Wroxall, Isle of Wight

Wroxall
Village
St. John's Church, Wroxall village centre.
Wroxall Location within the Isle of Wight
Area	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) [1]
Population	1,709 (2021, including some of Whitely Bank)[2]
• Density	589/sq mi (227/km2)
OS grid reference	SZ550798
Civil parish	Wroxall
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight East
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°36′57″N 1°13′22″W / 50.6159°N 1.2227°W / 50.6159; -1.2227

Wroxall (also spelled Wroxhall)[3][4] is a village and civil parish[5] in the central south of the Isle of Wight, England. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1,709.[6] It is close to Appuldurcombe House,[7] and the parish church is St. John's Church.[8]

The village also has a primary school and a pub.[9][10]

Its name means 'the nook of land or secluded hollow frequented by buzzards or other birds of prey', from Old English wrocc (genitive case wrocces) and h(e)alh.

1038-1044: Wroccesheale

1086 (Domesday Book): Warochesselle

1155-1160: Wroxala

1188-1189: Wrokeshale

1305: Wroxhale

1769: Wroxall[4][11][12]

The Wroxall Stream flows near and is named after the village.[4][13]

Before a railway was constructed, a wagonette was the main method of transport. Afterwards, a stagecoach ran from Godshill to Freshwater, with a change of horses at Brighstone.[11][14]

Many of the houses on the village's main road were built for the workmen who were tunneling to Ventnor through the downs to construct the railway.[11][14]

Two cottages in the centre may have been involved in smuggling.[11][14]

Much of the development of the village seemed to have happened during the Victorian era.[15][16][17]

There are 16 listed buildings in and around Wroxall.[18]

The village is surrounded by St Martin's Down, Littledown, Span Down and Stenbury Down.[11][14] It is located on chalk downland.[19]

Bus services operated by Southern Vectis link the village with the towns of Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor, as well as intermediate villages and hamlets.[20]

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