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Hale Common
  • Hale
Hamlet
A fishing lake at Hale Common
Hale Common is located in Isle of Wight
Hale Common
Hale Common
Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid referenceSZ5496084312
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSandown
Postcode districtPO
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°39′16″N 1°13′37″W / 50.65444°N 1.22694°W / 50.65444; -1.22694

Hale Common (also known as Hale) is a farming hamlet in the civil parish of Arreton, on the Isle of Wight. Hale Common is on the A3056 road between Lake and Arreton. Hale Common is northeast of Bathingbourne and northwest of Branstone.

Name

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The name means '(the place at) the nook or corner of land', from Old English h(e)alh (dative case h(e)ale)

1086 (Domesday Book): Atehalle

~1200: la Hale

1255: Hale

1267: la Haule

1769: Hale (Farm)

In the Domesday Book spelling, ate means 'at the'.[1]

Overview

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Harvey Brown's farm shop café

Hale Common features "The Fighting Cocks" pub.[2] There is a strawberry farm in Hale Common, called Hollands Strawberry Farm. Hollands Strawberry Farm has a shop, and also allows people to pick their own strawberries.[3]

Bus shelter at Hale Common

There are two fishing lakes in Hale Common, called the Hale Manor lakes.[4] One is available for those who purchase a "day ticket" and the other allows fishing by those members of a syndicate.[5][6][7] These lakes are the site of a wetland restoration project by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.[8]

Hale Common also is the site of a car dealership and service station.[9] There are several other businesses in Hale Manor, including other farms,[10] and engineering, concrete and construction services.

References

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  1. ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
  2. ^ "Fighting Cocks official website". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ Hollands Strawberry Farm, Gourmet Britain official website Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Hale Common fishing lake picture, Geograph British Isles website
  5. ^ Fishing on the Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Tourist Guide - Articles
  6. ^ Isle of Wight - Angling, game fishing, sea fishing, etc Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Tourist Net UK
  7. ^ Course Fishing Isle of Wight Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Wight dot com
  8. ^ Biodiversity Action Plan for the Isle of Wight January 2003 Isle of Wight Biodiversity Action Plan: Wetlands Habitat Action Plan[dead link], Biodiversity Action Plan for the Isle of Wight, January 2003.
  9. ^ Planning Application - A/00485/H, P/00899/04 Archived 7 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Application by Hale Common Suzuki Archived 2007-07-28 at the Wayback Machine for new sign, Isle of Wight Council official website
  10. ^ British Asparagus vendors Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
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