Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LEMERSTON

LEMERSTON, a hamlet in the SW of the Isle of Wight; 1 mile E of Brixton. An ancient chapel stood here, and was served by three priests. Lemerston Down rises immediately to the N; is continuous with Brixton Down on the W; and has, on its summit, vestiges of an ancient British village.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Hampshire AncC
Place: Lemerston

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