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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Colwell like this:
COLWELL-BAY, a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight; between Cliffs-End and Warden Point, 2 miles SW of Yarmouth. Its width is fully ¾ of a mile; its depth inland, about 2½ furlongs; its scenery picturesque; and its rocks, interesting to geologists.
Colwell is now part of ISLE OF WIGHT Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how ISLE OF WIGHT has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Colwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Colwell, in the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23290
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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