Locksgreen
Locksgreen (also spelt Locks Green or Lock's Green) is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield.[1] There are 2 Grade II listed buildings in the hamlet, called Locks Green Dairy and Locks Farmhouse.[2][3][4]
The hamlet borders a site of special scientific interest, the Newtown Harbour SSSI.[5][6]
| Locksgreen | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
| OS grid reference | SZ4439290747 |
| Civil parish | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | PO |
Name
The name derives from the surname Lokke, a family who possessed land there from the 14th century. Other names derived from the surname are Lokkesland (1387), Lockesplace (1507) and (Little) Locks (1769).[7]
References
- ↑ "Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ↑ "Locks Green Dairy, Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield - 1218591 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ↑ "Locks Farmhouse, Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield - 1209321 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ "Map Search | Search the List: Map Search | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England)". naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas. Search this book on
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