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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marwell like this:
MARWELL, or MARVEL, a hamlet in Carisbrooke parish, Isle of Wight; on the Medina river, 1¼ mile S of Newport. A college of secular priests was founded here by Henry de Blois, bishop of Winchester.
Marwell 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 Marwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marwell, in the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24031
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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