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St Peter's Church, Havenstreet is a
parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
in the
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located in
Havenstreet Havenstreet is a village on the Isle of Wight, located about 2 miles southwest of Ryde, in the civil parish of Havenstreet and Ashey. History The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is located in Havenstreet, running trains throughout the summer and ...
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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 ...
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History

The church dates from 1852 by the architect Thomas Hellyer. It consists of the chancel, nave, south porch and bell turret, with one bell that was built in the same year as the infrastructure. The ecclesiastical parish of St Peter, Haven Street was formed from parts of the parishes of
Arreton Arreton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the central eastern part of the Isle of Wight, England. It is about 3 miles south east of Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport. Name The settlement has had different names and diffe ...
and Newchurch in 1853. The churchyard contains Commonwealth war graves of two
Hampshire Regiment The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot. The re ...
soldiers who served during
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
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CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.


References

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