| St Paul's Church, Newport | |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
| Churchmanship: | Conservative Evangelical |
| Parish: | Barton, Isle of Wight |
| Diocese: | Portsmouth |
| Province: | Canterbury |
| Vicar: | Rev Dozie Moneme |
| Website: | www.stpaulsbarton.co.uk |
St Paul's Church, Newport is a parish church in the Church of England located in Barton, Isle of Wight and Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The church is Grade II listed.[1]
The church dates from 1844. It was designed by the architect James William Wild[2] and is sited on Staplers Road in Barton, Newport.
St Paul's was originally a district church in the parish of Whippingham, although serving the Barton area of Newport.
It was built in a neo-Norman in style, with north and south aisles, an apse; there is a tower and spire at the west end of the south aisle. It was intended to accommodate 800 worshippers, including 200 free seats.[3]
The land was given by C. W. Martin and the church was consecrated on 1 February 1844.
There is a stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Two plaques within the church record the local Servicemen who fell during World Wars I[4] and World War II.[5]
The churchyard surrounds the church building.
In 1871 the St. Paul's (Barton) Burial Board was formed to establish a civic cemetery as there was little room left for burials in the churchyard.[6] The civic cemetery was established on land north of the churchyard and the first burial took place there in August 1872.[7] By 1897, space was running out in the civic cemetery and the St. Paul's (Barton) Joint Burial Committee (by then under Newport Town and Whippingham Parish Councils) purchased an area of ground off Halberry Lane for a new civic cemetery.[8]