| Rew Street | |
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 The road through Rew Street | |
  Rew Street Location within the Isle of Wight | |
| OS grid reference | SZ470941 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COWES |
| Postcode district | PO31 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
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Rew Street is a village on the Isle of Wight.[1] It is located three kilometres southwest of Cowes in the north of the island.[2] The village lies along the main road between Porchfield and Gurnard (where the 2011 Census population was included) and consists of several farming communities. As a result, many of the houses in the area have been converted from old barns.[3]
Name
[edit]The name means 'the street or hamlet with a row of trees or houses', from Old English rǣw and strǣt.
14th century: Rewestret
1708: Rewstreete
1781: Rue Street[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Isle of Wight Nostalgia Site: Glossary of place names". www.invectis.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Multi-map - Map of Rew Street". www.multimap.com. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Gurnard Village". Gurnard Parish Council. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
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