Whitwell (Isle of Wight) is a chapelry of Niton Ancient Parish (Isle of Wight) and also of Godshill Ancient Parish (Isle of Wight) in Hampshire.
Other places in the parish include: Nettlecombe.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1678
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1780
Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WHITWELL, a parish, with W. village, and part of Nettlecombe tything, in the Isle of Wight; on the coast, 3 miles W of Ventnor r. station. It has a post-office under Godshill, Isle of Wight. Acres, 1,963; of which 80 are water. Real property, £3,389. Pop., 570. Houses, 123. The property is subdivided. W.-Shute is a gap with a steep road through a ridge of hill. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £100. Patron, Queen’s College, Oxford. The church is more curious than good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Cemeteries ( 2 )
The churchyard inscriptions in Whitwell churchyard, Isle of Wight
Author: Palaeologus, Petros
Ground plan of graveyards and memorial inscriptions
Author: Isle of Wight Museums Documentation and Collation Unit
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Whitwell, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Whitwell, 1780-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitwell (Hampshire)
Marriages at Whitwell, 1699-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitwell (Hampshire)
Miscellaneous parish records, 1750-1910
Author: Whitwell (Hampshire)
Parish registers of Whitwell, 1678-1976.
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitwell (Hampshire)
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts, 1780-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Binstead (near Alton, Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Yaverland (Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Whitwell (Hampshire)
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Land and property ( 1 )
Miscellaneous parish records, 1750-1910
Author: Whitwell (Hampshire)
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls and manorial rents for the manor of Whitwell
Author: Manor of Whitwell. Court (Hampshire)
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Miscellaneous parish records, 1750-1910
Author: Whitwell (Hampshire)
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Whitwell, 1800-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Hampshire)
England, Hampshire, Whitwell – Voting registers ( 1 )
The register of persons entitled to vote
Author: Hampshire (England)
Administration
- County: Hampshire
- Civil Registration District: Isle of Wight
- Probate Court: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester
- Diocese: Winchester
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1850 – Isle of Wight, Post-1849 – East Medine
- Poor Law Union: Isle of Wight
- Hundred: East Medina Liberty
- Province: Canterbury
