Moortown, Isle of Wight

Moortown
Moortown
	Moortown
	Moortown Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ425833
Civil parish	Brighstone;
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight;
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West;
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°38′52″N 1°23′53″W / 50.647697°N 1.398098°W

Moortown is a part of Brighstone on the western side of the Isle of Wight. The area is known as the Back of the Wight.^[1]

Before 2011, the only form of public transport to pass through the village was an infrequent Wightbus service 36, connecting the village with Newport and Brighstone.^[2] However, this service was discontinued by the Council in September 2011.

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v t e Settlements on the Isle of Wight
Towns	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth
Other civil parishes	Arreton Bembridge Brighstone Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Chale Chillerton and Gatcombe Fishbourne Freshwater Godshill Gurnard Havenstreet and Ashey Lake Nettlestone and Seaview Newchurch Newport and Carisbrooke Niton and Whitwell Northwood Rookley Shalfleet Shorwell St Helens Totland Whippingham Wootton Bridge Wroxall
Other villages and hamlets	Adgestone Afton Afton Park Alum Bay Alverstone Alverstone Garden Village Apesdown Apse Heath Ashey Barton Bathingbourne Bierley Binfield Binstead Blackgang Blackwater Bonchurch Bouldnor Borthwood Bowcombe Branstone Brook Calbourne Carisbrooke Chale Green Chessell Chillerton Cranmore Cross Lane Culver Down Downend Easton Egypt Point Elmfield Fairlee Five Houses Foreland Fields Forest Side Freshwater Bay Great Thorness Gunville Hale Common Hamstead Havenstreet Haylands Hillway Horringford Hulverstone Hunny Hill King's Quay Kingston Knighton Limerstone Little Atherfield Little Thorness Littletown Locksgreen Lowtherville Luccombe Marks Corner Mersley Merstone Moortown Morton Mottistone Nettlecombe Newbridge Newtown Ningwood Ninham Niton Niton Undercliff Norton Norton Green Nunwell Oakfield Osborne Parkhurst Pondwell Porchfield Princelett Puckaster Puckpool Quarr Hill Queen's Bower Rew Street Rookley Green Roud Rowridge St Lawrence Sandford Seagrove Bay Shalcombe Shide Staplers Steephill Steyne Cross Thorley Thorley Street Thorncross Totland Bay Upper Ventnor Wellow Westridge Whiteley Bank Whitwell Winford Wootton Wootton Common Yafford Yarbridge Yaverland
See also	List of places on the Isle of Wight List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight

Moortown
Moortown
Moortown Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ425833
Civil parish	Brighstone
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983

Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight

UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°38′52″N 1°23′53″W / 50.647697°N 1.398098°W / 50.647697; -1.398098

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