Quarr Hill
Quarr Hill | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
Quarr Hill | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′44″N 1°11′51″W / 50.72889°N 1.19750°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Country of the UK | England |
| County | Isle of Wight |
| Civil Parish | Ryde |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Post Code | PO33 |
| Phone Code | 01983 |
Quarr Hill is a small suburb of the town of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. It is situated 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of the centre of Ryde and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Fishbourne town. It is located 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level.[1] Its population is included in the civil parish of Ryde.
Name
The name means 'the quarries', from Old French quarr(i)ere. In the earliest forms, the name is latinised. It was named after the quarry that supplied the stone to build the original chapel (now ruin, since the 16th century) of Quarr Abbey.
c.1140: Quarreria, Quarera
1142-1147: Quadraria
1166: Quarere
1247: Quarr
1266: Quarre
1769: Quarry (Abby)[2]
References
- ^ "Pin point and share locations with dropped pins | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.