Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield (formerly just Calbourne) is a
civil parish
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on the
Isle of Wight
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, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish includes the settlements of
Calbourne
Calbourne is a village in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) from Newport in the west of the island.
The village takes its name from the stream that passes thr ...
,
Chessell
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,
Five Houses,
Great Thorness,
Little Whitehouse
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,
Locksgreen,
Mark's Corner,
Newtown and
Porchfield. In 2011 the parish had a population of 886. The parish touches
Brighstone,
Gurnard,
Newport and Carisbrooke
Newport and Carisbrooke, formerly just Newport is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish includes the settlements of Newport, Carisbrooke, Apesdown, Barton, Bowcombe, Clatterford, Cross Lan ...
,
Northwood and
Shalfleet
Shalfleet is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. it is located between Yarmouth and Newport in the northwest of the island.
Background
The name "Shalfleet" means "shallow stream". The stream in this case is the stream passing thr ...
. There are 81
listed buildings in Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield.
History
On 24 March 1889 part of Shelfleet parish was transferred to Calbourne, on 1 April 1933 Northwood parish was abolished and part of it went to Calbourne. The parish was renamed from "Calbourne" to "Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield" on 16 May 2019.
References
External links
Parish council
Civil parishes in the Isle of Wight
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