Mottistone
| Mottistone | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Mottistone Manor and Garden | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference: | SZ405837 |
| Location: | 50°39’6"N, 1°25’40"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | PO30 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Isle of Wight |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Isle of Wight |
Mottistone is a village on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, sitting in the southern part of the island known as the Back of the Wight. It is eight miles south-west of Newport in the southwest of the island. Here us a National Trust property; Mottistone Manor.
Church
The parish church, St Peter and St Paul, stands in the midst of this tiny village. It is part of the West Wight Mission Community
The church hosts part of an annual Christmas Tree festival (the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival) that has become very popular.
History
The Island's only megalithic monument, the Longstone is situated nearby. The name Mottistone (the Speaker's or pleader's stone) almost certainly derives from the Longstone, which was used as a meeting place (or "moot-stone") in Anglo-Saxon times.
Geography
Mottistone Down to the north of the village has ben designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, covering 77½ acres; it adjoins the Brighstone Down, the central part of the ridge. Most of the area is owned by the National Trust, including the manor, down and cottages, and is biologically important due to its chalk and neutral grasslands.
Outside links
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