Princelett

Princelett
Hamlet
Princelett Shute
Princelett Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ5599782931
Civil parish	Newchurch
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SANDOWN
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°38′34″N1°12′36″W / 50.64278°N 1.21000°W / 50.64278; -1.21000

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]

Name

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]

References

1. The National Gazetteer (1868) - Newchurch
2. Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.