Apse Heath
Apse Heath | |
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![]() Main road at Apse Heath | |
Location within the Isle of Wight | |
OS grid reference | SZ564833 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SANDOWN |
Postcode district | PO36 |
Dialling code | 01983 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
UK Parliament | |
Apse Heath is a hamlet on the
The word "apse" in the local dialect means an aspen tree, or Populus tremula.[1] Thus, Apse Heath refers to a Heath (small moor) populated by Aspens.
Apse Heath
Apse Heath has a shop, called "Raj's Premier Stores", some other businesses and a post office.
The hamlet has gained some popularity over pranksters and their efforts to alter the sign with marker pens or electrical tape, changing the 'P' in 'APSE' to an 'R', thus editing the sign to read 'ARSE HEATH'. Although Island Roads tends to hastily clean the sign down and remove the damage, the sign is rarely ever clean for long, much to the amusement of both schoolchildren from the hamlet and the neighbouring village of Lake and tourists alike.
On 12 January 2006, two horses were injured in a fire in some stables in Apse Heath.[4] On 5 August 2007, a small plane crashed, briefly after taking off from Isle of Wight Airport in Sandown in Lake, next to Apse Heath, killing all 4 passengers.[5]
Apse Heath was the site of brickmaking operations in the past.[6] It was also the site of a sweet factory, which employed a number of local people until it closed down.
Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 8, which runs through the hamlet between Newport, Sandown, Bembridge and Ryde.[7]
References
- ^ Publications by English Dialect Society, London, no.22,26,45 pt.1, 1886.
- Methodistswebsite.
- ^ Apse Heath Methodist Church History Archived July 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ January 2006 report Archived July 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Archived October 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Plane crash death probe continues, BBC News, 6 August 2007.
- ^ LIST OF BRICKMAKING SITES Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Wight Brickmaking History, Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeology Society Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Southern Vectis, Route 8". Southern Vectis. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2009.