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Limerstone Isle of Wight Map

Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East

Explore Limerstone, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Limerstone 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.

Interactive Map of Limerstone, Isle of Wight

How to Use This Limerstone, Isle of Wight Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Limerstone, 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.

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PlaceLimerstone
Traditional CountyIsle of Wight
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.640556
Longitude-1.374468
Place TypeHamlet

About Limerstone

Limerstone emerges from the rolling chalk landscape of the Isle of Wight as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the ancient rhythm of the soil. It lies 5.4 miles south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 221°T, OS grid SZ 443 825), and is situated west-south-west of Shorwell village. The earth here holds a stubborn, flinty character, where the light catches the pale stone of the older houses during the long, slanted hours of a late afternoon. To the east, the water of the Shorwell Stream carves a cooling path through the verdant valley, providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding fields. Limerstone remains tethered to the agricultural traditions of the island, its fields rising toward the high, silent ridges of the downs. Ancient earthworks, such as the round barrows on Cheverton Down, watch over the hamlet from the north like weathered sentinels carved from the very chalk they inhabit. The air in Limerstone carries the faint, sharp tang of the English Channel, reminding those who walk its lanes that the sea is never truly absent from the horizon. Each season arrives with a distinct weight, turning the heavy clays of the lower slopes into a mirror for the shifting, grey-blue skies.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shorwell Stream (River) — 0.5 mi, 095° E
  • Moated Site 100M North East Of Wolverton Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 094° E
  • Corve Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 097° E
  • Samber Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 141° SE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 262° W
  • Northcourt (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.0 mi, 068° ENE · 18 ha
  • A Twin Barrow And Bowl Barrow 1.6Km Wsw Of Cheverton Farm: Part Of A Round Barrow Cemetery On Cheverton Down (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 003° N
  • Bowl Barrow 1.35Km Wsw Of Cheverton Farm: Part Of A Round Barrow Cemetery On Cheverton Down (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 010° N
  • Brighstone Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 283° WNW
  • Dinosaur Farm Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 187° S
  • The Dell (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 059° ENE
  • Brighstone Down (Forest / Woodland) — 1.3 mi, 330° NNW
  • Brighstone Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 258° WSW
  • Brighstone Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 330° NNW
  • Compton Chine To Steephill Cove Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 147° SSE · 628 ha
  • Mottistone Down Lime Kiln (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 308° NW
  • Isle of Wight Pearl (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 266° W
  • Calbourne Down Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 341° NNW · 15 ha
  • Mottistone Green (Park) — 2.3 mi, 288° WNW
  • Atherfield Point (Wetland) — 2.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • Iron Age Enclosure (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 295° WNW
  • Mottistone Manor (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 290° WNW
  • Winkle Street (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 335° NNW
  • Isle Of Wight (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 2.9 mi, 045° NE · 191 ha
  • Mill Leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 333° NNW
  • Hoy Memorial (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 126° SE
  • Leechmore Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.2 mi, 106° ESE
  • Carisbrooke Castle Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 039° NE
  • St Catherine's Oratory (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 137° SE
  • The Smuggler (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 143° SE

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About This Limerstone Map Page

Explore Limerstone, 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: 50.640556, -1.374468. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.