This is a list of towns and villages in the county of Isle of Wight, England.
Towns on the Isle of Wight
Towns
editThere 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
editPlaces 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
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Whitwell
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Brighstone
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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
editReferences
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.