| Rowridge | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
 Cottages near Rowridge | |
 Looking towards the Rowridge transmitting station | |
Rowridge Location within the Isle of Wight | |
| OS grid reference | SZ4493286287 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | PO |
Rowridge is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is the location of the Rowridge transmitting station, a 149.6 metres (491 ft) tall guyed transmitting mast. It is in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke.1
Name
The name means 'the rough ridge', from Old English rūh (dative case rūwan) and hrycg.
1227: Ruwerigge
~1241: Rurigge
1251: Roweruge
1335: Rogherigge
1431: Rowrigge2
References
References
- Brinkhoff, Thomas. "ISLE OF WIGHT: Unitary Authority, United Kingdom, Population". City Population.
- Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.