Gatcombe

Gatcombe is a village in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, on the , England. It is located about two and a half miles south of , in the centre of the island.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Carisbrooke Castle and Sheat Manor.

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is a historic located above, and to the south of, village centre, on the , . Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.

Garden
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is a manor house in , on the , . Considered to be one of the island's antiquities, house, is a fine old gabled mansion now used as a farmhouse.

Garden
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is a manor house in , on the , England. It is a five-bay Georgian style seven bedroom home. The house consisting of over 7,000 square foot over 3 floors and a cellar, set in 11 acres, accessed from the A3020 roadway.A stone cottage was built in the 15th century, then the main Georgian house was built in the mid to late 18th century, built with red brick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Carisbrooke.

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is the county town of the . It is in the centre of the island on the River Medina. It is the second largest town on the island, with a population of 24,000, slightly fewer than .

Village
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is a village on the south-western outskirts of , in the civil parish of Newport and , , England. It is best known as the site of .

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is a village and civil parish on the . It is located five kilometres south of near the centre of the island. The population of the civil parish was recorded in the 2021 census as 607.

Gatcombe

Latitude
50.6655° or 50° 39′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.3118° or 1° 18′ 43″ west
Population
422
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
9C2WMM8Q+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289575335
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7293729
Wiki­data ID
Q2108828
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Gatcombe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gatcombe”
  • Chinese: “Gatcombe”
  • Dutch: “Gatcombe”
  • French: “Gatcombe”
  • Irish: “Gatcombe”
  • Italian: “Gatcombe”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gatcombe”
  • Persian: “گتکومب”
  • Polish: “Gatcombe”
  • Swedish: “Gatcombe”
  • Urdu: “گیٹ کومب”
  • Welsh: “Gatcombe”

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