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Hulverstone is not a village but a hamlet that is between Brook and Mottistone and in the past it was a small collection of cottages tied to Hulverstone Farm and used by the families employed there. The nearest church is at Brook a quarter of a mile away and another half a mile away at Mottistone, but the priorities are right as there is a pub here which is said to be 400 years old, a school and a post office. The cottages have become sought after and have been modernised into private homes now and the school which was originally a barn was changed by Charles Seely in the 19th century and has also been converted into a private residence as has the post office. The Sun Inn, which had served not only the people of Hulverstone, Brook and Mottistone for well over 200 years, but a much wider community and was very popular with those who walked this beautiful area, was bought in 1998 by a man from the mainland who without any warning, consultation or permission attempted to change this Grade II building into a private house. Feelings ran so high in the community that as a result of a public meeting he was ordered to restore it to being a pub. It has now been re-sold it is hoped that before long it will be restored to its former use as a lovely old village pub. New houses have sprung up over the years and Hulverstone Farm no longer exists but the farmhouse itself has been converted to a private house called Hulverstone Manor Farmhouse, and one of the barns here has been made into Brookhill Farm another modern home. The surrounding farmland has along with the farmland of Brook Farm become Chapel Furlong Farm. Text kindly donated by Dina Broughton
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