Moortown, Isle of Wight

Moortown
Moortown Moortown shown within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ425833
Civil parish	Brighstone
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight
List of places UK England Isle of Wight

Coordinates: 50°38′52″N 1°23′53″W / 50.647697°N 1.398098°W / 50.647697; -1.398098

Moortown is a part of Brighstone on the west side of the Isle of Wight. The area is known as the Back of the Wight.^[1] Previously, the only form of public transport to pass through the village is infrequent Wightbus service 36, connecting the village with Newport and Brighstone.^[2] However, this service was discontinued by the Council in September 2011.

References

↑ "Geograph - Moortown, Brighstone, Isle of Wight". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
↑ "Traveline - Wightbus route 36". www.traveline.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

Settlements on the Isle of Wight

Towns	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth

Civil parishes	Arreton Bembridge Brighstone Calbourne Chale Fishbourne Freshwater Gatcombe Godshill Gurnard Havenstreet and Ashey Lake Nettlestone and Seaview Newchurch Niton and Whitwell Northwood Rookley Shalfleet Shorwell St Helens Totland Wootton Wroxall

Other villages and hamlets	Adgestone Afton Afton Park Alum Bay Alverstone Alverstone Garden Village Apesdown Apse Heath Barton Bathingbourne Bierley Binfield Binstead Blackgang Blackwater Bonchurch Bouldnor Borthwood Bowcombe Branstone Brook Carisbrooke Chale Green Chessell Chillerton Cranmore Cross Lane Culver Down Downend Easton Egypt Point Elmfield Fairlee Five Houses Foreland Fields Forest Side Freshwater Bay Great Thorness Gunville Hale Common Hamstead Haylands Hillway Horringford Hulverstone Hunny Hill King's Quay Kingston Knighton Limerstone Little Atherfield Little Thorness Littletown Locksgreen Lowtherville Luccombe Marks Corner Mersley Merstone Moortown Morton Mottistone Nettlecombe Newbridge Newtown Ningwood Ninham Niton Undercliff Norton Norton Green Nunwell Oakfield Osborne Parkhurst Pondwell Porchfield Princelett Puckaster Puckpool Quarr Hill Queen's Bower Rew Street Rookley Green Roud Rowridge St Lawrence Sandford Seagrove Bay Shalcombe Shide Staplers Steephill Steyne Cross Thorley Thorley Street Thorncross Totland Bay Upper Ventnor Wellow Westridge Whippingham Whiteley Bank Winford Wootton Bridge Wootton Common Yafford Yarbridge Yaverland

See also	List of places on the Isle of Wight List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight

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