Mottistone

Coordinates: 50°39′06″N 1°25′40″W / 50.65180°N 1.42765°W / 50.65180; -1.42765
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For Lord Mottistone, the soldier and politician, see J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone.

Mottistone
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°39′06″N 1°25′40″W / 50.65180°N 1.42765°W / 50.65180; -1.42765
Mottistone Manor and Garden, Isle of Wight

Mottistone is a village and former

National Trust's Mottistone Manor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114.[2] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Brighstone.[3]

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 is a Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Mottistone, and covering 31.4 hectares (78 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.

Today

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.

The church of St Peter and St Paul's hosts part of an annual Christmas Tree festival (the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival) that has become very popular.

References

  1. ^ http://www.backofthewight.net[permanent dead link]
  2. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

External links

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