Newtown
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hamlet, interesting place
A hamlet in Calbourne parish. By the mid 14th century, it was slowly starting to mature into a thriving commercial center. In 1344, it was assessed at twice the value of Newport. Its harbor was busy and reputed to be the safest on the island. There was a prosperous saltworks and Newtown was famous for its abundant oyster beds. There was an annual festival on the "eve, the day and the morrow of the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen", who was honored in the name of the local thirteenth-century chapel. Then the plague struck, and a French raid in 1377 destroyed much of the town as well as other Island settlements, never fully recovering. There are two square ponds by the boathouse which were dug as salterns, as part of a salt industry that used to exist in Newtown.
The 17th Century town hall is restored and open to the public.
The 17th Century town hall is restored and open to the public.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown,_Isle_of_Wight
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Coordinates: 50°42'42"N 1°23'53"W
- Niton & Whitwell Parish 12 km
- Selsey 41 km
- Chesil Beach 87 km
- Valognes 131 km
- Utah Beach 140 km
- Bayeux 165 km
- Jump-Off point for Operation Cobra 173 km
- Cabourg 181 km
- Gonneville-sur-Mer 182 km
- Coutances 182 km
- Calbourne Parish 1.2 km
- Shalfleet Parish 3.8 km
- Isle of Wight 6.7 km
- Northwood Parish 6.8 km
- The Solent 7.3 km
- Brighstone Parish 7.8 km
- Gatcombe Parish 9 km
- Shorwell Parish 9 km
- Godshill Parish 13 km
- Chale Parish 13 km