Apse Heath is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, UK. Apse Heath is centered around the intersection of Newport Road and Alverstone Road. It is northeast of Whiteley Bank and south of Winford.

The word "apse" in the local dialect means an aspen tree, or Populus tremula.^[1]

Apse Heath Methodist Church has a congregation of 11 to 15 that meets every Sunday to worship.^[2] The church was founded in 1875 by the Bryanites or Bible Christians. The cornerstone of the present chapel was laid by Lord Alverstone, September 10, 1902. Electric lights were installed in the church and hall in 1956.^[3]

Apse Heath has a shop, called "Raj's Premier Stores", some other businesses and a post office.

In the early 2000s someone equipped with spray paint, adjusted the "P" to an "R" in a road sign welcoming people to the village. There is a constant battle between the highways department and rustic wit(s)/guerilla artists who find the name something of a predictable source of amusement.

On January 12, 2006, two horses were injured in a fire in some stables in Apse Heath.^[4] On August 5, 2007, a small plane crashed briefly after taking off from Isle of Wight Airport in Sandown in Apse Heath, killing all 4 passengers.^[5]

Apse Heath was the site of brickmaking operations in the past.^[6] It was also the site of a sweet factory, which employed a number of local people until it closed down.

Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 8, which runs through the hamlet between Newport, Sandown, Bembridge and Ryde.^[7]

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