Bierley is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, UK. Bierley is in the south of the Isle of Wight, north of Niton and 0.7 miles to the west of Whitwell. Bierley is at the corner of Kingates Lane and Newport Road.
Name
The name means 'the woodland clearing where barley is grown', from Old English bere and lēah.
1279: Berehulle
1280: Berhulle
1445: Berelle
1781: Berryl
Berryl is another hamlet on the Isle of Wight, near the village of Whitwell and a similar meaning ('the hill where barley is grown', from Old English bere and hyll).[1]
Waterfall
The Bierley Waterfall is a waterfall a short distance from the hamlet. It can be accessed from 2 footpaths.[2]
Brickmaking
Bierley was the site of brickmaking operations in the past. The Prichetts, a local family involved in brickmaking, opened the Bierley brickyard in 1800.[3][4] In the 1901 Census the brickmaking operations were being run by William Scovell of Ryde.
Amenities
Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 6, running from Newport to Ventnor.[5]
References
- ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
- ^ "Wydcombe Park & Bierley Waterfall". www.ventnorlocal.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ Isle of Wight Brickmaking History Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeology Society Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bardon Vectis: An outline of the history of quarrying and brick making on the Isle of Wight until 1939 - Part 1[permanent dead link], RWD Fenn, retrieved Oct 26, 2007.
- ^ Bus route 6
50°35′N 1°17′W / 50.59°N 1.28°W / 50.59; -1.28
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