Rowridge

50°40′35″N 1°22′07″W / 50.6765°N 1.3686°W / 50.6765; -1.3686

Rowridge is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is the location of the Rowridge transmitting station, a 149.6 metres (491 ft) tall guyed transmitting mast. It is in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke.

Name

The name means 'the rough ridge', from Old English rūh (dative case rūwan) and hrycg.

1227: Ruwerigge

~1241: Rurigge

1251: Roweruge

1335: Rogherigge

1431: Rowrigge[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.


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