Bouldnor, Isle of Wight
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Bouldnor is a hamlet near Yarmouth
on the west coast of the Isle of Wight
in southern England
. It is the location of Bouldnor Battery, a gun battery emplacement.
The Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village
is an internationally important archaeological site underwater off the coast of the Bouldnor Cliffs. Mesolithic flints and other items have been found. This material dates from 8000 years ago.
Bouldnor is located on the A3054 road
, and public transport is provided by buses on Southern Vectis route 7
.
There is currently some oil exploration being done in Bouldnor.
Bouldnor was the site of a brickmaking enterprise.
The Current Lord of The manor of Bouldnor is David, Lord Prosser of Bouldnor, holder of the Feudal Title.
The Bouldnor soapbox derby was held in 2005. It was a big success, so it was repeated in 2006.
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Yarmouth is a port and civil parish in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of mainland England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river...
on the west coast of the Isle of Wight
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...
in southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is the location of Bouldnor Battery, a gun battery emplacement.
The Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village
Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village
Bouldnor Cliff is a submerged prehistoric settlement site in the Solent. The site dates from the Mesolithic era and is in approximately of water just offshore of the village of Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom...
is an internationally important archaeological site underwater off the coast of the Bouldnor Cliffs. Mesolithic flints and other items have been found. This material dates from 8000 years ago.
Bouldnor is located on the A3054 road
A3054 road
The A3054 is an A-Class Road on the Isle of Wight in Southern England. It forms the Northern half of the circular around-the-Island A-class loop, the southern half being the A3055...
, and public transport is provided by buses on Southern Vectis route 7
Southern Vectis route 7
Southern Vectis route 7 is a bus service operated by Southern Vectis between Newport and Alum Bay via Yarmouth, Freshwater and Totland. The general daytime frequency of the route is every hour each direction. There has been significant local concern over the withdrawal of route 7 from some villages...
.
There is currently some oil exploration being done in Bouldnor.
Bouldnor was the site of a brickmaking enterprise.
The Current Lord of The manor of Bouldnor is David, Lord Prosser of Bouldnor, holder of the Feudal Title.
The Bouldnor soapbox derby was held in 2005. It was a big success, so it was repeated in 2006.