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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox UK place Bowcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It has an elevation of Шаблон:Convert and is located Шаблон:Convert southwest of Newport in the centre of the Island.[1] Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.

Geography

The hamlet gives its name to the nearby Bowcombe Down and 2000-acre Bowcombe View Shooting Ground. The down is home to a listed historical site that contains a Bronze Age barrow and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery.[2]

History

Bowcombe was mentioned in the Doomsday Book at the time it had 60 households, which was very large for a settlement at the time, with a total value of £20 in 1066.[3] In 1870–72 John Marius said of the village in the Imperial Gazetteer "Bowcombe vale, around it, formerly displayed much beauty, but has suffered by destruction of its wood." In the account, it describes that to the west there are traces of a Roman road and that it "commands a rich and extensive view." At the time it had a population of 93.[4]

Notable residents

References

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External links

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