Sandown Bay, near Brading Harbour. The ancient
manor-house, formerly the seat of the Russell, Hatfield, and Richards
families, is now a farmhouse. Fossils have been found in the cliffs. The
living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value £230. Sir G. E.
Hammond is lord of the manor and sole landowner."
[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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