Foreland

Foreland is a locality in Isle of Wight, South East England, England. Foreland is situated nearby to the locality Lane End, as well as near Weavers Yard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bembridge Lifeboat Station and Bembridge Windmill.

Bembridge Lifeboat Station

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bembridge Lifeboat Station is located in the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. The station is located on the eastern approaches to The Solent, south of the area known as Spithead.

Bembridge Windmill

Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knowle Mill, better known today as Bembridge Windmill, is a Grade I listed, preserved tower mill at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England.

Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge

Church

Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.

Holy Trinity Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bembridge, Isle of Wight.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foreland Fields and Bembridge.

Foreland Fields

Locality

Foreland or Forelands, and the adjacent Foreland Fields, is the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight, part of the village of Bembridge. It is located about 6.5 miles due south of the city of Portsmouth on the British mainland, separated by the eastern reaches of the Solent.

Bembridge

Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.

Bembridge is a village and civil parish 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, leading to the implausible claim by some residents that Bembridge is the largest village in England.

Hillway

Locality

Hillway is a settlement on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The hamlet lies near to the south-east coast of the island, and is located near to the larger settlement of Bembridge. Hillway is situated 1½ miles west of Foreland.

Foreland

Type: Locality
Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.68403° or 50° 41′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.06469° or 1° 3′ 53″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

9C2WMWMP+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4429000891

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2649222

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lane End and Weavers Yard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forelands Pop-up Campsite and Sally’s Riding School.

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