Porchfield Isle of Wight Map

About Porchfield

Porchfield rests on the Isle of Wight’s western expanse, a place where fields curve like gentle waves. It lies 5.7 km west-north-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 291°T, OS grid SZ 446 912), and is situated east-north-east of Shalfleet village. The air here often carries the faint scent of fertile earth, a whisper of the agricultural life that has long sustained this corner of England. The lanes winding through Porchfield are often bordered by hedgerows, thick with the green of summer, where sunlight filters through with a soft, diffused glow. In the distance, the land slopes towards the Solent, its waters a shifting palette of blues and greys. The quietude of Porchfield is its own gentle music, a melody composed of rustling leaves and the distant bleating of sheep.

About This Porchfield Map Page

Explore Porchfield, 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: 50.718847, -1.369347. 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.