Shalcombe

View towards Shalcombe

Shalcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight, near the hamlet of Chessell. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet and the PO41 postcode district.[1] It is situated along the B3399 road and is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Freshwater. There are 3 grade II listed buildings in the hamlet: Central Barn at Shalcombe Manor, Columbarium at Shalcombe Manor and Shalcombe Manor itself.[2]

Name

The name means 'the shadow valley', 'the shaded valley', from Old English sceald and cumb.

1086 (Domesday Book): Eseldecome

1142-1147: Scaldecumbe

1151-1161: Eschaldecumbe

1284: Shaldecumb

1526: Shalcome[3]

History

A partially-excavated Bronze Age bell barrow is on Shalcombe Down, lying in a prominent position. It measures 24 metres (79 ft) from north to south, 26 metres (85 ft) east to west and 3 metres (9.8 ft) high. There is a berm 5 metres (16 ft) wide and a quarried outer ditch. It was opened in 1816 by J. Dennett, who found bronze weapons, a brooch and bone or ivory ornaments.[4][5]

During 1066, at the Domesday Book, it was worth 3 pounds and its lord was Alwin Frost. In 1086, it had a population of 1 household, a value of 4 pounds, 2 ploughlands and 2 lord's ploughteams. Its lord and tenant-in-chief was Carisbrooke (St Nicholas), church of.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Where is Shalcombe? Shalcombe on a map". www.getthedata.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Map Search | Search the List: Map Search | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
  4. ^ "Bell barrow on Shalcombe Down: 500m south west of Shalcombe Manor, Shalfleet - 1007795 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ^ Stuff, Good. "Bell barrow on Shalcombe Down: 500m south west of Shalcombe Manor, Calbourne, Isle of Wight". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Shalcombe | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 18 January 2026.

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