Porchfield | |
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Porchfield, with the Sportsman's Rest pub in the foreground |
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Porchfield shown within the Isle of Wight | |
OS grid reference | SZ446912 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWPORT |
Postcode district | PO30 |
Dialling code | 01983 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Porchfield is a village on the Isle of Wight between Cowes and Yarmouth. It is located seven kilometres southwest of Cowes in the northwest of the island. It is in the town of Newport.
Porchfield has a village hall - see external link below - and the nearest church is the Church of the Holy Spirit, in Newtown. There are two bed and breakfasts in Porchfield, "Youngwoods Farm" and "The Ridings". Colemans Animal Farm in Porchfield was a dairy farm from 1558 until the 1990s, when it was transformed into a family attraction. There is a pub called "The Sportsman's Rest".Wightbus bus route 35 serves the village on its way between Newport and Newtown.