Ninham

Ninham is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight in the parish of Shanklin, and about 2 miles away from Shanklin, the nearest tourist town.
Ninham postal code is PO37 7PL - and is marked incorrectly on google maps.
It is about 7 miles away from Newport, the island's capital.
It is the location of Ninham Farm and it is also the location of Ninham Country Holidays, a campsite.

Name

It takes its name from William Newnham of Newport whose last name was from the lost place-name of Newnham, Chale. Newnham has the same origin as Newnham Farm in Binstead: 'the new homestead or enclosure', from Old English nīwe and hām or hamm.
1566: Newnhams
1619: Newnham
1627: Ninham