Tapnell Down
Tapnell Down is a locality in Calbourne, Isle of Wight, England. Tapnell Down is situated nearby to the locality Compton Down, as well as near Wellow Down.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Brook and Dimbola Museum and Galleries.
St Mary’s Church, Brook
Church
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St Mary's Church, Brook is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brook, Isle of Wight.
Dimbola Museum and Galleries
Museum
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Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world. Dimbola Museum and Galleries is situated 2 miles west of Tapnell Down.
Freshwater Redoubt
Castle
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Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in Freshwater Bay on the western end of the Isle of Wight. Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856. Freshwater Redoubt is situated 2 miles west of Tapnell Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shalcombe and Chessell.
Shalcombe
Hamlet
Shalcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight, near the hamlet of Chessell. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet and the PO41 postcode district.
Chessell
Hamlet
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Chessell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight, England, towards the west in an area known as the Back of the Wight on the B3401 road, near Shalcombe.
Brook
Village
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Brook is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 156. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Brighstone. Brook is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tapnell Down.
Tapnell Down
- Type: Locality
- Location: Calbourne, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.67048° or 50° 40′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.47008° or 1° 28′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C2WMGCH+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5375686186OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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