Hale Common

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Hale Common is a farming hamlet 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. It is in the civil parish of Godshill.

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Hale Common features "The Fighting Cocks" pub. [1] 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. [2]

There are two fishing lakes in Hale Common, called the Hale Manor lakes. [3] One is available for those who purchase a "day ticket" and the other allows fishing by those members of a syndicate. [4] [5] [6] These lakes are the site of a wetland restoration project by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. [7]

Hale Common also is the site of a car dealership and service station. [8] There are several other businesses in Hale Manor, including other farms, [9] and engineering, concrete and construction services.

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References

  1. Fighting Cocks official website
  2. Hollands Strawberry Farm, Gourmet Britain official website Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. Hale Common fishing lake picture, Geograph British Isles website
  4. Fishing on the Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Tourist Guide - Articles
  5. Isle of Wight - Angling, game fishing, sea fishing, etc, Tourist Net UK
  6. Course Fishing Isle of Wight Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine , Isle of Wight dot com
  7. 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.
  8. Planning Application - A/00485/H, P/00899/04, Application by Hale Common Suzuki Archived 2007-07-28 at the Wayback Machine for new sign, Isle of Wight Council official website
  9. British Asparagus vendors Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 50°39′16″N1°13′37″W / 50.65444°N 1.22694°W / 50.65444; -1.22694