Place:Chillerton, Isle of Wight, England

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NameChillerton
TypeHamlet
Coordinates50.655°N 1.31°W
Located inIsle of Wight, England     (1890 - )
Also located inHampshire, England     ( - 1890)
See alsoCarisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Englandparish in which part of the hamlet was located
Wootton (IOW), Isle of Wight, Englandparish in which part of the hamlet was located
Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, Englandparish of which it has been a part since 1974

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Chillerton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"CHILLERTON, a hamlet in Carisbrooke and Wootton parishes, Isle of Wight; 3¾ miles S by W of Newport. It has a post office under Newport. Population: 244. Chillerton vale is a fine narrow gorge intersecting the chalk downs."

Gatcombe and Chillerton has been a civil parish on the Isle of Wight since 1974.

Research Tips

  • The Isle of Wight Family History Society has a website with a lot of information.
  • GENUKI has a list of archive holders in Hampshire including the Hampshire Record Office, various museums in Portsmouth and Southhampton, the Isle of Wight Record Office and Archives.
  • The Hampshire Online Parish Clerk project has a large collection of transcriptions from Parish Registers across Hampshire.
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 together with tables listing the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered, along with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The three-storey City Museum in Winchester covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period.
  • Volumes in The Victoria County History Series are available for Hampshire through British History Online. There are three volumes and the county is covered by parishes within the old divisions of "hundreds".
A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
  • A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons