Cranmore Hill

Places of Interest

Yarmouth Castle

Castle

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Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men. Yarmouth Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Cranmore Hill.

St Swithun’s Church, Thorley

Church

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St Swithun's Church, Thorley is a parish church in the Church of England located in Thorley, Isle of Wight. St Swithun’s Church, Thorley is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cranmore Hill.

Church of St Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet

Church

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The Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet is a parish church in the Church of England located in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight. Church of St Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet is situated 2 miles southeast of Cranmore Hill.

Places in the Area

Cranmore

Village

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Cranmore is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, in the northwest of the island. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet.

Bouldnor Cliff

Locality

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Bouldnor Cliff is a submerged prehistoric settlement site in the Solent. The site dates from the Mesolithic era and is in approximately 11 metres of water just offshore of the village of Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.

Hamstead

Hamlet

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Hamstead is a small rural settlement in the civil parish of Shalfleet, on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, in the northwest of the island, between the settlements of Cranmore in the east, Ningwood to the south, and the Newtown River to the east.

Cranmore Hill

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