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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Isle of Wight or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Bowcombe and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Bowcombe |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.679267 |
| Longitude | -1.338018 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bowcombe reveals itself as a quiet assembly of dwellings caught in the long, lingering shadows of the chalk downs. It lies 2.4 miles south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 233°T, OS grid SZ 468 868), and is situated north-west of Chillerton village. The sunlight here has a peculiar, pale clarity that washes over the flint-strewn tracks and deep-set lanes. Bowcombe occupies a portion of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where the land rises in soft, grassy swells toward the horizon. To the north-west, the earth holds the silent, ancient weight of a Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Bowcombe Down, keeping watch over the modern pastures. Further to the east, the remains of the Clatterford Roman Villa hint at a much older domesticity, where stone foundations once felt the tread of sandals on mosaic floors. These high ridges and sheltered troughs create a landscape that seems to hold its breath against the changing seasons. Even now, the air carries a crisp, saline edge, a reminder of the sea that surrounds this island on every side.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
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 | August 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. |