List of places on the Isle of Wight
This is a list of towns and villages in the county of Isle of Wight, England.
Towns[]
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.
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An aerial photograph showing the towns of Newport and Cowes
Town | 2011 Population[1] | OS Grid Reference | Post town | Postal code |
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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[]
Places that describe themselves as villages are as follows:
Godshill
Whitwell
Brighstone
Chale
Hamlets and other places[]
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See also[]
- List of United Kingdom locations
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight
- List of places in England
References[]
- ^ "Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics". UK Office for National Statistics.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Populated places on the Isle of Wight. |
- 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.
Categories:
- Populated places on the Isle of Wight
- Lists of places in English counties
- Isle of Wight-related lists