The Churches of St Boniface, Bonchurch, Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Bonchurch is a small village on the Isle of Wight. Its earliest recorded history is in the Domesday Book, where it is referred to as 'Bonecerce'. 'Cerce' is the Anglo-Saxon for church while 'Bone' is derived from the Saxon patron saint, St. Boniface.

Bonchurch has two churches, the
Old Church dating from 1070 AD, and the New Church, dating from 1847 AD. As Bonchurch expanded between 1840 and 1845, a 'Church Committee' considered extending the old building or pulling it down and building a new church on the existing site. It was decided however, that the new church was to be built on a different site, and both churches still stand today.