Entries from 1885 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Shorwell
see on 1904
1885 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 11
To account for missing numbers in Streets, it may be understood that either the house was empty at the time the revision was made, or let in weekly tenements, or that the information was refused.
| SHORWELL is a parish, 5 miles south-west-by-south from Newport. |
| The church of St. Peter is a very ancient stone building in the Norman style : in cleaning the whitewash from the inside wall, over the north door, workmen discovered a painting of very early period. |
| Here is a Wesleyan chapel. |
| Northcourt, the seat of Lady Mary Gordon, is a spacious mansion, erected in the reign of James I. the grounds arc beautifully laid out, and contain some fine timber : there arc numerous rustic seats in various parts of the grounds, and an alpine bridge over the Newport, road. |
| Lady Mary Gordon (lady of the manor), Charles Seely esq. J.P. and Charles Wyndham esq. are chief landowners. |
| The area is 3,611 acres of land and 33 of water of foreshore ; rateable value, 5,142GBP ; and the population in 1881 was 646. |
| ATHERFIELD is a tithing, 2 miles south, near the coast. |
| Parish Clerk, Jacob Willsteed. |
| POST OFFICE - William Payne, receiver. |
| National School (mixed), built in 1861 for 120 children average attendance, 90 ; & supported in part by Lady Mary Gordon ; James Titmous, master |
| CARRIERS TO NEWPORT - George Shotter passes through, every mon. wed. & sat. ; Henry Woodford & Jestey Jacobs, every tues. thurs. & sat |