Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is an island and county five miles off the southern coast of England. The island has long been an excellent place for an upmarket but traditional seaside holiday, with beaches and towns that were very popular in Victorian times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carisbrooke Castle and Newport Roman Villa.
Carisbrooke Castle
Photo: Charles D P Miller, CC BY 2.0.
Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.
Newport Roman Villa
Museum
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Newport Roman Villa was a Romano-British farmhouse constructed in 280 AD. It is located near to Newport, Isle of Wight.
The Quay Arts
Theater building
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
The Quay Arts Centre is located at the head of the River Medina, in Newport in the centre of the Isle of Wight. It is the island's leading art gallery and venue for live events.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Wootton Bridge.
Newport
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight. It is in the centre of the island on the River Medina. It is the second largest town on the island, with a population of 24,000, slightly fewer than Ryde.
Wootton Bridge
Wootton Bridge lies on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, and is situated almost midway between the island’s historical capital of Newport and the Victorian gateway of Ryde.
Parkhurst
Suburb
Parkhurst is a neighbourhood northwest of the town of Newport, Isle of Wight. It has few amenities, but a large residential population. It is notable for housing H.M.P. Parkhurst is situated 2½ miles north of Isle of Wight.
Isle of Wight
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Arreton, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6795° or 50° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.2876° or 1° 17′ 16″ westPopulation
141,000Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9C2WMPH6+QWGeoNames ID
2633939
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Isle of Wight” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Eiland Wight”
- Arabic: “وايت”
- Asturian: “Islla de Wight”
- Azerbaijani: “Vayt adası”
- Basque: “Wight”
- Breton: “Enez Wight”
- Bulgarian: “Уайт”
- Catalan: “Illa de Wight”
- Chinese: “怀特岛郡”
- Czech: “Wight”
- Dutch: “Wight”
- Esperanto: “Isle of Wight”
- Estonian: “Wight”
- Finnish: “Wightsaari”
- French: “Île de Wight”
- Galician: “Illa de Wight”
- German: “Isle of Wight”
- Greek: “Νήσος Γουάιτ”
- Hebrew: “האי וייט”
- Hindi: “आइल ऑफ़ वाइट”
- Hungarian: “Wight-sziget”
- Icelandic: “Wighteyja”
- Ido: “Insulo di Wight”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Wight”
- Irish: “Inis Iocht”
- Italian: “Isola di Wight”
- Japanese: “ワイト島”
- Korean: “아일오브와이트 주”
- Latin: “Vecta”
- Latvian: “Vaita”
- Lithuanian: “Vaito sala”
- Luxembourgish: “Insel Wight”
- Malay: “Pulau Wight”
- Manx: “Ellan Eeaght”
- Marathi: “आईल ऑफ वाइट”
- Narom: “Wique”
- Norwegian: “Wight”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Ƿiht”
- Persian: “جزیره وایت”
- Polish: “Wight”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Wight”
- Romanian: “Insula Wight”
- Russian: “Остров Уайт”
- Scots: “Isle o Wight”
- Serbian: “Острво Вајт”
- Sicilian: “Ìsula di Wight”
- Slovak: “Wight”
- Spanish: “Isla de Wight”
- Swedish: “Isle of Wight”
- Tagalog: “Pulo ng Wight”
- Turkish: “Wight Adası”
- Ukrainian: “Острів Вайт”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Wight”
- Welsh: “Ynys Wyth”
- Yiddish: “אינזל פון ווייט”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newport Golf Club and Rookley Hill.
Isle of Wight: Must-Visit Destinations
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