Mersley Down

Mersley Down is a locality in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England. Mersley Down is situated nearby to the locality Little Duxmore Farm House, as well as near Wilderness Copse.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arreton Down and Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

Arreton Down

Nature reserve

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Arreton Down is a chalk hill in the central part of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is public access land, with 29.77 hectares designated as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and 19 hectares managed as a nature reserve by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Museum

Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5+1⁄2 miles of countryside from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot.

All Saints’ Church, Newchurch

Church

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All Saints' Church, Newchurch is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England. The church is medieval dating from the 13th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knighton and Arreton.

Knighton

Hamlet

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Knighton is a largely deserted hamlet near Newchurch on the Isle of Wight, about 2 miles NW of Sandown. The name should be pronounced as Kay-nighton to avoid confusion with the larger village of Niton, near Ventnor.

Arreton

Village

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Arreton is a village and civil parish in the central eastern part of the Isle of Wight, England. It is about 3 miles southeast of Newport. The parish includes the hamlets of Blackwater, Hale Common, Horringford and Merstone.