Limerstone
Limerstone is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight in England. It is located on the B3399 road between Brighstone (where the 2011 Census population was listed) and Shorwell, approximately 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Newport. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12. The hamlet features around 25 houses and a farm, called Limerstone Farm.
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Limerstone Down, rising to 199 m (653 ft) above the hamlet to the north, affords fine views across the Island.
Name
[edit]The name means 'the farmstead or estate belonging to a man called Lēofmǣr or Lēodmǣr', from Old English Lēofmǣr or Lēodmǣr (personal name) and tūn.
1252: Lemerestune
1265: Lemerstone
1273: Lumerestune
1291: Lymerstone
1769: Lemerstone (Down)[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
50°38′38″N 1°22′35″W / 50.64389°N 1.37639°W
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