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'''Mottistone''' is a village on the [[Isle of Wight]]. . It is located 8 Miles southwest of [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] in the southwest of the island. It is home to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]'s [[Mottistone Manor]]. Public transport is provided by [[Southern Vectis]] buses on [[Southern Vectis route 12|route 12]]. |
'''Mottistone''' is a village on the [[Isle of Wight]], it is located in the popular tourist area the [[Back of the Wight]] <ref> www.backofthewight.net </ref>. It is located 8 Miles southwest of [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] in the southwest of the island. It is home to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]'s [[Mottistone Manor]]. Public transport is provided by [[Southern Vectis]] buses on [[Southern Vectis route 12|route 12]]. |
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The church of St Peter and St Paul's |
The church of St Peter and St Paul's hosts part of an annual Christmas Tree festival (the [[Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival]]) that has become very popular. |
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The Island’s only [[megalithic]] monument, [[The Longstone, Mottistone|The Longstone]] is situated nearby. The name Mottistone (the Speaker’s or pleader’s stone) almost certainly derives from the Longstone. [2] |
The Island’s only [[megalithic]] monument, [[The Longstone, Mottistone|The Longstone]] is situated nearby. The name Mottistone (the Speaker’s or pleader’s stone) almost certainly derives from the Longstone. [2] |
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Revision as of 17:27, 19 July 2011
Mottistone is a village on the Isle of Wight, it is located in the popular tourist area the Back of the Wight [1]. It is located 8 Miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island. It is home to the National Trust's Mottistone Manor. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.
The church of St Peter and St Paul's hosts part of an annual Christmas Tree festival (the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival) that has become very popular.
The Island’s only megalithic monument, The Longstone is situated nearby. The name Mottistone (the Speaker’s or pleader’s stone) almost certainly derives from the Longstone. [2]
Mottistone Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Mottistone, and covering 31.4 hectares. Most of the area is owned by the National Trust and is biologically important due to its chalk and neutral grasslands.
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Notes
2.^ The Longstone, Mottistone, Jacquetta Hawkes, Antiquity 31(123): 147-152, September, 1957.
External links
Media related to Mottistone at Wikimedia Commons
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