Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Bowcombe, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowcombe map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Bowcombe |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.679267 |
| Longitude | -1.338018 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bowcombe, a quiet corner of the Isle of Wight, breathes a gentle quietude. It lies 3.9 km south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 233°T, OS grid SZ 468 868), and is situated north-west of Chillerton village. Here, the land unfolds in softly rolling contours, the chalky soil nurturing a patchwork of fields that catch the sun's changing moods, their greens deepening to emerald in the morning light. The air, often carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant sea, seems to hold a hushed stillness, a palpable peace that settles over the scattered farmsteads and ancient hedgerows. One might imagine the quiet passage of generations here, their lives woven into the very fabric of this unassuming landscape, each season leaving its subtle mark.
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Explore Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.679267, -1.338018. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |