Isle of Wight Historic Churches Gazetteer

A late Saxon church in an idyllic location. There is a 12th-century font of Purbeck marble and a Saxon doorway and window in the tower. Among several historically important memorials is a brass to Henry Hawls dated 1430. Look for the gravestone of 'The Dairyman's Daughter'.
Arreton Barns, Arreton, Isle of Wight, England, PO30 3AB

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon doorway and window in the tower.

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Holy Cross, Binstead, is a delightful country church built in the late Saxon or early Norman period. Norman carved figures are set into the west wall and over the churchyard gate. In the churchyard is a gravestone to a smuggler killed by Customs officers.
Church Road, Binstead, Isle of Wight, England, PO33 3SY

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Heritage Highlight: Norman carvings set into the west wall

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Perhaps the oldest church on the Isle of Wight, with roots going back to [perhaps] the 7th century. Highlights include fragmentary 12th-century wall paintings, a 17th-century Flemish cross, and a monument to the naval commander Henry Hill, Vice Admiral of the Red.
Bonchurch Village Road, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, England, PO38 1RQ

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century wall painting

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This beautiful 12th-century church is home to a stunning array of memorials spanning four centuries from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Look for the striking painted wooden effigies to Sir John Oglander (1655) and his son, George (d 1632).
High Street, Brading, Isle of Wight, England, PO36 0ED

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Oglander memorials spanning four centuries

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A much-restored 12th-century church in a picturesque village, St Mary's is famous because three rectors from here went on to become bishops. Among the three was composer Thomas Ken, known for his hymns. There are 18th-century memorials, a Perpendicular font, and a 13th-century west door.
Main Road, Brighstone, Isle of Wight, England, PO30 4BB

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Heritage Highlight: Monument to the three former rectors of Brighstone who went on to become bishops

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St Mary's Church, Brook, is an exceptional Victorian church, relatively untouched since it was built in 1864. The interior is beautifully furnished, with a marble font and a pulpit of Caen stone. Look for the worn medieval carving of a lion salvaged from the earlier 13th-century church on this site.
B3399, Brook, Isle of Wight, England, PO30 4EP

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval lion carving

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This delightful 11th-century church stands in an idyllic position on the village green. Highlights include the 14th-century brass of William Montagu, a 13th-century font, and a wealth of memorials to the Barrington family.
The Green, Calbourne, Isle of Wight, England, PO30 4JE

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century Montagu brass

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St Mary's, Carisbrooke, is a fabulous 11th-cenury church that once formed part of a Benedictine priory. Historical highlights include the grave slab of a 12th-century prior, and opulent memorials to Lady Wadham (d. 1520) and William Keeling (d. 1619), an adventurer with the East India Company.
High Street, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England, PO30 1NR

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century grave slab of a prior

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Tucked at the foot of Tennyson Down stands the Isle of Wight's only thatched church, built in 1908 on land given by the 2nd Lord Tennyson. The church interior features wonderful 20th-century wooden furnishings, carved by a former curate.
Gate Lane, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, England, PO40 9QD

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Heritage Highlight: Links to the family of Lord Tennyson

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An attractive 12th-century church set on the edge of Freshwater, looking over the River Yar. The wife of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is buried here, and a memorial to the poet is in the south chapel. There is a 12th-century font and remnant of a medieval brass set on the wall.
Church Place, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, PO40 9BP

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Heritage Highlight: Tennyson family tombs

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