Whippingham

Whippingham
Whippingham
	St Mildred's Church, Whippingham
	Whippingham Location within the Isle of Wight
Population	787 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SZ517934
Civil parish	Whippingham;
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight;
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EAST COWES
Postcode district	PO32
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West;
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°44′17″N 1°16′08″W / 50.738°N 1.269°W

Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 787.^[1] It is located 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of East Cowes in the north of the Island.^[2]

Whippingham is best known for its connections with Queen Victoria, especially St Mildred's Church, redesigned by Prince Albert. The village became the centre of the royal estate supporting Osborne House and Barton Manor. The farms, school, almshouses, forge and cottages were rebuilt when they became part of the Queen's estate and Prince Albert had a 'model farm' built at Barton. Queen Victoria took a close interest in 'her people' in Whippingham, providing for them in sickness and in health. It is also the home to The Folly Inn.

Landmarks

St. Mildred's Church

St Mildred's Church is the Church of England parish church. Its close connection with Queen Victoria is reflected in the many memorials in the church and the churchyard which commemorate members of the Royal Family and the Royal Household. A side chapel is dedicated to the Battenberg/Mountbatten family. St Mildred's Church is now in a united benefice with St James's Church, East Cowes.

Barton Manor

Barton Manor is a Jacobean manor house in Whippingham, the most northerly of all manor houses on the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight Crematorium

The Isle of Wight Crematorium is in the parish — opened in 1961, it is the island's only such facility.^[3]

Governance

Whippingham is part of the electoral ward called Whippingham and Osborne. This ward covers much of East Cowes and at the 2011 Census had a population of 3,818.^[4]

On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Newport, Cowes and Ryde. On 1 April 2008 Whippingham became a parish again.^[5]

Transport

Southern Vectis bus routes 4 and 5 link the village with the towns of East Cowes, Newport and Ryde.^[6]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Whippingham" (Map). Google Maps.
^ "Whippingham Isle of Wight Crematorium- www.crematorium.eu informs about crematoria and cremation in Great Britain / United Kingdom and Europe". www.crematorium.eu. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^ "Whippingham and Osbourne Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ "Timetables & Maps". www.islandbuses.info. 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links

Media related to Whippingham at Wikimedia Commons

Wooton Bridge Historical Association Wootton Bridge Historical - Historical Information for Wootton Bridge and the Isle of Wight

[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[2] "Whippingham" (Map). Google Maps.

[eucrem-3] "Whippingham Isle of Wight Crematorium- www.crematorium.eu informs about crematoria and cremation in Great Britain / United Kingdom and Europe". www.crematorium.eu. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[4] "Whippingham and Osbourne Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[5] "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

[6] "Timetables & Maps". www.islandbuses.info. 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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Unitary authorities	Isle of Wight Council
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth See also: List of civil parishes in Isle of Wight
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v t e Settlements on the Isle of Wight
Towns	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth
Other civil parishes	Arreton Bembridge Brighstone Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Chale Chillerton and Gatcombe Fishbourne Freshwater Godshill Gurnard Havenstreet and Ashey Lake Nettlestone and Seaview Newchurch Newport and Carisbrooke Niton and Whitwell Northwood Rookley Shalfleet Shorwell St Helens Totland Whippingham Wootton Bridge Wroxall
Other villages and hamlets	Adgestone Afton Afton Park Alum Bay Alverstone Alverstone Garden Village Apesdown Apse Heath Ashey Barton Bathingbourne Bierley Binfield Binstead Blackgang Blackwater Bonchurch Bouldnor Borthwood Bowcombe Branstone Brook Calbourne Carisbrooke Chale Green Chessell Chillerton Cranmore Cross Lane Culver Down Downend Easton Egypt Point Elmfield Fairlee Five Houses Foreland Fields Forest Side Freshwater Bay Great Thorness Gunville Hale Common Hamstead Havenstreet Haylands Hillway Horringford Hulverstone Hunny Hill King's Quay Kingston Knighton Limerstone Little Atherfield Little Thorness Littletown Locksgreen Lowtherville Luccombe Marks Corner Mersley Merstone Moortown Morton Mottistone Nettlecombe Newbridge Newtown Ningwood Ninham Niton Niton Undercliff Norton Norton Green Nunwell Oakfield Osborne Parkhurst Pondwell Porchfield Princelett Puckaster Puckpool Quarr Hill Queen's Bower Rew Street Rookley Green Roud Rowridge St Lawrence Sandford Seagrove Bay Shalcombe Shide Staplers Steephill Steyne Cross Thorley Thorley Street Thorncross Totland Bay Upper Ventnor Wellow Westridge Whiteley Bank Whitwell Winford Wootton Wootton Common Yafford Yarbridge Yaverland
See also	List of places on the Isle of Wight List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight