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MARWELL, or MARVEL, a hamlet in Carisbrooke parish, Isle of Wight; on the Medina river, 1¼ mile S of Newport. A college of secular priests was founded here by Henry de Blois, bishop of Winchester.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Carisbrooke Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | MARVEL | MARWELL | MARWELL OR MARVEL |
| Place: | Marwell |
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