Whippingham

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title: "Whippingham" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-on-the-isle-of-wight", "civil-parishes-in-the-isle-of-wight"] description: "Village on the Isle of Wight, England" topic_path: "general/villages-on-the-isle-of-wight" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whippingham" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village on the Isle of Wight, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Whippingham
coordinates
map_type	Isle of Wight
population	787
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Whippingham
unitary_england	Isle of Wight
lieutenancy_england	Isle of Wight
region	South East England
constituency_westminster	Isle of Wight West
post_town	EAST COWES
postcode_district	PO32
postcode_area	PO
dial_code	01983
os_grid_reference	SZ517934
static_image_name	Whippingham Church IW.jpg
static_image_caption	St Mildred's Church, Whippingham
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| country = England | official_name = Whippingham | coordinates = | map_type = Isle of Wight | population = 787 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Whippingham | unitary_england = Isle of Wight | lieutenancy_england = Isle of Wight | region = South East England | constituency_westminster = Isle of Wight West | post_town = EAST COWES | postcode_district = PO32 | postcode_area = PO | dial_code = 01983 | os_grid_reference = SZ517934 | static_image_name = Whippingham Church IW.jpg | static_image_caption = St Mildred's Church, Whippingham Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 787. It is located 1 + 1/2 mi south of East Cowes in the north of the Island.

Whippingham is best known for its connections with Queen Victoria, especially St Mildred's Church, redesigned by Prince Albert. The village became the centre of the royal estate supporting Osborne House and Barton Manor. The farms, school, almshouses, forge and cottages were rebuilt when they became part of the Queen's estate and Prince Albert had a 'model farm' built at Barton. Queen Victoria took a close interest in 'her people' in Whippingham, providing for them in sickness and in health. It is also the home to The Folly Inn.

Landmarks

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St. Mildred's Church

St Mildred's Church is the Church of England parish church. Its close connection with Queen Victoria is reflected in the many memorials in the church and the churchyard which commemorate members of the Royal Family and the Royal Household. A side chapel is dedicated to the Battenberg/Mountbatten family. St Mildred's Church is now in a united benefice with St James's Church, East Cowes.

Barton Manor

Barton Manor is a Jacobean manor house in Whippingham, the most northerly of all manor houses on the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight Crematorium

The Isle of Wight Crematorium is in the parish — opened in 1961, it is the island's only such facility.

Governance

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Whippingham is part of the electoral ward called Whippingham and Osborne. This ward covers much of East Cowes and at the 2011 Census had a population of 3,818.

On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Newport, Cowes and Ryde. On 1 April 2008 Whippingham became a parish again.

Transport

Southern Vectis bus routes 4 and 5 link the village with the towns of East Cowes, Newport and Ryde.

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011".
2. {{Google Maps. link
3. "Whippingham Isle of Wight Crematorium- www.crematorium.eu informs about crematoria and cremation in Great Britain / United Kingdom and Europe".
4. "Whippingham and Osbourne Ward population 2011".
5. "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD.
6. (2019). "Timetables & Maps". www.islandbuses.info.

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