Gatcombe

Gatcombe is a village in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two and a half miles south of Newport, in the centre of the island. The parish, which includes Chillerton, had a population of 422 at the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality: Blackwater
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Gatcombe
UK place.civil_parish: Chillerton and Gatcombe
UK place.static_image_name: Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, UK (3).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Cottages in the village
UK place.area_total_km2: 11.24
UK place.population: 422
UK place.population_ref: (parish, 2011 census, including Chillerton)
UK place.unitary_england: Isle of Wight
UK place.map_type: Isle of Wight
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Isle of Wight
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Isle of Wight West
UK place.post_town: NEWPORT
UK place.postcode_district: PO30
UK place.postcode_area: PO
UK place.dial_code: 01983
UK place.os_grid_reference: SZ493849

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Wikidata facts

Population: 422
Area: 11.2464
Image: St Olave's Church, Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Dialing code: 01983

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Commons category: Gatcombe
OS grid reference: SZ493849

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== Name == The name means 'the valley where the goats are kept', from Old English gāt (genitive plural gāta) and cumb. It is sometimes said to mean 'the gateway to the valley', but this is incorrect, as geat (Old English gate) would be yat(e) in an old name like this.