Newport, IoW, Hampshire

Location

Newport, the capital town of the Island, lies at the head of the Medina estuary, towards the centre of the Isle of Wight.     For additional information please see A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 at British History Online

Parish Church

Newport was originally a Chapelry of the ancient parish of Carisbrooke.

The Parish (CofE) Church is Saints Thomas, Newport, which can be found here on Google Street View.

The website for what is since 2008 "The Minster Church of Sts Thomas" can be found here http://www.newportminster.org/ststhomas/index.php

Parish Registers

"A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5" (pub 1912) simply notes "the registers date from 1541".
The Isle Of Wight Record Office offers a more comprehensive list at http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office/Types_of_Records/2newportp.asp.

Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes

To the east Newport is bounded Whippingham and to the west by Carisbrooke.

Gleanings from

• Newport, IoW Census Returns
  • 1851 Census Newport, IoW