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Hamstead, Isle of Wight
Hamstead is a small rural settlement in the civil parish of Shalfleet, on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, in the northwest of the island, between the settlements of Cranmore in the east, Ningwood to the south, and the Newtown River to the east. The northern edge of Hamstead on the Solent forms the centre of the Hamstead Heritage Coast.
The name means 'homestead, site of a dwelling' from Old English hām-stede. The name also occurs in other counties, and the similar spelling Hampstead.
1086 (Domesday Book): Hamestede
1160–1161: Hamested
1291: Hamstede
1327: Hampstede
1769: (East) Hampstead
At the Domesday Book, it had a population of 2 villagers and 2 smallholders, and it had a value of 1 pound in 1066 and 1086. It had 1 ploughland. In 1086, its tenant-in-chief was William son of Azur and its lord was Nigel. Its lord in 1066 was Aelfric (Small).
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Hamstead, Isle of Wight
Hamstead is a small rural settlement in the civil parish of Shalfleet, on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, in the northwest of the island, between the settlements of Cranmore in the east, Ningwood to the south, and the Newtown River to the east. The northern edge of Hamstead on the Solent forms the centre of the Hamstead Heritage Coast.
The name means 'homestead, site of a dwelling' from Old English hām-stede. The name also occurs in other counties, and the similar spelling Hampstead.
1086 (Domesday Book): Hamestede
1160–1161: Hamested
1291: Hamstede
1327: Hampstede
1769: (East) Hampstead
At the Domesday Book, it had a population of 2 villagers and 2 smallholders, and it had a value of 1 pound in 1066 and 1086. It had 1 ploughland. In 1086, its tenant-in-chief was William son of Azur and its lord was Nigel. Its lord in 1066 was Aelfric (Small).