List of places on the Isle of Wight
Towns on the Isle of Wight
This is a list of towns and villages in the county of Isle of Wight, England.
Towns
[edit]There are nine main towns, most located along the north and east coasts. By greater area population, Ryde is the largest with a population of 32,072. Newport is the centrally located county town, with an area population of 25,496. Most settlements link to Newport by road, which is a hub for island services. There are no settlements with city status; the nearest city is Portsmouth, five miles north-east, then Southampton, ten miles north of Cowes.
| Town | 2011 Population[1] | OS Grid Reference | Post town | Postal code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 25,496 | SZ502893 | NEWPORT | PO30 |
| Brading | 1,800 | SZ607870 | SANDOWN | PO36 |
| Cowes | 10,405 | SZ496962 | COWES | PO31 |
| East Cowes | 7,010 | SZ502957 | EAST COWES | PO32 |
| Ryde | 32,072 | SZ591923 | RYDE | PO33 |
| Sandown | 12,302 | SZ600843 | SANDOWN | PO36 |
| Shanklin | 9,072 | SZ584816 | SHANKLIN | PO37 |
| Ventnor | 5,976 | SZ562775 | VENTNOR | PO38 |
| Yarmouth | 865 | SZ356896 | YARMOUTH | PO41 |
Villages
[edit]Places that describe themselves as villages are as follows:
- Adgestone
- Afton
- Alverstone
- Appley
- Apse Heath
- Arreton
- Bembridge
- Billingham
- Binfield
- Binstead
- Blackgang
- Blackwater
- Bonchurch
- Bouldnor
- Bowcombe
- Brighstone
- Brook
- Calbourne
- Carisbrooke
- Chale
- Chale Green
- Chillerton
- Cranmore
- Culver Down
- Elmfield
- Fishbourne
- Freshwater
- Gatcombe
- Godshill
- Great Thorness
- Gunville
- Gurnard
- Hale Common
- Hamstead
- Havenstreet
- Haylands
- Horringford
- Kingston
- Lake
- Luccombe
- Marks Corner
- Merstone
- Mottistone
- Nettlestone
- Newbridge
- Newchurch
- Newtown
- Ningwood
- Ninham
- Niton
- Northwood
- Norton Green
- Oakfield
- Porchfield
- Puckaster
- Puckpool
- Quarr Hill
- Rew Street
- Rookley and Rookley Green
- Rowridge
- Seaview
- Shalcombe
- Shalfleet
- Shide
- Shorwell
- Spring Vale
- St Helens
- St Lawrence
- Swanmore
- Thorley
- Totland
- Wellow
- Whippingham
- Whitely Bank
- Whitwell
- Winford
- Wootton and Wootton Bridge
- Wroxall
- Yaverland
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Godshill -
Whitwell -
Brighstone -
Chale
Hamlets and other places
[edit]- Adgestone
- Afton
- Afton Park
- Alum Bay
- Alverstone Garden Village
- Appley
- Apse Heath
- Ashey
- Barton
- Bathingbourne
- Bierley
- Binfield
- Bouldnor
- Borthwood
- Bowcombe
- Branstone
- Chale Green
- Cross Lane
- Culver Down
- Downend
- Easton
- Egypt Point
- Elmfield
- Five Houses
- Foreland Fields
- Forest Side
- Freshwater Bay
- Great Thorness
- Gunville
- Hale Common
- Hamstead
- Havenstreet
- Haylands
- Hillway
- Horringford
- Hulverstone
- Hunny Hill
- King's Quay
- Kingston
- Knighton
- Lane End
- Limerstone
- Little Atherfield
- Little Thorness
- Littletown
- Locksgreen
- Lowtherville
- Mersley
- Moortown
- Morton
- Mottistone
- Nettlecombe
- Ninham
- Niton Undercliff
- Norton
- Norton Green
- Nunwell
- Oakfield
- Osborne
- Parkhurst
- Pondwell
- Princelett
- Puckaster
- Quarr Hill
- Queen's Bower
- Rew Street
- Rookley Green
- Roud
- Rowridge
- Sandford
- Seagrove Bay
- Shalcombe
- Shide
- Staplers
- Steephill
- Thorley
- Thorley Street
- Thorncross
- Totland Bay
- Upper Ventnor
- Wellow
- Whiteley Bank
- Winford
- Wootton Common
- Yafford
- Yarbridge
See also
[edit]- List of United Kingdom locations
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight
- List of places in England
References
[edit]- ^ "Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics". UK Office for National Statistics.
External links
[edit]- Map of places on the Isle of Wight compiled from this list
- Isle of Wight Towns & Villages, Isle of Wight Time, Greenwich Mean Time website
- Place Name Index, Wightcam- Photographically Illustrated Walks on the Isle of Wight
- The Villages and Towns of the Isle of Wight, Southern Life (UK) website; History of the Villages of Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight Counties.