Princelett, sometimes spelled "Princelet", is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. Princelett is in Newchurch civil parish. Until the mid 20th Century it was known chiefly for its milk distribution business known as Princelett Dairy. [1]
The name means 'the spring belonging to a man called Prim', from Old English Prim (personal name) and flōde.
1271: Prunesloude (probably an error of Primesfloude)
1305: Premsfloude
1316: Prymesfloude
1428: Prynslode
1769: Princelet [2]
50°38′34″N1°12′36″W / 50.64278°N 1.21000°W