Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield (formerly just Calbourne) is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
on the
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...
, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish includes the settlements of
Calbourne,
Chessell,
Five Houses,
Great Thorness,
Little Whitehouse,
Locksgreen,
Mark's Corner,
Newtown and
Porchfield. In 2011 the parish had a population of 886. The parish touches
Brighstone
Brighstone is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, 6 miles southwest of Newport on the B3399 road. Brighstone was previously known as "Brixton". The name derives from the Saxon name " Ecgbert's Tun".
Brighstone is the largest vil ...
,
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, Isle of Wight, Newport, Carisbrooke, Apesdown, Barton, Isle of Wig ...
,
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 th ...
. 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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