St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe
St Olave's Church, Gatcombe is a parish church in the Church of England located in Gatcombe, Isle of Wight. It is grouped with Sts Thomas Minster, Newport, St John's, Newport and St Mary's, Carisbrooke.Photo: David Oxtaby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Olave” and “St. Olave’s Church, Gatcombe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gatcombe House and Sheat Manor.
Gatcombe House
Residential building
Gatcombe House is a 15,234 sq ft manor house in Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight, England. The original building was constructed by the Stur family as noted in the Domesday Book. Gatcombe House is situated 350 feet southeast of St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe.
Sheat Manor
Garden
Photo: Prior George, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sheat Manor is a manor house in Chillerton, on the Isle of Wight, England. Considered to be one of the island's antiquities, Sheat manor house, is a fine old gabled mansion now used as a farmhouse. Sheat Manor is situated 2,000 feet south of St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe.
Pidford Manor
Garden
Pidford Manor is a manor house in Rookley, on the Isle of Wight, 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. Pidford Manor is situated 1 mile east of St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chillerton and Blackwater.
Chillerton
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chillerton is a village between Newport and Chale in the Isle of Wight in southern England. Chillerton is in the middle of a farming community. It is in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, along with nearby Gatcombe.
Blackwater
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackwater is a village on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two miles south of Newport, close to the geographic centre of the island. It is in the civil parish of Arreton. The Newclose County Cricket Ground is just to the north of the village.
Rookley
Village
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Rookley is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located five kilometres south of Newport near the centre of the island. The population of the civil parish was recorded in the 2021 census as 607.
St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66342° or 50° 39′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.30469° or 1° 18′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C2WMM7W+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 339633046OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7590877
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In Other Languages
“St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس اولاف”
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