Adgestone


Adgestone is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to Brading in the east of the island.
There is vineyard in Adgestone which also is the site of a bed and breakfast. This is one of the oldest vineyards in the British Islands, having been started in 1968.
There is a campsite in Adgestone. The nearest public transport is bus route 3 on the main road through Brading.

Name

The name is thought to mean 'the farmstead or personal estate belonging to a man called Æfic', from Old English Æfic and tūn.
1086: Avicestone
1198: Auicheston
~1220: Avichestune
1299: Auchestone
1351: Achestone
1487: Agestone