Hale Common

Hale Common (also known as Hale) is a farming hamlet in the civil parish of Arreton, on the Isle of Wight. Hale Common is on the A3056 road between Lake and Arreton. Hale Common is northeast of Bathingbourne and northwest of Branstone.

Name The name means '(the place at) the nook or corner of land', from Old English h(e)alh (dative case h(e)ale)

1086 (Domesday Book): Atehalle

~1200: la Hale

1255: Hale

1267: la Haule

1769: Hale (Farm)

In the Domesday Book spelling, ate means 'at the'.

Overview

Hale Common features "The Fighting Cocks" pub. There is a strawberry farm in Hale Common, called Hollands Strawberry Farm. Hollands Strawberry Farm has a shop, and also allows people to pick their own strawberries.Hollands Strawberry Farm, Gourmet Britain official website .

There are two fishing lakes in Hale Common, called the Hale Manor lakes.Hale Common fishing lake picture, Geograph British Isles website One is available for those who purchase a "day ticket" and the other allows fishing by those members of a syndicate.Fishing on the Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Tourist Guide - ArticlesIsle of Wight - Angling, game fishing, sea fishing, etc , Tourist Net UKCourse Fishing Isle of Wight , Isle of Wight dot com These lakes are the site of a wetland restoration project by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.Biodiversity Action Plan for the Isle of Wight January 2003 Isle of Wight Biodiversity Action Plan: Wetlands Habitat Action Plan, Biodiversity Action Plan for the Isle of Wight, January 2003.

Hale Common also is the site of a car dealership and service station.Planning Application - A/00485/H, P/00899/04 , Application by Hale Common Suzuki for new sign, Isle of Wight Council official website There are several other businesses in Hale Manor, including other farms,British Asparagus vendors and engineering, concrete and construction services.

References

External links Map of Hale Common location