Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

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Carisbrooke is a suburban area in Newport , Isle of Wight

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Carisbrooke within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Carisbrooke in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Carisbrooke, par. and vil., Isle of Wight, 1 mile SW. of Newport, 8613 ac., pop. 8304; P.O.; has a very ancient castle, in which Charles I. was confined (1647-8). In 1859 a Roman villa was discovered at Carisbrooke.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

St Nicholas in the Castle, par., Isle of Wight, partly in bor. of Newport, 966 ac., pop. 351.

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