
Chessell is a
hamlet
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on the
Isle of Wight
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, England, towards the west in an area known as the
Back of the Wight on the B3401 road. Public transport used to be provided by
Southern Vectis
Southern Vectis is a bus operator on the Isle of Wight. The company was founded in 1921 as "Dodson and Campbell" and became the "Vectis Bus Company" in 1923. The company was purchased by the Southern Railway (Great Britain), Southern Railway b ...
on route 1.
It is the location of the Chessell Pottery Barns,
a popular tourist attraction.
References
External links
Photographs of Chessell and surrounding area
Villages on the Isle of Wight
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