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The Isle of Wight ( /waɪt/ WYTE) is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, 2 to 5 miles (3 to 8 kilometres) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. Referred to as "The Island" by residents, [ 6] the Isle of Wight has resorts that have been ...
Priory Bay is a small privately owned bay on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) to the east of Nettlestone village and another 3⁄4 mile along the coast from Seaview. [ 1] It stretches from Horestone Point in the north to Nodes Point in the south, the bay is surrounded by woodland known as Priory ...
Internet TLD = GG and JE. The Channel Islands[ note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
Bembridge is a village and civil parish [ 3] located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, [ 4] leading to the implausible claim by some residents that Bembridge is the largest village in England. [ 5] Bembridge is home to many of the Island's wealthiest ...
A map showing Newport. Geographically located in the centre of the Isle of Wight, at 50.701°N, 1.2883°W, Newport is the principal town on the island. It has public transport connections with all the island's major towns. It serves as the island's main shopping centre and location for public services.
From about 685-686 the island can be considered part of Wessex, and after the West Saxon kings ruled all England, then part of England. The Anglo Saxon Chronicle tells how Wiht-land suffered from Viking raids: " And then another time they lay in the Isle of Wight, and meanwhile ate out of Hampshire and of Sussex ".
England. Isle of Wight. 50°37′59″N 1°15′22″W / . 50.633°N 1.256°W. / 50.633; -1.256. Main Road, Godshill. Godshill is a village and civil parish [3] on the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of 1,459 at the 2011 Census. [4] It lies between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.
Geological map of the Isle of Wight. The geology of the Isle of Wight is dominated by sedimentary rocks of Cretaceous and Paleogene age. This sequence was affected by the late stages of the Alpine Orogeny, forming the Isle of Wight monocline, the cause of the steeply-dipping outcrops of the Chalk Group and overlying Paleogene strata seen at The Needles, Alum Bay and Whitecliff Bay.