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Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 UK census was 787. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of East Cowes in the north of the Island. Whippingham is best known for its connections with Queen Victoria, especially St. Mildred's Church, redesigned by Prince Albert. The village became the centre of the royal estate supporting Osborne House and Barton Manor. The farms, school, almshouses, forge and cottages were rebuilt when they became part of the Queen's estate and Prince Albert had a 'model farm' built at Barton. Queen Victoria took a close interest in 'her people' in Whippingham, providing for them in sickness and in health. Whippingham went through various alterations to its boundaries in the 1890s and again in 1933 when it was abolished as a civil parish (a status which may have been reconsituted since 1974). These are best illustrated in a table, as follows:
[edit] Parish ManorsAccording to The National Archives Manorial Documents Register, the following manors were located in the parish of Whippingham: Barton Manor, Clavells Manor, East Shamlord Manor, Fairlee Manor, Osborne Manor, Pan Manor, Shide Manor, Whippingham Manor, and Woodhouse Manor. Osborne Manor was the pre-cursor of the Queen Victoria's residence, Osborne House. Some of the other manors are of a size to be mentioned as "addresses" in 19th century censuses, as well as earlier parish registers and manorial documents, and for the Family History Library Catalog to classify them separately. See [[Category:Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England]] listed below. [edit] Research Tips
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