Thorncross Isle of Wight Map

About Thorncross

Thorncross rests in a quiet corner of the Isle of Wight, where the land gently slopes towards the south. It lies 9.8 km south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 220°T, OS grid SZ 438 815), and is situated south-east of Brighstone village. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening apples from the surrounding orchards, a testament to the land's enduring agricultural heart. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, possesses a peculiar, soft quality, illuminating the weathered grey stone of the few dwellings and lending a serene, almost melancholic beauty to the landscape. A small, unpaved track, more a suggestion of passage than a defined road, meanders through the hamlet, its surface worn smooth by generations of foot and wheel. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the call of a curlew from the unseen fields beyond.

About This Thorncross Map Page

Explore Thorncross, 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: 50.632448, -1.381829. 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.