The Village Of Newchurch

The village of Newchurch lies on the high ground traversed by the road from Langbridge to Apse Heath, which crosses the Eastern Yar. Creeper-covered cottages line the village street on either side, and Parsonage Farm lies in the low ground of the Newchurch valley, while on the bluff above stands the church of All Saints, making a picturesque feature in the landscape with its wooden tower and spire visible for many miles round. Just to the east of the church is the vicarage, built in 1888. On Ashey Down opposite is the truncated obelisk erected in 1735 as a sea-mark. Here till the middle of the 19th century stood a semaphore and signaling station placing the south of the Island in communication with Portsmouth.

Despite its name, Newchurch is one of the oldest parishes on the Isle of Wight, and once included Ryde and Ventnor within its bounds. The church dates back to the Norman Conquest, though it contains additions from most historic periods.

Newchurch Parish Hall