Chillerton

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Chillerton
Village
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The village of Chillerton
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Population422 (parish, 2011, including Gatcombe)[1]
OS grid reference[[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SZ488392]
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT
Postcode districtPO30
Dialling code01983
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PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
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Chillerton is a village between Newport and Chale in the Isle of Wight in southern England. Chillerton is in the middle of a farming community.[2] It is in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, along with nearby Gatcombe. The parish had a total population of 422 at the 2011 census.[1] The village is set in a valley eroded by a tributary of the River Medina.[3]

Name

The name probably means 'the enclosed farmstead in a valley', from Old English ceole, geard and tūn. The name could also mean 'the farmstead belonging to a man called Cēolheard', from Old English Cēolheard (personal name) and tūn.

1086 (Domesday Book): Celertune

1189-1204: Chelertona

1279: Cheliertone

1327: Chelyerton

1769: Chillerton Common, Down, Farm and Street[4]

Chillerton Down

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History

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Village of Chillerton, with Chillerton Down and the radio mast behind

In the Domesday Book, it had a population of 3 households (2 smallholders, 1 slave) and had a value of 1 pound in 1066, and 1 pound 10 shillings in 1086.[8]

Tenant-in-chief (1086): William son of Azur

Lord (1086): Geoffrey

Lord (1066): Blaecmann[8]

In 1870–1872, it had a population of 244 and was considered a hamlet.[9]

Chillerton was two distinct settlements: Chillerton and Chillerton Street.[10][4]

In 1907, a contract was signed that ensured that properties older than 1907 in Chillerton and nearby Gatcombe would receive free water, while newer homes receive it at a reduced rate. In 2009 Southern Water proposed that everyone to pay the same rate, claiming that the reasoning behind the initial pact is now invalid, as the costs for the original project have since been paid off.[11]

A scarecrow festival is held yearly.[12]

Village School

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Chillerton and Rookley Primary School

The school was built in 1865.[3] Originally, the main school was Chillerton and Rookley Primary School, located on the Main Road in Chillerton. It was a small village school with a total of 43 students on roll from local areas as of 2008.[13] However, in 2010 it was announced that the school would be combining with primary schools in Godshill and Wroxall. The new school would have two campuses, in Godshill and Wroxall.[14] Before its closure it had a roll of 9 students.[15]

Public transport

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 6, which runs between Newport and Ventnor[16] and Wightbus route 36, running between Newport and Moortown.[17]

References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wightstay - Netguide to Chillerton in the Isle of Wight". www.wightstay.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Isle of Wight Village Book - Chillerton and Gatcombe". woottonbridgeiow.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows', Chillerton and Gatcombe - 1010012 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Transmission Gallery - Chillerton Down".
  7. ^ tx.mb21.co.uk - Chillerton Down
  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chillerton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of Chillerton, in The Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.W.H Smith and Son's map of the Isle of Wght.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Villagers battle to keep free water". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Gatcombe and Chillerton Gallybagger Festival". gallybagger.org.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EduWight - Isle of Wight School details - Chillerton and Rookley Primary School". www.eduwight.iow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Isle of Wight County Press - School Reform Plans Revealed". www.iwcp.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Isle of Wight school reduced to nine pupils set to close". BBC News. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Southern Vectis bus route 6". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Traveline south east - Wightbus route 36". www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk. 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.

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