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Holy Spirit Church, Newtown
50°42′52″N 01°24′12″W / 50.71444°N 1.40333°W / 50.71444; -1.40333
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
History
Dedication	Holy Spirit
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Portsmouth
Parish	Newtown, Isle of Wight

Holy Spirit Church, Newtown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newtown, Isle of Wight.

History

The church dates from 1835 by the architect A. F. Livesay, and was built on the site of a ruined medieval chapel. Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the church as 'the finest early nineteenth century church on the Island'.

Church status

The church is grouped with All Saints' Church, Calbourne.

References

1. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
2. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner and David Wharton Lloyd, p43

• Interior

External links

• The Gentleman's Magazine August 1838 on the church

• Church of England church buildings on the Isle of Wight
• Grade II listed churches on the Isle of Wight
• Newtown, Isle of Wight