Wellow, Isle of Wight

Wellow
Wellow Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ386882
Civil parish	Shalfleet
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YARMOUTH
Postcode district	PO41
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°41′31″N1°27′14″W / 50.692°N 1.454°W / 50.692; -1.454

Wellow Baptist Church

A house in Wellow

Wellow is a village in the civil parish of Shalfleet, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two miles east of Yarmouth in the northwest of the island. The name is believed to be of Jutish origin. Recently a proposal to erect a wind farm was rejected after a high-profile protest campaign. ^[1] Located within Wellow are a small chapel, post office, vineyard and several farms including Mattingley and Manor Farm. The Hamstead trail runs through Wellow.

Transport

Public transport is provided by buses on Southern Vectis route 7.

Places of interest

The Headquarters of West Wight Alpacas is situated in Wellow. The Wellow Literary Institute is over 100 years old; originally created as a library for local people it had lain empty for some years in the 1980s until local people heard of plans to demolish it and it is now a community hall with many local events. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Windfarm plan appeal ditched". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 28 November 2009.
2. "History of Wellow, Isle of Write and Hampshire".
3. "Charity overview, WELLOW LITERARY INSTITUTE".