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BOWCOMBE, a hamlet in Carisbrooke parish, Isle of Wight; 2½ miles SW of Newport. Pop., 93. Bowcombe vale, around it, formerly displayed much beauty, but has suffered by destruction of its wood. Bowcombe down, on the W, shows traces of a Roman road; commands a rich and extensive view; and was ascended in 1618, for sake of its prospect, by Charles I. when Prince of Wales.
(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: | Bowcombe |
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