Gatcombe

Human settlement in England
  • Chillerton and Gatcombe
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  • Isle of Wight
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  • Isle of Wight
Region
  • South East
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50°40′N 1°18′W / 50.66°N 1.30°W / 50.66; -1.30

Gatcombe is a village in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two and a half miles south of Newport, in the centre of the island. The parish, which includes Chillerton, had a population of 422 at the 2011 census.[1]

History and amenities

The parish church of St Olave's was dedicated in 1292, serving as a chapel to Gatcombe House and is a grade I listed building. Gatcombe parish was established in 1560. The civil parish was renamed from "Gatcombe" to "Chillerton and Gatcombe" in April 2013.[2] The church contains stained glass of 1865–66 by William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones; a monument by Sir Thomas Brock to Captain Charles Grant Seely (killed 1917), unveiled in 1922; and a carved wooden effigy of medieval or early modern date around which various legends have developed.

In 1907, a contract was signed that ensured that properties older than 1907 in Gatcombe and nearby Chillerton would receive free water, while newer homes receive it at a reduced rate. In 2009 Southern Water proposed that all households should pay the same rate, claiming that the reasoning behind the initial pact is now invalid, as the costs for the original project have since been paid off.[3]

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis, which runs a line between Newport and Ventnor.[4]

Gallery

  • St Olave's Church, Gatcombe
  • The village of Gatcombe set within rolling chalk downland
    The village of Gatcombe set within rolling chalk downland

References

  1. ^ a b c UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish (E04001302)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.
  2. ^ "The Isle of Wight Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011" (PDF). Lgbce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Villagers battle to keep free water". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Southern Vectis - bus route 6". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gatcombe.
  • St Olave's Church, Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, Kent Collins, Roughwood website, 4 October 2002
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