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Chillerton
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. The parish had a total population of 422 at the 2011 census. The village is set in a valley eroded by a tributary of the River Medina.
The name probably means 'the enclosed farmstead in a valley', from Old English ceole, geard and tūn. The name could also mean 'the farmstead belonging to a man called Cēolheard', from Old English Cēolheard (personal name) and tūn.
1086 (Domesday Book): Celertune
1189-1204: Chelertona
1279: Cheliertone
1327: Chelyerton
1769: Chillerton Common, Down, Farm and Street
The nearby Chillerton Down is the site of an unfinished Iron Age promontory fort (the only one of its type on the Isle of Wight, called Five Barrows) and a 229-metre (751 ft) antenna for the Isle of Wight radio station broadcasting on 107.00 MHz, as well as several other stations. It is the village's most prominent feature and can be seen from most parts of the island. It is known as the Chillerton Down transmitting station. Chillerton Down is flown by Paragliders in a E to SE wind and on days with good thermals the top of the mast can be reached.
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Chillerton
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. The parish had a total population of 422 at the 2011 census. The village is set in a valley eroded by a tributary of the River Medina.
The name probably means 'the enclosed farmstead in a valley', from Old English ceole, geard and tūn. The name could also mean 'the farmstead belonging to a man called Cēolheard', from Old English Cēolheard (personal name) and tūn.
1086 (Domesday Book): Celertune
1189-1204: Chelertona
1279: Cheliertone
1327: Chelyerton
1769: Chillerton Common, Down, Farm and Street
The nearby Chillerton Down is the site of an unfinished Iron Age promontory fort (the only one of its type on the Isle of Wight, called Five Barrows) and a 229-metre (751 ft) antenna for the Isle of Wight radio station broadcasting on 107.00 MHz, as well as several other stations. It is the village's most prominent feature and can be seen from most parts of the island. It is known as the Chillerton Down transmitting station. Chillerton Down is flown by Paragliders in a E to SE wind and on days with good thermals the top of the mast can be reached.
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