Shalfleet
Shalfleet is a village and civil parish[1] on the Isle of Wight. it is located between Yarmouth and Newport in the northwest of the island.
It has a pub called the New Inn which dates from 1743.
The name "Shalfleet" means "shallow stream". The stream in this case is the stream passing through the village, the Caul Bourne. It was recorded as "Aet Scealdan Fleote" in the 838. In 1086, in the Domesday Book, Shalfleet was called "Selceeflet".
In Adam and Charles Black's guide book to the area published in 1870, there is a note that Shalfleet is "not too lively". It still has only one street with a traffic light at each end.
Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet was dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel in 1964.[2]
There is also a Baptist church in the Shalfleet area, in the village of Wellow, which was founded in 1801. There were several Methodist churches as well, which have all closed.
Shalfleet had a train station, shared with Calbourne, that was closed in 1953 when the line from Newport to Preshwater ceased operating.
The Domesday Book noted the existence of the Shalfleet Mill. This mill was driven by a waterwheel. The associated bakery produced bread until the 1920s.
There are three manor houses in the Shalfleet area that were mentioned in the Domesday book; the Shalfleet Manor House, Ningwood Manor, and Hamstead Manor.
It is linked to other parts of the Island by Southern Vectis bus route 7, serving Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport including intermediate towns.[3]
Village facilities
Facilities include:
- Post Office, Warlands Lane.
- Village Shop, Warlands Lane.
- Garage, Winchester Corner.
- Church, Main Road.
- School, Shalfleet C of E Primary School, Ningwood.
- Pub, The New Inn, Main Road/Mill Road.
References
- ^ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
- ^ A previous dedication had been lost.
- ^ "Southern Vectis - bus route 7". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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