Shalfleet
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Shalfleet is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located between Yarmouth and Newport in the northwest of the island.
The civil parish includes the settlements of Cranmore, Hamstead, Newbridge, Ningwood, Shalcombe and Thorley Street, and had a population of 1,627 at the 2021 census.
Name
Its name means '(the place at) the shallow stream', from Old English sceald (dative case scealdan) and flēot, referring to the Caul Bourne.
838 (in a 12th century copy of a Saxon charter): æt Scealdan fleote
1086 (Domesday Book): Seldeflet
1141–1142: Schaldflete
1189–1204: Scaldeflet
1397: Shalflete
History
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet was dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel in 1964. The Baptist church in the village of Wellow, was founded in 1801. There were several Methodist churches as well, which have all closed. Shalfleet had a railway station, shared with Calbourne, that was closed in 1953 when the line from Newport to Freshwater ceased operating. The New Inn pub dates from 1743.
The Domesday Book noted the existence of the Shalfleet Mill. This mill was driven by a waterwheel. The associated bakery produced bread until the 1920s. There are three manor houses in the Shalfleet area that were mentioned in the Domesday book; the Shalfleet Manor House, Ningwood Manor, and Hamstead Manor.
In August 2009 metal detectorists searching near Shalfleet discovered an Iron Age hoard, the Shalfleet Hoard, consisting of four large bowl-shaped silver ingots, six small silver fragments, and one gold British B (or, 'Chute',) stater. The discovery of this hoard contributes to the evidence that the Isle of Wight was occupied by the Celtic tribe, the Durotriges, during the Late Iron Age. The hoard was reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, sent to the British Museum for examination, and ultimately sold at auction.
Demographics
| Census | Population | Female | Male | Households | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,534 | 801 | 733 | 676 | |
| 2011 | 1,546 | 790 | 756 | 698 | |
| 2021 | 1,627 | 820 | 807 | 756 |
Transport
The village is linked to other parts of the Island by Southern Vectis bus route 7, serving Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport as well as intermediate villages.