Bathingbourne
Bathingbourne is a farming hamlet in the southeastern part of the Isle of Wight. It is located on Bathingbourne Lane, northwest of Apse Heath and southwest of Hale Common. Bathingbourne is on the boundary of Godshill, Arreton and Newchurch civil parishes.
| Bathingbourne | |
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| Hamlet | |
 Bathingbourne Lane | |
| OS grid reference | SZ5488583575 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SANDOWN |
| Postcode district | PO36 |
Bathingbourne is a farming hamlet in the southeastern part of the Isle of Wight. It is located on Bathingbourne Lane, northwest of Apse Heath and southwest of Hale Common. Bathingbourne is on the boundary of Godshill, Arreton and Newchurch civil parishes.
Name
[edit]Its name means 'the stream of the family or followers of a man called Beadda', from Old English Beadda (personal name) with -inga- and burna.
~953: Beaddingaburna
1086: Bedingeborne
1235: Baddingeburne
1346: Bathyngbourne
1577: Bangborne
The 1577 spelling reflects the local pronunciation of the name.[1]
Amenities
[edit]Several businesses, holiday accommodations and farms are present in Bathingbourne. Bathingbourne farms produce livestock and garlic.[2]
History
[edit]Bathingbourne was the name of a manor in the ancient parish of Godshill. It was alternatively known as "Baddingbourne" and "Bangbourne"[3] in the 16th century, but before that it was earlier known as Beaddingaburn (10th century, Bedingeborne (11th century), Baddingebourne (13th century), and Bathyngbourne (14th century).[4] Bathingbourne was one of five manors granted by King Eadwig (reigned 955–959) to members of his thegn, although a previous charter of King Edred (reigned 946–955) also parcelled out this land, but Edred's charter divided the land along different boundaries.[4] The Domesday Book in 1086 listed Bathingbourne in its records of English settlements.[5][6]
On 16 August 1940, a damaged plane incorrectly identified as a plane manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugwerke, later correctly as a Messerschmitt Bf 109e from Rennes, was struck by a 234 Squadron Supermarine Spitfire and crashed at Bathingbourne Farm. The pilot, Feldwebel Christian Hansen, was taken into police custody, after having a drink at the Fighting Cocks Inn, and driven to Newport. His plane was relatively undamaged, with locals paying to sit in the cockpit. Some mock In Memorium cards were sold, with the text:
In joyful remembrance of the Messerschmitt 109, one of Hitler's Nazi Circus, which finished its aerial career at Bathingbourne Farm on Friday, August 16th, 1940. May its end be followed by many others.
References
[edit]- ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
- ^ Garlic Crop at Bathingbourne Farm
- ^ A Vision of Bathingbourne, A Vision of Britain Through Time; A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Great Britain Historical Geographical Information System Project, Department of Geography Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, University of Portsmouth.
- ^ a b Bathingbourne, A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, William Page (editor), 1912, From British History Online. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ The Domesday Book Index Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Domesday Book 4 - Hampshire: A Survey of the Counties of England (Hardcover), John Morris (Editor), Phillimore, 14 January 1982, ISBN 0-85033-157-9
- ^ Searle, Adrian (1989). Isle of Wight at War 1939-1945. The Dovecote Press. ISBN 1874336733.
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