ðə sˈæksən pˈeɪtɹən sˈeɪnt, sənt. bˈɑːnɪfˌeɪs, ɪz bᵻlˈiːvd tə hæv vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv wˈaɪt, ænd pˈɑːsᵻbli ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wˌɛɹ bˈɑːntʃɜːtʃ ɪz nˈaʊ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd, ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
The Saxon patron saint, St. Boniface, is believed to have visited the Isle of Wight, and possibly the area where Bonchurch is now located, in the 8th century.