Upper Hyde

Upper Hyde is a small village and area of Shanklin, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located in the civil parish of Shanklin and the Central Shanklin ward, mainly on Upper Hyde Lane.

Name

The name means 'the hide of land', from Old English hīd. A hide usually totalled about 120 acres, and 1 family.
~1280: Hyde
1289: la Hyde
1296: atte Hyde
1341: la Hide
1769: Upper and Lower Hide
Atte 'at the' was the surname of a person living there.

History

In the Domesday Book, 3 landholdings named Scaldeford were recorded, totalling 1 hide. Reconstructed, this includes Upper and Lower Hyde farms, Ninham Farm and the deserted site of Selbournes, with a total of 453 acres. It would have been part of an estate centred in Brading.
The division into Upper and Lower Hyde dates from the 18th century.
There are 3 grade II listed buildings in the village.