Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Thorncross, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorncross 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 Thorncross, 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 Thorncross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Thorncross |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.632448 |
| Longitude | -1.381829 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thorncross exhales a salt-stung breath across the rolling limestone ridges of the Isle of Wight, where the horizon meets the churning English Channel. It lies 6.1 miles south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 220°T, OS grid SZ 438 815), and is situated south-east of Brighstone village. The daylight here possesses a peculiar, pearlescent clarity, catching the flint-strewn furrows of the surrounding fields before fading into the deep blue of the coastal shelf. Ancient geological secrets wait just a short distance away at the Dinosaur Farm Museum, where the heavy remains of prehistoric life remind the observer of the land’s shifting, restless foundations. Below the hamlet, the earth tilts toward the sea, carving out the rugged, wind-scoured hollow of Barnes Chine. Thorncross remains a place of quiet endurance, defined by the relentless push of the tides and the patient growth of hedgerows against the constant maritime gale. Even in the stillness of dusk, one senses the profound weight of time pressing against the chalky soil.
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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.
| 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. |