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Bouldnor is a hamlet near Yarmouth (where the 2011 census population was included) on the west coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is the location of Bouldnor Battery, a gun battery emplacement.
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Map of Bouldnor, Yarmouth, UK
Bouldnor is located on the A3054 road, and public transport is provided by buses on Southern Vectis route 7.
There is currently some oil exploration being done in Bouldnor.
Bouldnor was the site of a brickmaking enterprise.
The Current Lord of The manor of Bouldnor is David, Lord Prosser of Bouldnor, holder of the Feudal Title.
The Bouldnor soapbox derby was held in 2005. It was a big success, so it was repeated in 2006.
The Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village Seaport
The Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Village is an internationally important archaeological site underwater off the coast of the Bouldnor Cliffs. Mesolithic flints and other items have been found. This material dates from 8000 years ago. During the Neolithic this was an active seaport that supported trade with the Middle East (as wheat was present here 8,000 years ago, hundreds of years before wheat was grown anywhere in Europe). Bronze Age Britain had large reserves of tin in the areas of Cornwall and Devon. Mining in Cornwall and Devon was then of global importance.Tin is necessary to smelt bronze. At that time the sea level was much lower and carts of tin were brought across the Solent at low tide for export from Bouldnor, possibly on the Ferriby Boats and later on the Blackfriars Ships.
This trade was likely controlled by the Veneti (Gaul) of Armorica who spoke Breton (which belongs to the Brythonic branch of the Insular Celtic languages, along with Welsh and Cornish).