Adgestone

Adgestone
Adgestone is located in Isle of Wight
Adgestone
Adgestone
Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid referenceSZ595865
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSANDOWN
Postcode districtPO36
Dialling code01983
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
UK Parliament
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Isle of Wight
50°40′30″N 1°09′29″W / 50.67511°N 1.15802°W / 50.67511; -1.15802

Adgestone is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to Brading (where the 2011 Census was included) in the east of the island.

There is 10-acre (40,000 m2) vineyard in Adgestone which also is the site of a bed and breakfast. This is one of the oldest vineyards in the British Islands,[1] having been started in 1968.

There is a campsite in Adgestone.[2] The nearest public transport is bus route 3 on the main road through Brading.

Name

The name is thought to mean 'the farmstead or personal estate belonging to a man called Æfic', from Old English Æfic (personal name) and tūn.

1086: Avicestone

1198: Auicheston

~1220: Avichestune

1299: Auchestone

1351: Achestone

1487: Agestone[3]

History

It was mentioned in the Domesday Book as being in the hundred of Bowcombe and the county of Hampshire. It had a population of 5 households and 1 vavasor. It also had 1 ploughland and 1 lord's plough team. Its value was 10 shillings in 1066 and 1086. In 1086, its tenant-in-chief was William son of Azur.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adgestone Vineyard - SANDOWN". Visit Isle Of Wight. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Adgestone Camping and Caravanning Site". www.caravansitefinder.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  3. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-names-Isle-Wight-Origins-Meanings/dp/1900289008
  4. ^ https://opendomesday.org/place/SZ5986/adgestone/
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  • Adgestone in the Domesday Book
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