Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Plaish, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plaish 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 Plaish, 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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| Place | Plaish |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.682664 |
| Longitude | -1.331190 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Plaish remains a modest collection of dwellings held fast by the chalky contours of the Isle of Wight. It lies 2.0 miles south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 234°T, OS grid SZ 473 872). The landscape here is defined by a quiet, insistent permanence, with the slopes of Middle Down rising to the north to catch the first pale light of dawn. Because Plaish exists within the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the surrounding fields possess a pastoral clarity that seems untouched by the frantic pace of the modern century. To the east, the ghost of the Roman occupation lingers at the Clatterford Roman Villa, where the earth still guards the foundations of a sophisticated past. The proximity of such ancient sites lends a gravity to the local air, suggesting that the inhabitants of Plaish have long walked over the remnants of those who occupied this same soil. Even the neighbouring hills, marked by the ancient barrows on Bowcombe Down, seem to watch over the hamlet with an indifferent, stony patience. Such surroundings grant Plaish a singular character, where the wind carries the scent of damp chalk and the silence of the surrounding ridges.
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Explore Plaish, 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: 50.682664, -1.331190. 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. |