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Porchfield

Porchfield is a village in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight between Cowes and Yarmouth. It is located southwest of Cowes in the northwest of the island.

Name

The name means 'fields belonging to the Port family', from a local surname mentioned in 13th and 14th century records.

Amenities

Porchfield has a village hall - see external link below - and the nearest church is the Church of the Holy Spirit, in Newtown. There are two bed and breakfasts in Porchfield, "Youngwoods Farm" and "The Ridings". There is a World War I and World War II war memorial in the village.

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