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3 unusual facts about Alverstone


Alverstone

When Richard Webster became Chief Justice of England in 1900, he chose the title Lord Alverstone because it was the title he was permitted to choose which was "closest" to Sandown, one of his favourite locales.

Assagay

The parcels of land comprising the adjacent Alverstone area are still portions of the farm Assagay Kraal No 853.

National Cycle Route 23

Beyond Newchurch lies the village of Alverstone, with a final flat crossing with the minor road there before the route arrives at Sandown, on the edge of town between two holiday camp sites.


Adgestone Manor

After this date it seems to have passed with Brook to the Bowermans, as Joan Bowerman and her grandson Nicholas both died seized of land in Adgestone, which they held of the manor of Alverstone.

Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone

Lord Alverstone died at Cranleigh, Surrey, in December 1915, aged 72 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery under a Celtic cross.


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