In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whippingham like this:
WHIPPINGHAM, a small village and a parish in the Isle of Wight. The village stands near the Medina river, 2 miles SSE of Cowes r. station; and has a post-office under Cowes. The parish includes East Cowes. Burton, Coombly, and Fairlee; and comprises 4,628 acres of land, and 580 of water. Real property, £13,473; of which £100 are in fisheries, and £320 in gasworks. ...
Pop. in 1851, 3,100; in 1861, 3,915. Houses, 710. The manor belonged once to Lyra abbey. Osborn House, a residence of the Queen, is a chief feature, but has been separately noticed. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £757.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt, partly in 1855, mainly in 1860; is in the transition Norman style, with admixture of some continental features; contains a screened section for the Queen and her household; and has a fine tower and spire. The vicarages of East Cowes and Burton are separate benefices. Charities, £20.
Whippingham through time
Whippingham is now part of the Isle of Wight district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Wight has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whippingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whippingham, in The the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4004
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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