Borthwood Explained

Borthwood
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Isle of Wight
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Borthwood is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, adjacent to Borthwood Copse, the National Trust woodland. Borthwood includes some holiday cottages and a pet kennel. At the 2011 Census the Post Office specified that the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Newchurch, Isle of Wight.

Borthwood was the site of brickmaking operations in the past.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://freespace.virgin.net/roger.hewitt/iwias/bricks.htm LIST OF BRICKMAKING SITES