NITON
"NITON, (or Neighton), a parish in the liberty of East Medina, Isle of
Wight, county Hants, 8½ miles S. of Newport, its post town, and 5 W. of
Ventnor. The village, which is of small extent, is situated at the southern
extremity of the Isle of Wight, under St. Catherine's Down, and near
Blackgang Chine. In this parish is situated St. Catherine's lighthouse, 101
feet in height, completed in 1840. There are three principal roads, that on
the N. leading to Newport and the centre of the island, and the others E.
and W. There is a mineral spring in the neighbourhood. Charles II., after
enduring a severe storm, landed at Puckaster in this parish on the 1st
July, 1675. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £368, and
the glebe comprises 22 acres."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson (c)2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003, 04:02 BST - Brian Pears]
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