Whippingham

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Whippingham
Hampshire

St Mildred's Church, Whippingham
Location
Island: Isle of Wight
Grid reference: SZ511936
Location: 50°44’23"N, 1°16’35"W
Data
Post town: East Cowes
Postcode: PO13
Local Government
Council: Isle of Wight
Parliamentary
constituency:
Isle of Wight

Whippingham is a village in Hampshire, on the Isle of Wight, located a mile south of East Cowes in the north of the island.

The village is on the east side of the tidal reach of the River Medina, the old village and its church above the river with meadows running down to the waters. Just to the south are more recent developments, residential and industrial, with works standing by the river and moorings within it. The riverside developments centre around The Folly Inn.

The population of the village and its wider parish at the 2011 census was 787.

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 (to the north) 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.

Parish church

St Mildred’s c. 1910

St Mildred's Church is the Church of England parish church for the village. 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.

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