Some time ago I asked about Isle of Wight parishes and got some helpful responses. I recently came across the following which I thought might be of interest: from Helen Haverty King, Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County (Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors, 1993) p. 302. "By 1643 it was necessary to divide the county lengthwise, making the Upper and Lower parishes using the Pagan River as the dividing line. Later the names were changed to Warrasquyoake for the Upper and Newport for the Lower Parish. In 1734 these parishes were again divided, this time at the Blackwater River. The upper parts were combined and called Nottoway Parish: the lower parts were named Newport. All of Nottoway Parish formed the new county of Southampton 1749, leaving all of Newport in Isle of Wight." Joan