Thorness Bay
Thorness Bay is an 213-acre Site of special scientific interest which is located on the north-west coast of the Isle of Wight, England, in the western arm of the Solent.Photo: Debnigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Gurnard and Egypt Point Lighthouse.
All Saints’ Church, Gurnard
Church
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
All Saints' Church, Gurnard is a parish church in the Church of England located in Gurnard, Isle of Wight.
Egypt Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mark Pilbeam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favoured places during her time on the island.
Cowes Enterprise College
School
Photo: Arriva436, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cowes Enterprise College, previously known as Cowes High School, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located on the outskirts of Cowes at Crossfield Avenue on the Isle of Wight, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rew Street and Great Thorness.
Rew Street
Hamlet
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rew Street is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located three kilometres southwest of Cowes in the north of the island. The village lies along the main road between Porchfield and Gurnard and consists of several farming communities.
Great Thorness
Hamlet
Great Thorness is a settlement in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The hamlet lies near the north-west coast of the island and Thorness Bay.
Gurnard
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.
Thorness Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the Isle of Wight
- Category: body of water
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.74707° or 50° 44′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.35643° or 1° 21′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C2WPJWV+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4428982955OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
6619969Wikidata ID
Q7796392
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thorness Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thorness Bay”
- Chinese: “東尼斯灣”
- Czech: “Thorness Bay”
- Kashubian: “Thorness Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thorness Bay”
- Polish: “Thorness Bay”
- Swedish: “Thorness Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gurnard Ledge and Little Thorness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cat’s Copse and Thorness Bay Holiday Park.
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