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Mersley Garlic Farm. Mersley is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight.Mersley is in Newchurch Parish, and is adjacent to the village of Newchurch itself.Mersley is home to a large garlic farm which is part of the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival in nearby Newchurch, held annually since 1983 and now drawing 25,000 visitors a year. [1]
The Garlic Festival has been held every year since 1983, except 2020-21 when officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic that caused its cancellation. 2022 saw its resumption. [1] [2] From 1985 to 2006, the Newchurch Parish Sports & Community Association organised the annual Garlic Festival, achieving their major fundraising goals. It has recently ...
Rookley is a village and civil parish [2] on the Isle of Wight. It is located five kilometres south of Newport near the centre of the island. It has a country park on the site of the last working Isle of Wight brickworks. There is a pub at the country park and another, the "Chequers", a short distance from the village.
Newport and Carisbrooke, formerly just Newport, is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England.The parish includes the settlements of Newport, Carisbrooke, Apesdown, Barton, Bowcombe, Clatterford, Cross Lane, Fairlee, Forest Side, Gunville, Hunny Hill, Pan, Parkhurst, Rowridge, Shide and Staplers.
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The Isle of Wight has given names to many parts of former colonies, most notably Isle of Wight County in Virginia founded by settlers from the island in the 17th century. Its county seat is a town named Isle of Wight. Other notable examples include: Isle of Wight – an island off Maryland, United States; Dunnose Head, West Falkland
The event was in 2009 held in Brighton, due to difficulties between the organisers and the Isle of Wight Council. [9] 1996–2008 Isle of Wight Walking Festival: The Isle of Wight Walking Festival is the UK's largest annual walking festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight each May. 1998–present
Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield (formerly just Calbourne) is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England.The parish includes the settlements of Calbourne, Chessell, Five Houses, Great Thorness, Little Whitehouse, Locksgreen, Mark's Corner, Newtown and Porchfield.