Mottistone

Mottistone
Mottistone
	Mottistone Church
	Mottistone Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish	Brighstone ;
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight ;
Shire county	Isle of Wight ;
Region	South East ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West ;
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°39′06″N1°25′40″W / 50.65180°N 1.42765°W

Last updated September 23, 2025

Mottistone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located in the popular tourist area the Back of the Wight.^[1] It is located 8 miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, and is home to the National Trust's Mottistone Manor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114.^[2] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Brighstone.^[3]

History

The Island's only megalithic monument, the Longstone is situated nearby. The name Mottistone (the Speaker's or pleader's stone) almost certainly derives from the Longstone, which was used as a meeting place (or "moot-stone") in Anglo-Saxon times.

Geography

Mottistone Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Mottistone, and covering 31.4 hectares (78 acres); it adjoins the Brighstone Down, the central part of the ridge. Most of the area is owned by the National Trust, including the manor, down and cottages, and is biologically important due to its chalk and neutral grasslands.

Today

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.

The church of St Peter and St Paul's hosts part of an annual Christmas Tree festival (the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival) that has become very popular.

References

↑ http://www.backofthewight.net%5B%5D
↑ "Population statistics Mottistone CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
↑ "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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[1] ttp://www.backofthewight.net%5B%5D

[2] "Population statistics Mottistone CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 April 2023.

[3] "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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See also	List of places on the Isle of Wight List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight

Mottistone
Mottistone Church
Mottistone Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish	Brighstone
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Shire county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°39′06″N1°25′40″W / 50.65180°N 1.42765°W / 50.65180; -1.42765