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CHALE, a parish in the Isle of Wight; on the south coast, 6½ miles W of Ventnor. It has a post office under Southampton. Acres, 2,375; of which 80 are water. Real property, £3,940. Pop., 584. Houses, 130. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to Carisbrooke priory; and passed to the Pelhams. Chale Farm house is an interesting architectural relic, with features of decorated English. The coast includes Blackgang chine; and the interior includes St. Catherine's hill. A slight indentation of the coast, 3 miles long, bears the name of Chale bay; is overhung by terrific cliffs; and was the scene of the shipwreck of the "Clarendon" in 1836. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £334. Patron, James Theobald, Esq. The church is partly transition Norman; has a perpendicular English tower; and contains a piscina, and a handsome monument to Major-General Sir Henry Worsley. The graves of many of the passengers and crew of the Clarendon, with a monument to the Shores, are in the churchyard. An endowed school has £22.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Chale CP/AP Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Chale |
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