Alverstone

Alverstone
Alverstone
	The former Alverstone railway station, now a private residence, and the bridge crossing the Eastern Yar
	Alverstone Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ577856
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight;
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SANDOWN
Postcode district	PO36
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight East;
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°40′00″N 1°11′00″W / 50.66667°N 1.183333°W

Alverstone is a village 2 miles from the east coast of the Isle of Wight, near Sandown. The name Alverstone is most likely of Saxon origin meaning "Alfred's Farm". Up until 1960, boating took place on the river and tea-gardens were very popular with local people, who came by train on excursions.

There is evidence from an archaeological dig in Alverstone of a Roman military presence in the area.^[1]

Kern Farm is the oldest farm in Alverstone, situated to the north of the village. It was at one point a Mill held in 1086 by William I and previously by King Harold at the time of the Norman Invasion. Alverstone Farm, situated to the east of the village, consists of a manor mentioned in the Domesday Book and other sandstone buildings of interest.

When Richard Webster became Chief Justice of England in 1900, he chose the title Lord Alverstone because it was the title he was permitted to choose which was "closest" to Sandown, one of his favourite locales.^[2] Alverstone Manor is located here.

Prince Albert was instrumental in creating a 'model' brickworks in Alverstone in the middle of the 19th century (but that is a different 'Alverstone', east of Whippingham Isle of Wight, on the southern edge of QV's Osborne Estate).^[3]

The Village Hall was built by Lord Alverstone in 1879 to serve as the village school. It remained as a school until 1921 when it briefly served as a church.

The Newport Junction Railway opened a station at Alverstone on 1 February 1875, and the station first appeared in a public schedule in June 1876. The journey to Sandown took 3 minutes and the journey to Newport took 20 minutes. Alverstone railway station finally closed 6 February 1956. The original wooden station was replaced with one built with earth and clinkers, with wood siding.

There are many wetlands around Alverstone. Nature lovers enjoy visiting the Alverstone Marshes.

The Alverstone Mead is a 55-acre (220,000 m²) woodland and nature reserve about 1-mile (1.6 km) from Sandown. Alverstone Mead is southeast of Alverstone, and south of the cycleway between Sandown and Newport. It was farmed as water meadows until 1993. Since then the lease has been held by the Wight Nature Council and it has served as a nature reserve with some ancient woodland. It was once part of the Lower Borthwood Farm.^[4]

Transport is provided by Wightbus route 23, running between Newport and Shanklin.^[5]

References

^ THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF A ROMAN MILITARY PRESENCE Archived 16 July 2012 at archive.today, Archive of Monthly News Items, As previously featured in the History Centre, Isle of Wight History Centre Archived 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Online Island History, November 2005.
^ Sandown Pier, Isle of Wight, UK, h2g2, BBC.co.uk, 17 January 2001.
^ LIME KILN UNEARTHED AT WHIPPINGHAM Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today, Archive of Monthly News Items, As previously featured in the History Centre, Isle of Wight History Centre Archived 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Online Island History, September 2000
^ Isle of Wight official website article on Alverstone Mead Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Traveline - Wightbus route 23". www.traveline.org.uk. 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.

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[1] THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF A ROMAN MILITARY PRESENCE Archived 16 July 2012 at archive.today, Archive of Monthly News Items, As previously featured in the History Centre, Isle of Wight History Centre Archived 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Online Island History, November 2005.

[2] Sandown Pier, Isle of Wight, UK, h2g2, BBC.co.uk, 17 January 2001.

[3] LIME KILN UNEARTHED AT WHIPPINGHAM Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today, Archive of Monthly News Items, As previously featured in the History Centre, Isle of Wight History Centre Archived 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Online Island History, September 2000

[4] Isle of Wight official website article on Alverstone Mead Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[Wightbus_route_23-5] "Traveline - Wightbus route 23". www.traveline.org.uk. 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.

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