Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Moortown, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moortown 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 Moortown, 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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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 Moortown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Moortown |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.648721 |
| Longitude | -1.403525 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Moortown holds the quiet stillness of the chalk ridge, a place where the salt-heavy air from the Channel softens the hard edges of the limestone. It lies 5.7 miles south-east of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 134°T, OS grid SZ 422 833), and is situated north-west of Brighstone village. The terrain here rises in long, deliberate swells, carrying the legacy of ancient inhabitants whose presence is still marked by the profile of the Black Barrow standing watch over the fields. Below these horizons, the soil bears the weight of centuries, occasionally yielding secrets like the nearby Rock Roman Villa to the patient gaze of the earth. Moortown breathes in the rhythm of the seasons, where the light hits the grasses with a pale, pearlescent clarity that seems to suspend time itself. Beyond the immediate pastures, the slopes of Brighstone Down rise to catch the clouds, defining the boundary between the cultivated valley and the wild, wind-scoured heights. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the land, as it has for generations, dictating the slow turn of the year across these open, unencumbered acres.
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Explore Moortown, 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: 50.648721, -1.403525. 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. |