Nettlecombe, Isle of Wight

The main road through Nettlecombe.

Nettlecombe is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is the site of a deserted medieval village^[1] and there is evidence of earthworks close to the present hamlet.^[2] There are several fishing lakes in Nettlecombe.^[3]

It is roughly centered on the corner of High Street and Nettlecombe Lane, about half a mile north of Whitwell. Until 1952, the Isle of Wight Central Railway had a station on Nettlecombe Lane.

References

1. ^ A Proposal in MAP2 Format: The Isle of Wight Medieval Landscape Project, Mr T. J. T. Sly, University of Southampton Archaeology Department.
2. ^ Medieval Resource Assessment for the Isle of Wight, Oxford Archaeology.
3. ^ Whitwell – Ventnor, Creeks & Coombs, Isle of Wight Walking Holidays website.

External links

• Map of Nettlecombe

Coordinates: 50°36′N 1°15′W / 50.6°N 1.25°W / 50.6; -1.25