Alverstone
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Alverstone is a village 3 kilometres from the east coast of the Isle of Wight
, near Sandown
. 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. It has ever since been the ancestral home of the Alverstones, the social wing of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, named after Webster a prominent figure in the club when a student there.
Prince Albert was instrumental in creating a 'model' brickworks
in Alverstone in the middle of the 19th century. There is evidence from an archaeological dig in Alverstone of a Roman military presence in the area.
The Newport Junction Railway opened a station at Alverstone in the 1870s, and the station first appeared in a public schedule in June 1876. The Alverstone station finally closed June 2, 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 acres (222,577.3 m²) woodland and nature reserve about 1 miles (1.6 km) from Sandown. Alverstone Mead is southeast of Alverstone, and south of the cycleway between Sandown and Newport. Since 1993 the lease is held by the Wight Nature Council. It was once part of the Lower Borthwood Farm.
Transport is provided by Wightbus
route 23, running between Newport
and Shanklin
.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, near Sandown
Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, neighbouring the town of Shanklin to the south. Sandown Bay is the name of the bay off the English Channel which both towns share, and it is notable for its long stretch of easily accessible...
. When Richard Webster
Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone
Richard Everard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone, GCMG, QC was a British barrister, politician and judge who served in many high political and judicial offices.-Background and education:...
became Chief Justice of England
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,...
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. It has ever since been the ancestral home of the Alverstones, the social wing of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, named after Webster a prominent figure in the club when a student there.
Prince Albert was instrumental in creating a 'model' brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
in Alverstone in the middle of the 19th century. There is evidence from an archaeological dig in Alverstone of a Roman military presence in the area.
The Newport Junction Railway opened a station at Alverstone in the 1870s, and the station first appeared in a public schedule in June 1876. The Alverstone station finally closed June 2, 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
Alverstone Marshes
Alverstone Marshes is a 83.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight, notified in 1951.The Alverstone Marshes are the site of a wetland restoration project by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds....
.
The Alverstone Mead
Alverstone Mead
Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve is a lowland freshwater wetland nature reserve close to Sandown, Isle of Wight. it is a part of the Alverstone Marshes SSSI.The site is on the floodplain of the Eastern Yar, and is a popular spot for birdwatchers...
is a 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) woodland and nature reserve about 1 miles (1.6 km) from Sandown. Alverstone Mead is southeast of Alverstone, and south of the cycleway between Sandown and Newport. Since 1993 the lease is held by the Wight Nature Council. It was once part of the Lower Borthwood Farm.
Transport is provided by Wightbus
Wightbus
Not to be confused with Wrightbus, the bus manufacturerWightbus was a bus operator on the Isle of Wight, owned by the Isle of Wight Council...
route 23, running between Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
and Shanklin
Shanklin
Shanklin is a popular seaside resort and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, located on the east coast's Sandown Bay. The sandy beach, its Old Village and a wooded ravine, Shanklin Chine, are its main attractions. The esplanade along the beach is occupied by hotels and restaurants for the...
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External links
- Alverstone Mead - Wetland focal Nature Reserve, Newchurch Parish websiteNewchurch, Isle of WightNewchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located between Sandown and Newport in the southeast of the island. Anthony Dillington, owner of the Knighton Gorges Manor in Newchurch wrote to his son Robert in 1574 that, "This is the very Garden of England, and we be privileged...