Bierley, Isle of Wight

Newport Road running through Bierley.

Bierley is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, UK. Bierley is in the south of the Isle of Wight, north of Niton and 0.7 miles to the west of Whitwell. Bierley is at the corner of Kingates Lane and Newport Road.

Name

The name means 'the woodland clearing ehere barley is grown', from Old English bere and lēah.

1279: Berehulle

1280: Berhulle

1445: Berelle

1781: Berryl*

*Berryl is another hamlet on the Isle of Wight, near the village of Whitwell and a similar meaning ('the hill where barley is grown', from Old English bere and hyll) ^[1] .

Brickmaking

Bierley was the site of brickmaking operations in the past. The Prichetts, a local family involved in brickmaking, opened the Bierley brickyard in 1800. ^{[2] [3]} In the 1901 Census the brickmaking operations were being run by William Scovell of Ryde.

Amenities

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 6, running from Newport to Ventnor. ^[4]

References

1. Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
2. Isle of Wight Brickmaking History Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine , Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeology Society Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
3. Bardon Vectis: An outline of the history of quarrying and brick making on the Isle of Wight until 1939 - Part 1 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, RWD Fenn, retrieved Oct 26, 2007.
4. Bus route 6

50°35′N1°17′W / 50.59°N 1.28°W / 50.59; -1.28