Isle of Wight History Early Ages - 0 views
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Farooq khan on 09 Mar 11Around 1900 BC the Beaker people arrived on the Isle of Wight - so called from their distinctive pottery. They called the Island Wiht (weight) meaning raised or what rises over the sea. Then the Romans arrived in 43 AD and translated Wiht into the name Vectis from the Latin veho meaning lifting.