In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackwater like this:
BLACKWATER, a hamlet in the Isle of Wight; 2 miles S by E of Newport. It has a post office under Newport.
Additional information about this locality is available for Arreton
Blackwater through time
Blackwater is now part of the Isle of Wight district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Wight has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackwater itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackwater, in The the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24389
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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